Mr. Hubert. I notice that you mentioned in your speech also that the press were murmuring, I think, or voicing in some ways some possibly discrediting remarks as to the Dallas Police Department, and that that factor influenced somewhat the conditions.
Captain King. It was my understanding that one of the newsmen—I heard this, but I don’t know who he was—and I, of my own knowledge, don’t know that this actually occurred, but that one of them had obtained a picture of Oswald, that he had a picture of Oswald, and he held it up before the cameras and said, “This is what the man who assassinated or who shot President Kennedy looks like or at least this is what he did look like.” He says, “He has been in the custody of the police department for an hour and I don’t know what he looks like now.”
Mr. Hubert. That was heard by you and others——
Captain King. This was not heard by me. I said I was told this—I did not hear it—I was not a witness to it.
Mr. Hubert. But you were told that this occurred shortly after, in fact, it had occurred or was supposed to have occurred?
Captain King. Yes.
Mr. Hubert. That is to say, you heard it on the 22d of November?
Captain King. I don’t remember whether it was on the 22d or the 23d—I don’t remember when I heard it.
Mr. Hubert. But it was before Oswald was shot?
Captain King. I believe that’s correct—yes.