Mr. JIMISON. (interrupting) No; I followed behind him to room 4 and I
helped them take him off.
Mr. SPECTER. You helped them take Governor Connally and put him on the
operating table?
Mr. JIMISON. I did.
Mr. SPECTER. And what then was done with the stretcher that he was on?
Mr. JIMISON. Well, the stretcher at that time was moved back from the
table, of course, because they had to make room for the doctors to
get up close to the table, which was back just a'ways and when I got
free--whether it was Miss Wester or Mrs. Ross there--they pushed it
back a little further, but they didn't get quite to the elevator with
it; I came along and pushed it onto the elevator myself and loaded it
on and pushed the door closed.
Mr. SPECTER. What was on the stretcher at that time?
Mr. JIMISON. I noticed nothing more than a little flat mattress and two
sheets as usual.
Mr. SPECTER. And what was the position of the sheets?
Mr. JIMISON. Of course, them sheets was, of course, as usual, flat out
on the bed.
Mr. SPECTER. Had they been rolled up?
Mr. JIMISON. More or less, not rolled, which, yes, usually they is, the
mattress and sheets are all just throwed, one of them about halfway, it
would be just throwed about halfway.
Mr. SPECTER. Were the sheets flat or just turned over?
Mr. JIMISON. Well, just turned over.
Mr. SPECTER. Were they crumpled up in any way?
Mr. JIMISON. Well, there was a possibility it was strictly--a tragic
day.
Mr. SPECTER. It was what?
Mr. JIMISON. It was a tragic day.
Mr. SPECTER. Right, and everybody was a little shook up on account of
it?
Mr. JIMISON. We didn't look too close.
Mr. SPECTER. Was there anything else on the stretcher?
Mr. JIMISON. I never noticed anything else at all.
Mr. SPECTER. Could there have been some empty packets of hypodermic
needles or an alcohol sponge?
Mr. JIMISON. There could have been.
Mr. SPECTER. Or a 1-inch roll of tape?
Mr. JIMISON. There could have been something--small stuff, but nothing
large like bundles or anything like that.
Mr. SPECTER. What did you do with the stretcher then, you said?
Mr. JIMISON. Pushed it on the rear elevator, which goes downstairs.
Mr. SPECTER. Is there any other elevator which goes downstairs to the
emergency area?
Mr. JIMISON. Not close in the emergency area--that's the only one.
Mr. SPECTER. What was the purpose for your putting it on that elevator?
Mr. JIMISON. It goes back to emergency because it can be cleaned up
there and remade and put in use again.
Mr. SPECTER. Is it customarily your job to put it back on the elevator?
Mr. JIMISON. Yes; it is.
Mr. SPECTER. Did you ever take it down and put it in order yourself?
Mr. JIMISON. No, sir; we never carry it down ourselves. The fact
is--the purpose is--we have enough to do up there, and we have men up
there to take care of that.
Mr. SPECTER. Somebody else is supposed to take the elevator up there?
Is that right?
Mr. JIMISON. One of them--we put it on the elevator, then it becomes
the responsibility of the emergency room.
Mr. SPECTER. Was there any other stretcher placed on that elevator
later that day?
Mr. JIMISON. Not during my shift.
Mr. SPECTER. Are you the only man who would put the stretcher on the
elevator if there were one?
Mr. JIMISON. No, I is not, but might near--I could might near see of
anybody--from where the elevator sits from where the halls were--I
could might near see all of the stretchers put on there.
Mr. SPECTER. If a stretcher was put on there it would have to be in
your presence?
Mr. JIMISON. I would have had to be hid where I wouldn't be able to see
it.
Mr. SPECTER. What time did you put the stretcher from Governor Connally
on the elevator?
Mr. JIMISON. I'm not too sure I know of the time. I really don't know
exactly the time.
Mr. SPECTER. Well, about how long after he was taken into the operating
room, did you?
Mr. JIMISON. It was lesser than 10 minutes before or after.
Mr. SPECTER. What time did you get off that day?
Mr. JIMISON. 3:30.
Mr. SPECTER. And you say there was no other stretcher placed on that
elevator from the time you put Governor Connally's stretcher on until
the end of the day?
Mr. JIMISON. Until the end of my shift. You see, that's the
emergency--from the emergency that we had from that time that he was
brought up until I was relieved from duty that afternoon.
Mr. SPECTER. Did you notice any bullets on the stretcher?
Mr. JIMISON. I never noticed any at all.
Mr. SPECTER. Did I sit down and talk with you for a few minutes before
the court reporter came in to take this all down here today?
Mr. JIMISON. Yes.
Mr. SPECTER. And have I asked you questions and have you given me
answers just like in our short discussion before this deposition
started?