Mr. ELY. There's one thing maybe you can help us clear up now. You
took--I'm referring to late Friday night or let's say early Saturday
morning.
Mr. SIMS. Yes, sir.
Mr. ELY. You took Oswald up to the jail office on the fourth
floor--about what time?
Mr. SIMS. I took him up to the jail office approximately 12:20.
Mr. ELY. And is that the last time you saw him before going home?
Mr. SIMS. Yes; and we turned him over to the jailers up there on the
fourth floor at 12:23.
Mr. ELY. And about what time did you leave to go home for the night?
Mr. SIMS. Well, I believe--I'm not positive about this, but I believe
that night Boyd and I worked later than the other officers did.
Mr. ELY. Would you have any knowledge as to whether Oswald was checked
out of the jail again after 12:23?
Mr. SIMS. Not to my knowledge. He was checked out later on in the day.
Mr. ELY. Right, but I'm speaking of now of sometime around 12:30
again--a quarter of 1 or something like that--you wouldn't know
anything about that?
Mr. SIMS. No, sir; I didn't know about that, but I checked him out
later on that day. I don't know what time it was. I checked him out at
12:25 a.m.--I believe that's 10:25 a.m. is when I checked him out on
the 23d.
Mr. ELY. That's all I have, Mr. Ball.
Mr. BALL. We have been attaching these as exhibits just for
illustration, and do you mind if we mark it and make it part of your
deposition?
Mr. SIMS. No, sir; that will be fine.
Mr. BALL. All right. That will be Exhibit A of this deposition.
(Instrument marked by the reporter as "Sims Exhibit A," for
identification.)
Mr. BALL. That is the written report you made to the police department
of the events of the investigation on Friday, November 22, and
Saturday, November 23?
Mr. SIMS. Yes, sir; and the day of Oswald's murder on the 24th.
Mr. BALL. That was the 24th?
Mr. SIMS. Yes, sir.
Mr. BALL. This will be written up by the shorthand reporter and you can
read it if you wish and make any changes you wish and sign it, or you
can waive your signature and we will send it on to the Commission as
you have here testified as she has taken it down.
Do you have any preference on that?
Mr. SIMS. No, sir.
Mr. BALL. Do you want to waive your signature?
Mr. SIMS. Yes, sir.
Mr. BALL. Fine. That will be all right. Thanks a lot.
Mr. SIMS. Yes, sir.