James W. Bookhout

Yes; as I said, I went to the homicide and robbery bureau after contacting the Dallas office.

What then occurred at the police headquarters? Let me ask you this: How soon after you arrived there was Oswald brought in?

Well, it was some little time, as I recall, the next pertinent instance was a report that the Dallas Police officer had been shot, and that was in the Oak Cliff area. Captain Fritz had not returned to the office at that time. When he did .return, and subsequently Oswald was apprehended in the Texas Theatre, information was passed to Captain Fritz as to the name of the suspect that they had apprehended on the Tippit shooting, and at that time he stated that that was the suspect that they were looking for on the killing of the President.

Did the name Lee Harvey Oswald mean anything to you at that time?

No. Captain Fritz went on to explain that Oswald was an employee of the Texas Book Depository, who they had ascertained left his employment there subsequent to the shooting incident.

And sometime after this he was brought to the police headquarters?

Yes.

Were you present when he was brought in?

Yes.

Can you describe his physical condition?

I can recall one of the officers that brought him in was Paul Bentley. He is a polygraph operator in the identification division of the Dallas Police Department, and Bentley was limping, and Oswald had one eye that was swollen and a scratch mark on his forehead.

Did you observe any other bruises?

None.

Was he handcuffed?

Yes.

Was he walking by himself, or being held by police officers?

To my recollection there was an officer on each side of him that had ahold of his arms.

Was he struggling?

No; just walking in, you know what I mean.

Yes.

In a normal fashion.

Then what occurred, that you observed?