[Voluntary Statement by James Earl Jarman #1] (open access)

[Voluntary Statement by James Earl Jarman #1]

Affidavit In Any Fact by James Earl Jarman, an employee of the Texas School Book Depository. He states that he saw Lee Harvey Oswald the morning of the shooting but he was not with the other employees as they watched the President come by.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Collins, Patsy
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to Chief J. E. Curry by J. M. Poe, concerning investigations at the crime scene #2] (open access)

[Report to Chief J. E. Curry by J. M. Poe, concerning investigations at the crime scene #2]

Report to Chief J. E. Curry by J. M. Poe concerning the investigation of the crime scene of the murder of a police officer involved in a shooting, and statements made by witnesses. Poe describes a statement made by Helen Marsalle.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Poe, J. M.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P Gannaway by Jack Revill, November 22, 1963 #1] (open access)

[Report to W. P Gannaway by Jack Revill, November 22, 1963 #1]

Report by Lieutenant Jack Revill of the Dallas Police Department. Revill states that Special Agent Hosty of the FBI had prior knowledge of Lee Harvey Oswald. He stated that Oswald was a Communist and capable of committing murder.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Warrant of Arrest Charging Lee Harvey Oswald with Murder of John F. Kennedy #3] (open access)

[Warrant of Arrest Charging Lee Harvey Oswald with Murder of John F. Kennedy #3]

Photocopy of a warrant of arrest charging Lee Harvey Oswald with the murder of John. F. Kennedy. The warrant was signed by David Johnson. Lee Harvey Oswald is described as a "white male 24 (DOB 10-18-1939)." "NO BOND" is handwritten at the bottom of the first page.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Voluntary Statement by Charles Hester #2] (open access)

[Voluntary Statement by Charles Hester #2]

Voluntary statement by Charles Hester, a witness in Dealey Plaza. He states that he was sitting on the grass on the Elm Street when he heard gunshots that sounded like they came from the Texas School Book Depository.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Davis, Allen
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Crime Scene Section Form concerning spent hulls found at the Texas School Book Depository] (open access)

[Crime Scene Section Form concerning spent hulls found at the Texas School Book Depository]

Illegible photocopy of a Crime Scene Section Form by J. W. Fritz, concerning hulls found on the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Fritz, J. W.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit in Any Fact - Statement by Ruth Hyde Paine, November 22, 1963 #1] (open access)

[Affidavit in Any Fact - Statement by Ruth Hyde Paine, November 22, 1963 #1]

Transcription of a statement by Ruth Hyde Paine in which she describes her friendship with Lee Harvey Oswald and his wife.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Collins, Patsy
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit In Any Fact by Roy S. Truly #1] (open access)

[Affidavit In Any Fact by Roy S. Truly #1]

Affidavit given by Roy S. Truly, superintendent of the Texas School Book Depository. Truly states that Oswald was a temporary employee and that he saw him briefly in the lunch room following the shots on November 22nd, after which he went missing. An officer entered the building and Roy Truly assisted him in searching the facility.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit In Any Fact by Linnie Mae Randle #2] (open access)

[Affidavit In Any Fact by Linnie Mae Randle #2]

Affidavit In Any Fact by Linnie Mae Randle regarding Wesley Frazier's relationship with Lee Harvey Oswald. Randle states that Frazier is her brother and they live together, and that he works at the Texas School Book Depository. Oswald carpooled with Frazier on Mondays and Fridays.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Collins, Patsy
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Arrest Report on Investigative Prisoner by M. N. McDonald] (open access)

[Arrest Report on Investigative Prisoner by M. N. McDonald]

Arrest Report on Investigative prisoner by M. N. McDonald, identifying Lee Harvey Oswald as the assassin of President John F. Kennedy and Police Officer J. D. Tippit.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: McDonald, M. N.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit in Any Fact - Statement by Jack E. Dougherty, November 22, 1963 #2] (open access)

[Affidavit in Any Fact - Statement by Jack E. Dougherty, November 22, 1963 #2]

Transcription of a statement by Jack E. Dougherty
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Collins, Patsy
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Warrant of Arrest Charging Lee Harvey Oswald with Murder of Officer J. D. Tippit #5] (open access)

[Warrant of Arrest Charging Lee Harvey Oswald with Murder of Officer J. D. Tippit #5]

Photocopy of a warrant of arrest charging Lee Harvey Oswald with the murder of Officer J. D. Tippit. The warrant was signed by David Johnson. Lee Harvey Oswald is described as a "white male 24 (DOB 10-18-1939)." "NO BOND" is handwritten at the bottom of the first page.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit In Any Fact by Ted Callaway] (open access)

[Affidavit In Any Fact by Ted Callaway]

Affidavit In Any Fact by Ted Callaway, regarding being a witness to the Officer J. D. Tippit crime scene. He states that he saw a person with a pistol in hand running from the crime scene where Officer Tippit was lying in the street. He then got in a cab and chased the man but could not find him; he later identified him in a police lineup.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Collins, Patsy
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Voluntary Statement by Howard Leslie Brennan] (open access)

[Voluntary Statement by Howard Leslie Brennan]

Voluntary statement by Howard Leslie Brennan regarding a man with a rifle in a window. Brennan states that he was working in the Katy Railroad yards when he went to the intersection of Houston Street and Elm Street to watch the President. He noticed a man in the window of a building before the motorcade came through, and after hearing gunshots he saw the man with a rifle aiming towards the President.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Case Report by J. W. Fritz #3] (open access)

[Case Report by J. W. Fritz #3]

Case report by J. W. Fritz, on November 22, 1963, including information on Lee Harvey Oswald, a summary of the murder of President John F. Kennedy, and a list of officers who witnessed the event.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Fritz, J. W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Second Floor of Texas School Book Depository]

Photograph taken on the second floor of the Texas School Book Depository. Taken from a service elevator, a desk and stairway entrance are visible.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Supplementary Offense Report Concerning Shooting of Officer Tippit] (open access)

[Supplementary Offense Report Concerning Shooting of Officer Tippit]

Microfilm copy of a supplementary offense report which concerns witnesses to the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald. A witness, Helen Marsille, said that when she tried to aid Officer Tippit she was threatened by the assailant. Carbon paper and several carbon copies are still attached to the original document.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit in Any Fact - Statement by Helen Markham, November 22, 1963 #1] (open access)

[Affidavit in Any Fact - Statement by Helen Markham, November 22, 1963 #1]

Transcription of a statement by Helen Markham as she describes when Lee Harvey Oswald shot officer J. D. Tippit.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Wisdom, Robert
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Supplementary Offense Report by J. C. Day #1] (open access)

[Supplementary Offense Report by J. C. Day #1]

Supplementary offense report by J. C. Day. Day states that F. T. Alexander has the clothing worn by Lee Harvey Oswald when he was shot and that the clothing is locked up as evidence.
Date: [1963-11-22..1964-01-31]
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cars at the Tippit Shooting #1]

Photograph of several cars parked at the scene of the Tippit shooting.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Voluntary Statement by Mary Ann Moorman #2] (open access)

[Voluntary Statement by Mary Ann Moorman #2]

Voluntary statement by Mary Ann Moorman, a witness in Dealey Plaza. She states that she was with Jean Hill watching the parade go by and taking photographs with a Polaroid camera. Gunshots went off as she was taking a picture, which developed and showed the President slumped over.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Davis, Allen
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Texas School Book Depository]

Photograph of the Texas School Book Depository taken from Main and Houston streets. Cars are parked on each side of the road.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Policemen at Scene of Tippit Shooting #1]

Photograph of the scene of the Tippit shooting, looking west. A Dallas Police squad car is parked on the left side of the road, and several policemen speak with civilians.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Voluntary Statement by Ernest Jay Owens #2] (open access)

[Voluntary Statement by Ernest Jay Owens #2]

Voluntary statement by Ernest Jay Owens regarding a man he saw on Wood Street by Good-Lattimer Expressway on the day of the assassination. He states that the man was carrying a rifle and that he had never seen him before.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Jones, C. M.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History