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    "ocrText": "After taking my position, I looked to my left and aaw NBC Channel 5\nTV eanora, mounted on tripod with rollers, it appeared that there were\nthree non pushing the ganera. one was later identified as John Alexander,\nI sould not see the faces of these three nen because they vere\nstooped over with haada downsam they rolled past ae, down a slight dem\neline, the ganera acted as if it wanted to tip over, and I ateadied\nthe sanera with ny lest hand. They stepped at the botton of the south\nrasp and I heard ona of the mon say \"Ve ean't get uy hero.\" They then\nnoved through the line of nevamen on the east side of the ranpe\nTvo or throe minutes lator, I heard soncone inside jail office say, Hore\nhe sones.\" I looked to my loft, tovard the jail office door, and ob\nserved Lt. Svain appear through jail orrice door. Thon approximately\n10 to 12 feet behind Lt. Swain, Captain Fritz appearado Then approxi-\nmately 5 ft. behind Captain Frits, I observad Detectivo Leavolle,\nwith vavald handouffod to leavelle' left arm, 1 also notiond a detes-\ntive on Oavald's left holding Oavald's arm, but didn't noties who the\ndetestive was at that time.\nAs Leavelle and hia partner along with Oavald, appeared through the\njail office oor, the premo personnel begas to crowd forvard, taking\npietures and acking questions. *D14 yo sheot the !remident.\" etc.\nne onptain Vritz past ne, and as Leavelle, his partner, and Osvald\napproached my position, I say a nan lunge from the growd of nevemen,\nopposite ny position. As this lunged forvard extanding his right arn,\nand firing aluost\nOswald foll buok a step and Leavelle, laid down on the floor.\nAt the instant the ahot vas fired, serveral officers, I knov\nCutehshav and Earrison, subdued the men who fired the shot, and took\nthe gun from hin.\nI recogniged the nan that fired the shot as Jack muy. I had not\nnoticed Jack Rub, before he fired tie shot. I do know Jack Puby by\nsight and have never seen him in the City liall.\nI assisted several ther officers tako Jack into jail office,\nwhere he va- searched. I did not help take him upstairs, but remained\nas security at the jail orfice doote\nI have salked to Federal Bureau of Investigation Agent Bookout in\nregards to this incident.\nRespectfully submitted,\nP. G. NeCaghton, Lieutenant\nBurglary & Thef's Bureau\nC@Wallace\nC. C. Vallace, Lieustenant\nJuvenile\n1h\n66"
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