Mr. SMART. No, sir.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Making this statement? How would they--would you have
heard this on the 24th, on the day that Ruby shot Oswald, or was it
sometime later?
Mr. SMART. I don’t remember, Mr. Griffin, now.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You remember that there were a number of rumors that began
circulating right at the beginning, one that he came down the ramp, one
that he pushed a TV camera in, another one was that he used a press
pass, another one is that he got out of a police car?
Mr. SMART. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, had you heard, are you able to remember whether you
have heard, any or all of these rumors on Sunday when you were there?
Mr. SMART. No, sir; I can’t. I just heard them somewhere around there,
heard somebody--they weren’t talking even to me, I don’t think. Just
discussing it or something.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Let me take this off of the record.
(Discussion off of the record.)
Mr. GRIFFIN. Let’s go on the record here. I am also going to mark
for identification as Exhibit 5024 a letter that you wrote to Chief
Curry on November 27 with respect to what you heard down there in the
basement.
Mr. SMART. Uh-huh.
Mr. GRIFFIN. I am going to mark it, “Dallas, Tex., Lieutenant Smart,
3-25-64, Exhibit 5024.” Now, I want you to look at Exhibit 5021 and
Exhibit 5024, and will you tell me if you have read those over?
Mr. SMART. Yes, sir; I have read those.
Mr. GRIFFIN. And you have already stated, I believe, as to each one of
those that there is nothing that you would add or subtract from that or
correct?
Mr. SMART. No, sir. If I knew something that would help you, I would
tell you.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Would you sign each of those in some place where it is
conspicuous and date it?
Mr. SMART. Just the front sheet?
Mr. GRIFFIN. That is right, just the place where I have got it marked.
Now, would you also look at Exhibit 5022? That is the diagram of the
basement. You put some markings on that. Would you sign that? Would you
also take this Exhibit 5023, which you prepared? It is a diagram of the
intersection of Main and Pearl Expressway. Okay. I am much obliged,
lieutenant.
Mr. SMART. Okay, Mr. Griffin. I wish I could help you.