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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. VII - Page 153« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of C. N. Dhority)

Mr. Dhority.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball.
All of them or one of them?
Mr. Dhority.
No; he told me to bring him one back.
Mr. Ball.
You brought one back in an envelope?
Mr. Dhority.
Yes.
Mr. Ball.
And Lieutenant Day kept two; is that right?
Mr. Dhority.
That's right.
Mr. Ball.
Were you present when paraffin casts were made of Oswald's hands and his face?
Mr. Dhority.
Yes,. sir.
Mr. Ball.
Who made them?
Mr. Dhority.
I believe that was Pete Barnes and Johnny Hicks, as well as I remember.
Mr. Ball.
Did you attend another showup?
Mr. Dhority.
Yes.
Mr. Ball.
When was that?
Mr. Dhority.
That was about, oh, approximately an hour later after the McWatters showup and there was a Mrs. Davis there.
Mr. Ball.
That was the same day?
Mr. Dhority.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball.
Tell me, did somebody send you out to her house?
Mr. Dhority.
Yes; Lieutenant Wells sent me out there.
Mr. Ball.
What was her first name?
Mr. Dhority.
Well, there were two of them--I don't recall for sure as well as I remember it was Mrs. Jeanette Davis.
Mr. Ball.
There were two girls--Virginia and Jeanette?
Mr. Dhority.
Virginia and Jeanette Davis, and I took the affidavit from Virginia, as well as I recall it.
Mr. Ball.
You went from the police department out to the Oak Cliff region someplace, didn't you?
Mr. Dhority.
Yes.
Mr. Ball.
Where?
Mr. Dhority.
400 East 10th.
Mr. Ball.
Who sent you out there?
Mr. Dhority.
Lieutenant Wells.
Mr. Ball.
Who went with you?
Mr. Dhority.
C. W. Brown.
Mr. Ball.
And what address did you go to?
Mr. Dhority.
400 East 10th.
Mr. Ball.
Who did you see there?
Mr. Dhority.
Well, there were quite a few people in the house there. but we were told to contact Virginia Davis and her sister, Jeanette Davis.
Mr. Ball.
And, did you talk to them?
Mr. Dhority.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball.
Did they give you anything?
Mr. Dhority.
Virginia gave me a .38 hull.
Mr. Ball.
Did she tell you where she got it?
Mr. Dhority.
I believe that she said that she found it in her front yard, as well as I remember.
Mr. Ball.
What did you do after that?
Mr. Dhority.
We carried them down to the police department and took affidavits off of them and they went to the lineup.
Mr. Ball.
They identified Oswald as the No. 2 man in the lineup.
Mr. Dhority.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball.
With them?
Mr. Dhority.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball.
That was about what time of the night?
Mr. Dhority.
The line-up--I imagine was about 7:30.
Mr. Ball.
7:30 at night. And who was in the lineup?
Mr. Dhority.
They identified Oswald as the No. 2 man in the lineup.
Mr. Ball.
Who else was in the lineup?
Mr. Dhority.
I don't know.
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