Mr. Ball. He said the lady didn't understand him?
Mr. Fritz. He said the lady didn't understand him and he just left it that way.
Mr. Ball. How long did this first questioning take?
Mr. Fritz. Of course, I talked to him several times during that afternoon. I would have to go out and talk to every officer and give them different assignments and talk to them about these witnesses, and help some in getting the witnesses over there.
I also asked Lieutenant Day to bring the rifle down after I sent after Mrs. Oswald, and had her to look at the rifle. She couldn't identify it positively but she said it looked like the rifle that he had, but she couldn't say for sure. She said she thought he brought it from New Orleans.
Mr. Ball. How long a time did you sit with Oswald and question him this first time?
Mr. Fritz. The first time, not but a few minutes.
Mr. Ball. That was the time Hosty and Bookhout were there?
Mr. Fritz. That is right. But sometimes when I would leave the office to do something else, it is hard to imagine how many things we had happening at the one time or how many different officers we had doing different things without seeing it but we were terribly busy.
I had called all my officers back on duty and had every one of them assigned to something, so going back and forth kept me pretty busy running back and forth at the time of questioning.