Mr. SORRELS. Oh, on the left side. He had a mark on his forehead, and
his left eye was a bit puffed.
Mr. STERN. How many other people were in the lineup?
Mr. SORRELS. As I recall it, there were five. In other words, all told
there was five or six--I don't remember. I believe there were five.
Mr. STERN. Were the others reasonably similar to Oswald in height and
physical appearance, and color?
Mr. SORRELS. Yes.
Mr. STERN. Dress?
Mr. SORRELS. I noted that to me I thought it was a very fair lineup,
because they didn't have anyone that was a lot taller than he was, or
anyone a lot shorter. They didn't have any big fat ones or anything
like that.
In other words, to me it was a good lineup.
Mr. STERN. At that time, did Mr. Brennan say anything else to you that
you have not told us, or to anyone else?
Mr. SORRELS. Not that I recall. He says, "I am sorry, but I can't do
it. I was afraid seeing the television might have messed me up. I just
can't be positive. I am sorry."
Mr. STERN. As far as you know, had Mr. Brennan been interviewed by
anyone after he gave his statement to the deputy sheriff until the time
you had him brought to the police headquarters?
Mr. SORRELS. No; not to my knowledge.
Mr. STERN. Was he then interviewed by anyone?
Mr. SORRELS. I couldn't say.
Mr. STERN. Did you arrange for him to return to his home?
Mr. SORRELS. As I recall it, I did. I told him "they will take you back
to your home."
Mr. STERN. Immediately after the lineup?
Mr. SORRELS. Yes, sir.
Mr. STERN. Have you ever spoken to Mr. Brennan again after that day?
Mr. SORRELS. Yes; I have.
Mr. STERN. When was that?
Mr. SORRELS. We were assisting the Commission in locating witnesses to
come to Washington, to the Commission, and I got in touch with him and
arranged for him to go and procured his ticket and delivered his ticket
to him.
Mr. STERN. And when you talked to him then, did he say anything that
bears upon our inquiry that he hadn't said before?
Mr. SORRELS. Not that I recall.
Mr. STERN. Mr. Sorrels, when you were at the police headquarters, after
this interview with Oswald that you have told us about, do you recall
talking to any representative of the FBI?
Mr. SORRELS. Yes.
Mr. STERN. Who was that?
Mr. SORRELS. Now, let's get that question again, because I talked to
them several times down there.
When was that you said?
Mr. STERN. After you interviewed Oswald.
Mr. SORRELS. Oh, yes, yes.
Mr. STERN. Do you know an FBI agent attached to the Dallas office named
James Hosty?
Mr. SORRELS. Yes, sir; I do.
Mr. STERN. Did you talk to Mr. Hosty that you recall?
Mr. SORRELS. Not that I recall; no, sir.
Mr. STERN. Might you have spoken to him, or do you think you would
remember that?
Mr. SORRELS. I think I would remember it.
Mr. STERN. Do you recall his being there?
Mr. SORRELS. I think I saw him there.
Now, whether it was on the 22d or not, but I think during along this
period, I saw him there one time.
But I don't recall talking to Mr. Hosty at all down there.
Mr. STERN. Did any of the agents attached to your office tell you that
they had talked to Hosty? Or that Hosty had told them anything?
Mr. SORRELS. Yes; I think Special Agent Patterson, I believe, said that
he had seen Hosty down there, and that Hosty, I believe, had said that
he had a file on Oswald.
Mr. STERN. Do you recall anything else that Agent Patterson told you
that Mr. Hosty had told him?
Mr. SORRELS. No; I cannot recall anything else. Because I had
information--had also gotten information from others. In other words,
there was general information around the Police Department there that
the FBI had a file on this individual.
Mr. STERN. Any other of your agents tell you that Hosty had said
anything to them about Oswald that you can recall?
Mr. SORRELS. You mean at that specific date, regarding that specific
date?
Mr. STERN. Either on Friday or on Saturday.
Mr. SORRELS. No. During the course of this thing, it was my
understanding that--I don't remember how the information came to
me--that Hosty had been checking on this Oswald, and that they had
information or knew that he was in this building. I cannot pinpoint it
any way specifically, because the information came several different
times to that effect.
Mr. STERN. Now, you told us something of Oswald's physical appearance
when you saw him at the interview.
Mr. SORRELS. Yes, sir.
Mr. STERN. And at the showup.
Mr. SORRELS. Yes, sir.
Mr. STERN. Did his appearance change in the course of that time?
Mr. SORRELS. Not that I recall.
Mr. STERN. Over that 3-day period, did you see any sign that force or
any other form of coercion was used on Oswald by anyone?
Mr. SORRELS. No, sir.
Mr. STERN. Did you observe or hear of any intimidation of Oswald or the
offer of any benefit to Oswald if he were to confess?
Mr. SORRELS. No, sir.
Mr. STERN. Did you participate in or observe any other interrogation of
Oswald following your own brief interrogation?
Mr. SORRELS. Yes, sir.
Mr. STERN. When was that?