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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. XIV - Page 478« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Mrs. Eva Grant Resumed)

Mr. Hubert.
to that phone call that you heard him answer? You mentioned it in connection with this.
Mrs. Grant.
It didn't look right when he left--left the phone.
Mr. Hubert.
That's just an impression, though, he didn't say anything to indicate the nature of it?
Mrs. Grant.
No; no.
Mr. Hubert.
You indicated that perhaps, I say--you indicated--the way you brought it up---it could be inferred perhaps that it was also a threatening phone call?
Mrs. Grant.
No, no; I didn't mean that at all.
Mr. Hubert.
But, do you know that to be a fact?
Mrs. Grant.
No, no; this was merely that the sheriff said he was going to escort him out of town.
Mr. Hubert.
Do you think it was the sheriff on the phone?
Mrs. Grant.
It could be---that's what I felt, and shortly after this there was another phone call came in and he went in and he took the call.
Mr. Hubert.
When you said the rumor or talk was that the sheriff was going to escort him out of town, I assumed you meant he was going to give him protection, is that what you meant?
Mrs. Grant.
That's what I mean, so he doesn't get hurt. Maybe the sheriff knows something about this, although he does know--I don't know. I only know I was too sick after the verdict to even think about anything, but now that I know he's coming back, I asked Phil, I said, "Do you think he's coming back?" And he says, "Yes; he's coming back."
Mr. Hubert.
Mrs. Grant or Mr. Burleson, do you have any other matter I have touched upon that you would like to bring up at this time?
Mr. Burleson.
I would like to go into some of these things you have just questioned her about.
Mr. Hubert.
All right.
Mr. Burleson.
Right at first, Mr. Tom Howard did go down and talk to Jack on Sunday the 24th?
Mrs. Grant.
Oh, yes.
Mr. Burleson.
And did get a writ of habeas corpus, I believe?
Mrs. Grant.
I know nothing of the court procedures of that date.
Mr. Burleson.
You don't know that Judge Brown did set a bond on assault with intent to commit murder upon Lee Harvey Oswald before this hearing?
Mrs. Grant.
I understand it was filed in Richardson. I may be wrong. Someone told me that, that they did file a murder charge against Oswald.
Mr. Burleson.
Before Oswald was pronounced dead, did you know anything about Judge Joe B. Brown setting bond and granting a writ to let Jack out on assault with intent to commit murder?
Mrs. Grant.
I honestly
Mr. Burleson.
Do you or not?
Mrs. Grant.
I don't.
Mr. Burleson.
Then, subsequently, Mr. Howard had myself go up and talk to Jack--you learned that, did you not?
Mrs. Grant.
I learned there were about three or four or five attorneys that went up and talked to Jack.
Mr. Burleson.
Then, Mr. Belli came in town and at the time, did you hear from Mr. Tonahill?
Mrs. Grant.
Yes.
Mr. Burleson.
He called you in the middle of the night, I believe?
Mrs. Grant.
That's right.
Mr. Burleson.
And did he tell you that he and Mr. Belli were together?
Mrs. Grant.
No.
Mr. Burleson.
Did he just mention himself?
Mrs. Grant.
Yes.
Mr. Burleson.
What did he say?
Mrs. Grant.
He asked me if I had hired an attorney and I said, "I think Earl got somebody." And they were discussing it with Percy Foreman, but I was wrong. They never got to Percy Foreman because Tom Howard never called him.
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