Mr. Dietrich. No; I don’t think so. I think I walked to the rear of the truck, but not beyond it. One reason why I didn’t was because I was in civilian clothes and I didn’t want to be questioned by any of the officers in the vicinity as to why I was there.
Had I been in uniform, I would have perhaps walked around a little more. But I stayed in the cab of the truck.
Mr. Hubert. When did it first come to your attention there had been a shooting in the basement? How did you learn that?
Mr. Dietrich. Well, I didn’t know about it until after I had left the terminal.
Mr. Hubert. Until after you left what?
Mr. Dietrich. After we left the city hall and went back to the terminal and then started for home.
Mr. Hubert. You didn’t know there was a shooting?
Mr. Dietrich. I didn’t know there was a shooting. I remained in the cab most of the time, other than the few times I stepped out to look around and observe the crowd, et cetera. We were sitting in the cab of the truck, and Mr. Hall walked up and told us, he said, “It’s all off. It’s been called off.” We didn’t question him. He didn’t elaborate in any way.
Mr. Hubert. And you didn’t find out that Oswald had been shot?
Mr. Dietrich. Nor did I hear any shot fired.