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X r.
R Q X IN .
M r.
J o h n s o n ,
do you
h a v e
a n y
o th e r
p a p e rs
o r
k n o w le d g e
b e a rin g
u p o n
th e
a s s a s s in a tio n
o f
P re s id e n t
K e n n e d y
th a t
y o u
h a v e n \u2019t
re la te d
h e re ?
M r.
JO H S ~ O X .
K o ,
I
d o n o t.
h lr.
R A X K IX .
T h a t
is a ll I h a v e , M r.
A b t.
Do you have
a n y th in g ?
M r.
A B T .
I have
n o th in g .
M r.
R A N K IN .
M r.
A b t,
m ay
w e
a s k
y o u
to
b e
s o k in d
a s
to
be sworn
a n d
a c t
a s a w itn e s s
fo r a b rie f
m o m e n t?
I\lr .
A a r.
S u re ly .
T E S T IM O N Y
O F
JA M E S
J .
TO R M E Y
T h e
te s tim o n y
of James
J . T o rm e y
w as
ta k e n
a t 1 1 :3 0
a.m ., on April
17, 1964,
a t th e
U .S .
C o u rth o u s e ,
F o le y
S q u a re ,
N ew
Y o rk ,
S .Y .,
by Messrs.
J. Lee
R a n k in ,
g e n e ra l
c o u n s e l
a n d
W e s le y
J .
L ie b e le r,
a s s is ta n t
c o u n s e l
o f
th e
P re s id e n t\u2019s
C o m m is s io n .
Jam es
J .
T o rm e y
w as
a c c o m p a n ie d
b y
h is
a tto rn e y ,
J o h n
J .
A b t.
Jam es
J .
Torm ey,
h a v in g
b e e n
firs t
d u ly
s w o rn ,
w as
e x a m in e d
a n d
te s tifie d
a s
fo llo w s
:
M r.
R ~ X K IX .
G iv e
th e
re p o rte r
y o u r
nam e
a n d
y o u r
a d d re s s .
M r.
TORMEY. James
J .
Torm ey,
T -o -r-m -e -y ,
2 1 5
W illo u g h b y
A v e n u e ,
B ro o k -
ly n ,
N .Y .
M r.
R A N K IN .
M r.
Torm ey,
y o u
re c e iv e d
som e
c o rre s p o n d e n c e
fro m
L e e
H a rv e y
O s w a ld ,
d id
y o u ?
h lr.
T O R M L E IY .
I re c e iv e d -a
le tte r
w as
re fe rre d
to m e from
h im .
M r.
R A N K IN .
W ho
re fe rre d
th e
le tte r
to
y o u ?
M r.
TORMEY. I
d o n \u2019t
k n o w
w ho
it
w as,
b u t
a p p a re n tly
th e
le tte r
w h ic h
is
a d d re s s e d
o n
th e
u p p e r
rig h t-h a n d
s id e
to
2 3
W est
2 6 th
S tre e t
w as
re fe rre d ,
a n d
I d o n \u2019t
re m e m b e r
w ho
re fe rre d
it.
h Ir.
R A X K IX .
W ill
y o u
te ll
u s
w h a t
y o u r
p o s itio n
w as
a t
th e
tim e
y o u
re
c e iv e d
th is
re fe rra l?
M r.
TORMEY. Yes;
I
w as
th e
e x e c u tiv e
s e c re ta ry
o f
th e
H a ll-D a v is
D e fe n s e
C o m m itte e .
(O b je c ts
m a rk e d
T o rm e y
E x h ib it
N o.
1 .)
M r.
R A N K IN .
M r.
Torm ey,
w ill
y o u
e x a m in e
E x h ib it
X o .
1 on
th e
d e p o s itio n
th a t
y o u
a re
g iv in g
to d a y ,
w h ic h
c o n s is ts
o f
s e v e ra l
p la c a rd -ty p e
p ie c e s
of ma-
te ria l,
to g e th e r
w ith
som e
p la s tic
p ie c e s ,
a n d
te ll
u s
w h e th e r
o r
n o t
y o u
h a v e
s e e n
th o s e
b e fo re ?
h Ir.
TORMEY. I
h a v e
s e e n
th e m
b e fo re .
M r.
R ~ N IU N .
T h a t
E x h ib it
1, I
d id
n o t
fu lly
d e s c rib e
a s
I
a s k e d
y o u
to
e x -
a m in e
it.
It
a ls o
in c lu d e s
a little
n o te
p u rp o rte d ly
fro m
L e e
H a rv e y
O s w a ld ,
a d d re s s e d
to
\u201cD e a r
S irs ,\u201d
w ith
a n
a d d re s s ,
2 3
W est
2 5 th
S tre e t,
a p p a re n tly ,
S e w
Y o rk .
M r.
T O R M E Y . I im a g in e
th a t
is 2 6 th
S tre e t.
I am
n o t
s u re .
M r.
R A N K IS .
T w e n ty -s ix ;
y e s .
A n d
th a t
w as
a
p a rt
o f
th e
E x h ib it
1 th a t
in c lu d e d
th e s e
o th e r
m a te ria ls
th a t
I have
d e s c rib e d ,
w as
it, when
y o u re c e iv e d
it?
M r.
TORMEY. That
is
rig h t.
M r.
R A X K IX .
A fte r
y o u
re c e iv e d
E x h ib it
1
w ith
th o s e
v a rio u s
m a te ria ls
a n d
th a t
n o te
o n y e llo w
p a p e r,
w h a t
d id
y o u
d o ?
M r.
T O R M E Y . W e ll,
a fte r
re a d in g
it
o v e r
I
a n s w e re d
to
th e
p e rs o n
w ho
s ig n e d
th e
le tte r,
s ta tin g
th a t
I
w o u ld
p u t
it
o n
file ,
e x p r e s s in g
a p p re c ia tio n
fo r
s e n d in g
th e m ,
th a t
I
w o u ld
p u t
it
o n
5 le
in
th e
e v e n t
th a t
w e
w o u ld
h a v e
a n y
o c c a s io n
to
u s e
h is
s e rv ic e s .
(D o c u m e n t
m a rk e d
T o rm e y
E x h ib it
S o .
2 .)
M r.
R A W K IS .
I
h a n d
y o u
E x h ib it
S o .
2 and
a s k
y o u
i f
th a t
is
a carbon
c o p y
o f
th e
a n s w e r
th a t
y o u
p re p a re d
a n d
s e n t.
h Ir.
TORYEY. Yes;
it
is .
J Ir.
R A S K IX .
U n d e r
o u r
p ra c tic e ,
th e
e x a m in in g
a tto rn e y
is
a s k e d
to
in itia l
th e
e x h ib it,
a n d
th e
w itn e s s
to o ,
s o
it
w ill
b e e s ta b lis h e d
th a t
w e
b o th --
M r.
T O R M E Y . E x a m in e d
it?
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