(Testimony of Harry N. Olsen)
Mr. Olsen.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Specter.
Tell me, as specifically as you can recollect, exactly what your activities were on that day.
Mr. Olsen.
I was employed by the Dallas Police Department and I was working at an extra job guarding an estate.
Mr. Specter.
Whose estate was that?
Mr. Olsen.
I don't remember the name.
Mr. Specter.
How did you happen to get that extra job?
Mr. Olsen.
A motorcycle officer was related to this elderly woman and he was doing work, but he was in the motor----
Mr. Specter.
Cade?
Mr. Olsen.
Motorcade of the President, and I was off that day and able to work it.
Mr, SPECTER. Do you recall the name of the motorcycle officer?
Mr. Olsen.
No.
Mr. Specter.
Where was that estate located?
Mr. Olsen.
On 8th Street in Dallas.
Mr. Specter.
Do you recall the specific address or the cross street on which it was located?
Mr. Olsen.
It's in the Oak Cliff area, it's approximately two blocks off of Stemmons.
Mr. Specter.
How did it happen that you were not on duty with the police department on the day President Kennedy was in town?
Mr. Olsen.
I had my leg in a cast and I was doing light duty, which was working in the office, patrol office, and I had asked them if they needed me to work that day and they said no.
Mr. Specter.
What sort of an accident did you have to injure your leg?
Mr. Olsen.
I fell and broke my kneecap.
Mr. Specter.
When did that occur?
Mr. Olsen.
Oh, several weeks before.
Mr. Specter.
At what hospital were you treated?
Mr. Olsen.
Baylor Hospital.
Mr. Specter.
Is that in Dallas?
Mr. Olsen.
Yes, sir; it's on Gaston.
Mr. Specter.
What time did you start to guard the estate on that particular Friday?
Mr. Olsen.
About 7 a.m.
Mr. Specter.
And how long did that guard duty last?
Mr. Olsen.
Until about 8.
Mr. Specter.
Eight p.m.?
Mr. Olsen.
P.m., yes, sir.
Mr. Specter.
Did you have any visitors while you were guarding the estate on that day?
Mr. Olsen.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Specter.
And who was the visitor or visitors?
Mr. Olsen.
Kay.
Mr. Specter.
What time did she visit you?
Mr. Olsen.
Right after the President was shot.
Mr. Specter.
How did you learn of the assassination of the President?
Mr. Olsen.
A woman called me on the phone who was a friend of the person who had lived there.
Mr. Specter.
Do you know who that woman was?
Mr. Olsen.
No, sir.- And she wanted to know if I had heard the news, and I said no and she said, "The President has been shot."
Mr. Specter.
What time did that telephone call occur?
Mr. Olsen.
Right after he was shot. I don't know exactly what time it was.
Mr. Specter.
Did you talk to anybody else on the telephone or in person between the telephone call and the time that Kay visited you?
Mr. Olsen.
Passers-by. I went outside.
Mr. Specter.
Whom did you see outside?
Mr. Olsen.
No one who I knew by name They just said, "Have you heard the news?" And I said, "Yes, I had."
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