Mr. Bookhout. Yes; he was asked that, and denied shooting either one of them, or knowing anything about it.
Mr. Stern. Was he asked whether he was carrying a pistol at the time he was in the Texas Theatre?
Mr. Bookhout. Yes; that was brought up. He admitted that he was carrying a pistol at the time he was arrested. He claimed that he had bought this some time ago in Fort Worth.
Mr. Stern. He said he had gotten it in Fort Worth?
Mr. Bookhout. That is my recollection, and there again, in trying to follow through on that line of thought, he refused to answer any further questions as to whereabouts in Fort Worth he had bought it.
Mr. Stern. Did he talk about his arrest and his resistance of arrest at the Texas Theatre?
Mr. Bookhout. He admitted fighting with the officer at the time of the arrest, but I don't recall any explanation as to why he was doing it.
Mr. Stern. Did he admit that he might have been wrong in doing that, or say anything to that effect?
Mr. Bookhout. Seemed to me like he made the comment that the only thing he was guilty of, or the only thing he could be charged with would be the carrying of a concealed weapon, and of resisting the arrest.
Mr. Stern. When he was asked about involvement in the assassination of President Kennedy, or the shooting of Officer Tippit, how would you describe his denials?