TESTIMONY OF MALCOLM HOWARD PRICE, JR.

The testimony of Malcolm Howard Price, Jr., was taken at 9:15 a.m., on April 2, 1964, in the office of the U.S. attorney, 301 Post Office Building, Bryan and Ervay Streets, Dallas, Tex., by Mr. Wesley J. Liebeler, assistant counsel of the President's Commission. Robert T. Davis, assistant attorney general of Texas, was present.
Mr. LIEBELER. Would you rise, sir, and raise your right hand?
Do you solemnly swear that the testimony you are about to give will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?
Mr. PRICE. I do.
Mr. LIEBELER. Mr. Price, my name is Wesley J. Liebeler. I am a member of the legal staff of the President's Commission investigating the assassination of President Kennedy. I have been authorized to take your testimony by the Commission, pursuant to authority granted to the Commission by Executive Order No. 11130, dated November 29, 1963, and Joint Resolution of Congress No. 137. I want to give to you a copy of that Executive order and of that joint resolution, as well as a copy of the rules of procedure adopted by the Commission governing the taking of testimony of witnesses.
We want to inquire of you concerning the possibility that you saw Lee Harvey Oswald at the Sports Drome Rifle Range, 8000 West Davis, sometime in November 1963.
Before we get into the details, I would like to have you state your full name for the record.
Mr. PRICE. It is Malcolm Howard Price, Jr.
Mr. LIEBELER. Where do you live, Mr. Price?
Mr. PRICE. At 1127 Rice, Grand Prairie.
Mr. LIEBELER. Where were you born?
Mr. PRICE. I was born at Graham, Tex.
Mr. LIEBELER. Have you lived all your life here in Texas?
Mr. PRICE. No; I have lived in Oklahoma for 4 years and in California for 5 years.
Mr. LIEBELER. How long have you lived in Dallas--this last time in Grand Prairie?
Mr. PRICE. Oh, about 13 years.
Mr. LIEBELER. When were you born?
Mr. PRICE. April 6, 1928.
Mr. LIEBELER. Where are you employed?
Mr. PRICE. I am retired--I am unemployed.
Mr. LIEBELER. I understand that's primarily because of the fact that you have a heart condition?
Mr. PRICE. Yes; that's right.
Mr. LIEBELER. Are you married?
Mr. PRICE. Yes; I am.
Mr. LIEBELER. Do you have any children?
Mr. PRICE. I have five.
Mr. LIEBELER. Are you familiar with Sports Drome Rifle Range?
Mr. PRICE. Yes; very familiar with it.
Mr. LIEBELER. As a matter of fact, you work there from time to time, do you not?
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do help there from time to time. They are close friends of mine and I have helped them get the things set up and get it started.
Mr. LIEBELER. Are you referring to the Davises?
Mr. PRICE. Virginia and Floyd Davis.
Mr. LIEBELER. The Commission has information to the effect that sometime during November 1963, you saw a gentleman at the rifle range whom you subsequently came to believe was Lee Harvey Oswald; is that correct?
Mr. PRICE. That's right. The first time that I saw this person was in September, the last week--the last Saturday of September, and that was the afternoon that they opened the rifle range.
Mr. LIEBELER. On the last Saturday of September?
Mr. PRICE. Yes.
Mr. LIEBELER. That would be September 28?
Mr. PRICE. Yes.
Mr. LIEBELER. Tell me the circumstances under which you first saw this fellow?
Mr. PRICE. Well, it was just about dusky dark and he came in in an old model car, I would judge it was possibly a 1940 or 1941 model Ford.
Mr. LIEBELER. Was there anyone with him?
Mr. PRICE. No; he was by himself, and I have heard that he couldn't drive, but he was driving that day because he was the only one in the car, and he came down and inquired if there was anyone there that could set a scope, a telescope on a rifle, and I told him that I could, and he said, well--he had one that he had had mounted and boresighted but it hadn't been fired on a range and that he would like to have it sighted in, so I went down and set up a target on a hundred yards.
Actually, he set the target up himself and I drove my car and turned the headlights on on the target and as I proceeded to set the rifle--I fired the rifle approximately 12 to--12 to 18 times I would say and zeroed it in on a hundred yards and Mr. Davis came in from work before we left and he also drove his pickup down and turned his lights on. He drove his pickup down on the opposite side and turned his lights on the target.
Mr. LIEBELER. On the opposite side of the target from your car?
Mr. PRICE. Yes; and Mrs. Davis went home--she was tired and wasn't feeling too good and she went home as soon as he got down there.
Mr. LIEBELER. As soon as Mr. Davis did?
Mr. PRICE. Yes.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did Mr. Davis see this fellow at that time?
Mr. PRICE. Well, I don't know whether he saw him or not. He apparently don't remember it.
Mr. LIEBELER. You have discussed it with Mr. Davis?
Mr. PRICE. Oh, we have talked about it some, but he doesn't--he don't even recall turning his headlights on.
Mr. LIEBELER. Now, did this man fire the rifle himself?
Mr. PRICE. He fired three shots after I had got it set to where I could fire a pattern, with three shots in a bull's eye. I turned it over to him and I said, "Now, I'm satisfied with it, you try it."
And, he fired three shots and he scored bull's eye with all three--a very tight pattern and he said, "Well, I am completely satisfied."
Mr. LIEBELER. How much did you charge him for zeroing the rifle in?
Mr. PRICE. I didn't charge him anything. I charged him $1 for the use of the range and that was all. I just did that as a favor to Floyd to help him get his business in. I figured this was just another hunter who had come down to get his rifle zeroed in for deer season.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did you have any other conversation with this fellow at that time?
Mr. PRICE. No, that was all. It was rather abrupt. He didn't talk too much, and I was kind of surprised that he didn't fire the rifle more. He just fired the three shots and he said, "Well, that's good enough," and he got up and left.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did he leave the shell casings lying there at the range or did he take them with him?

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Mr. PRICE. No, he took them with him--he picked them all up after the rifle was fired and took the shell casings along with him.
Mr. LIEBELER. You had an opportunity to observe the rifle, did you not?
Mr. PRICE. Yes, I had it in my hand.
Mr. LIEBELER. Would you be able to identify the rifle?
Mr. PRICE. Well, I believe I would--it was a foreign make rifle and I wasn't too familiar with it at the time.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did you see it again?
Mr. PRICE. On two other occasions that he was there.
Mr. LIEBELER. Before we go on to that, you indicated that in order to see the target you had to turn the lights of the automobile on and that of Mr. Davis' truck on; is that right?
Mr. PRICE. Yes.
Mr. LIEBELER. Was it light up at the rifle range from where you fired?
Mr. PRICE. Oh, yes; we have neon lights there.
Mr. LIEBELER. So you didn't have any difficulty in seeing this fellow?
Mr. PRICE. No--no difficulty at all.
Mr. LIEBELER. Then this fellow just put the rifle in the car and drove off?
Mr. PRICE. Yes.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did he have a gun case or anything like that?
Mr. PRICE. Well, if he did, he didn't bring it down to the firing house.
Mr. LIEBELER. He didn't have anything he wrapped the rifle in?
Mr. PRICE. Not that I know of. In fact, the best I remember, when he got out of the car, he just picked the gun up out of the back seat because it wasn't wrapped in anything or wasn't in a case.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did you see this fellow again?
Mr. PRICE. On two other occasions--one was 2 weeks later and at turkey shoot. It was Sunday, though, it was on a Sunday.
Mr. LIEBELER. It would have been in October sometime, then, is that right?
Mr. PRICE. Yes, it would.
Mr. LIEBELER. The last Saturday in September, which is the day you indicated was the first time you saw him was the 28th of September?
Mr. PRICE. Yes; that was the day they opened. They opened in the afternoon.
Mr. LIEBELER. And 2 weeks later would have been the 12th of October, and the Sunday following would be the 13th of October; is that right?
Mr. PRICE. Yes, somewhere around there. They had a turkey shoot and I went down to participate in a turkey shoot and he was sitting in Booth 6 or 8 and was firing on a 100-yard line with a heavy bore rifle and I didn't talk to him then, but the third time that I saw him there I did.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did you see this time in October, the day of this turkey shoot, did you see that he had the same rifle you had observed?
Mr. PRICE. No, I didn't pay too much attention to that. I just saw him as he came by and he went on down to the booth. There are people that come down there and some of them have as high as six or seven different rifles. This Mr. Slack that you just talked to--I noticed him in particular because he had quite a variety every time he come down there he had three or four rifles with him.
Mr. LIEBELER. There's nothing that happened on this second time that you saw that particularly stands out?
Mr. PRICE. Well--not that I know of personally, but I do understand there was a hassle between him and Mr. Slack over shooting the wrong target or something like that. I was over on the opposite end shooting at a target for the turkey shoot and I didn't pay any attention to that. That was their business.
Mr. LIEBELER. Who told you that there was a hassle between this guy and Slack?
Mr. PRICE. It was Mr. Davis and Mrs. Davis.
Mr. LIEBELER. But you, yourself, don't remember anything that happened on this day, as far as this fellow was concerned?
Mr. PRICE. No.
Mr. LIEBELER. Now, going back to the first time you saw him, was there anyone there at the rifle range besides this man, Mr. Davis and yourself?
Mr. PRICE. At the first time I saw him--me and Mrs. Davis was the only one there, and we were just fixing to close up and go home and he came in and, like

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I said, inquired if there was anybody that could set a telescope. I took him down to set his telescope and we stayed there that much longer and Mr. Davis came in and Mrs. Davis went on home.
Mr. LIBELER. Did Mrs. Davis have an opportunity to see this man?
Mr. PRICE. Not that I know of--she knew there was somebody there but she was inside the building.
Mr. LIEBELER. There was nobody else there?
Mr. PRICE. There was no one else there.
Mr. LIEBELER. When was the next time you saw him, the third time?
Mr. PRICE. Well, I don't remember just exactly when it was, but it was--it could be anywhere from 1 to 3 weeks later--I don't remember exactly, but it was on a Sunday, Sunday was the only time I went down there after that in a good while.
Mr. LIEBELER. Mr. Price, this is Mr. Davis from the attorney general's office for the State of Texas.
Mr. Price has testified that he saw Oswald out at the Sports Drome Rifle Range.
Mr. PRICE. I don't remember the exact date on that, but the third time that I saw him he did have the same gun.
Mr. LIEBELER. He did?
Mr. PRICE. Yes.
Mr. LIEBELER. Well----
Mr. PRICE. And I asked him if it was still doing the job, if it was still set, and he said, "It was shooting just fine," and Mr. Slack was there at the time and at this particular time that might have been the day that they had the hassle I there, I don't know, but they were sitting right next to one another--Mr. Slack was in booth 9 and Oswald was in booth 8, and he commented on his telescope.
Mr. LIEBELER. Who commented on the telescope?
Mr. PRICE. Oswald.
Mr. LIEBELER. Commented to you?
Mr. PRICE. Yes; he asked me to look through it, and he said, "It's one of the clearest telescopes that I have ever seen---one of the brightest." He said, "It's a Japanese scope and I gave $18 for it."
Mr. LIEBELER. He told you that he paid $18 for it?
Mr. PRICE. Yes; he said that it was--he remarked that it was a 4-power telescope and he said it was mounted on Redfield mounts. You see, they make mounts for several different guns, but I don't know one mount from another myself. I just took his word for it that it was a Redfield mount, but I looked through the scope and it was very clear. It was very bright and we compared it with two scopes that Mr. Slack had on his gun and a fellow that was shooting on the right side in booth 7--I don't know who that was, but we compared it with three different American-made scopes and his telescope was brighter and clearer by far. You could read the lines and numerals on the target very plainly with it.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did he tell you that he paid $18 for the scope or did he say that he paid $18 for the whole works?
Mr. PRICE. No; he said he paid $18 for the scope.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did he tell you where he had it mounted?
Mr. PRICE. He said that he got the thing from a gunsmith in Cedar Hill for a debt, the gun, and that he bought the scope and that the gunsmith mounted it for him.
Mr. LIEBELER. The same gunsmith?
Mr. PRICE. Yes.
Mr. LIEBELER. And that was in Cedar Hill?
Mr. PRICE. It might be; but I don't know of any gunsmith in Cedar Hill.
Mr. LIEBELER. But you remember that he did tell you it was done by a gunsmith in Cedar Hill?
Mr. PRICE. Yes; then, I questioned him about it, I told him, I said, "I didn't know there was a gunsmith in Cedar Hill."
Mr. LIEBELER. And. what did he say?
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gave me this gun to settle the debt" and he said, "I bought the scope and he mounted it and boresighted it."
Mr. LIEBELER. Did he tell you where this gunsmith was located?
Mr. PRICE. No; he didn't say anything about the location other than it was in Cedar Hill.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did he tell you what the guy's name was?
Mr. PRICE. No.
Mr. LIEBELER. Was there anyone with him that day or was he by himself?
Mr. PRICE. I don't know; I don't know whether he was by himself or not.
Mr. LIEBELER. You didn't see anybody else that seemed to be with him?
Mr. PRICE. No; there was a lot of people there and everybody was milling around talking to everybody else and I don't know whether he was with anyone or not.
Mr. LIEBELER. Now, what about the fellow that was in the booth on the other side of Mr. Slack, do you remember anything about him--I think you said.
Mr. PRICE. All I remember about him was that he was a big fellow with a long black--it was either black or dark red beard.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did you talk to him at all?
Mr. PRICE. Other than just to comment on his scope---I didn't have any conversation at all with him.
Mr. LIEBELER. You are talking about Oswald now?
Mr. PRICE. No; I'm talking about the fellow with the beard.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did you look through his scope too?
Mr. PRICE. Yes; I did.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did Oswald talk to the fellow with the beard?
Mr. PRICE. Well, I suppose he spoke to all of them--to Oswald and Slack both, about the clarity of the telescope.
Mr. LIEBELER. Were you there when they were talking about the clarity of Oswald's telescope?
Mr. PRICE. Yes.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did you see this fellow that you think was Oswald come or go from the range or did you just see him there then?
Mr. PRICE. I just saw him there. I just saw him there a couple of times.
Mr. LIEBELER. A couple of times that day?
Mr. PRICE. No; two separate times, I believe, that Oswald was present at the range both times that he was, as I remember, but I don't know whether they were there together or not.
Mr. LIEBELER. We are getting our wires crossed--you're talking now about the fellow with the beard?
Mr. PRICE. Yes.
Mr. LIEBELER. You meant that he was there on the range a couple of different times?
Mr. PRICE. Yes; he was there both times that I saw Oswald.
Mr. LIEBELER. That you saw Oswald?
Mr. PRICE. That I saw Oswald; yes. The second and third time.
Mr. LIEBELER. But you never saw them come and go together?
Mr. PRICE. No; I didn't pay any attention to who came--whether they came and left together or how they got there, but just that one particular time he was the only one there.
Mr. LIEBELER. You never noticed how Oswald came to the rifle range and left the range?
Mr. PRICE. That's right.
Mr. LIEBELER. Except that first time you saw him?
Mr. PRICE. That's right.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did anything else happen with relation to this fellow that you think was Oswald on this third time that you saw him there at the rifle range?
Mr. PRICE. No; it was just a conversation about the telescope is all.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did you see the rifle closely that day--you must have handled it in looking through the scope?
Mr. PRICE. Oh, yes; I handled it--it was a Mauser-type rifle.
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Mr. PRICE. Well, it's strictly a military rifle and it's patterned after the German Mauser.
Mr. LIEBELER. A bolt-action rifle?
Mr. PRICE.. A bolt action, and the general outline it had--about oh, possibly a six shot clip that set just ahead of the trigger, and I understand it was a 6.5 Italian, but at that time I didn't know. I thought it was a Mauser because there's a friend of mine in Grand Prairie that has an Argentine Mauser that was 7.6 and it looked very familiar--they looked a whole lot alike.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did you have a chance to look at any of the writing or printing that was stamped on the rifle?
Mr. PRICE. Well, the only thing that I could see on it--I looked for a brand name so I could see approximately where it was made, and the only thing that I could find on it was a serial number.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did you look closely for a brand name?
Mr. PRICE. I didn't examine it too close.
Mr. LIEBELER. But you did see the serial number?
Mr. PRICE. I saw the serial number and the gun wasn't blued at the time--it had a bright finish on the barrel. It looked like it had been placed in a lathe and turned down, as far as--well, in an attempt to sporterize the gun
Mr. LIEBELER. It had been worked on in some manner in an attempt to sporterize it?
Mr. PRICE. I thought it had.
Mr. LIEBELER. How far did the barrel protrude from the stock of the rifle, how far did it stick out from the end of the stock?
Mr. PRICE. Possibly 6 or 8 inches at the most.
Mr. LIEBELER. Had the stock been cut back in this attempt to sporterize the rifle?
Mr. PRICE. Well, not that I could tell--it was similar to a German Mauser and they have, you know, they have got a full length, almost a full length stock with a wooden piece on the top of them also.
Mr. LIEBELER. And the wooden piece on top was still on this rifle--which you did see?
Mr. PRICE. No; I don't believe it was.
Mr. LIEBELER. It had been taken off?
Mr. PRICE. Yes.
Mr. LIEBELER. It had been taken off as part of the attempt to sporterize the rifle?
Mr. PRICE. Yes.
Mr. LIEBELER. Had the end of the barrel been cut off?
Mr. PRICE. I don't know whether it had been cut off or not.
Mr. LIEBELER. You say the barrel had a shiny finish?
Mr. PRICE. Yes; it did at that time.
Mr. LIEBELER. I will show you two pictures that have been previously marked "Exhibits 3 and 4" on the deposition of Mr. Greener and ask you if you recognize that as the rifle that this man had at the range?
Mr. PRICE. [Examining instruments referred to.] Except for the sling and the forepiece--I would say they are the same gun. The gun had no sling on it. It did have the mounts on the side for a sling.
Mr. LIEBELER. It didn't have a sling on it?
Mr. PRICE. It didn't.
Mr. LIEBELER. What do you mean when you say the forepiece?
Mr. PRICE. The forepiece is this top wooden piece; of course, that could be taken off and replaced very easily.
Mr. LIEBELER. The wooden piece that is on top of the barrel, is that what you are referring to?
Mr. PRICE. Yes.
Mr. LIEBELER. And you say that that was not on the rifle that you saw?
Mr. PRICE. No; it wasn't. This barrel has a step along in here somewhere.
Mr. LIEBELER. A step?
Mr. PRICE. A step along in here building it up to a larger diameter and another one here, which you can see.

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Mr. LIEBELER. It gets larger by degrees as it comes back toward the action, is that right?
Mr. PRICE. That's right, and that's the reason I thought at the time that it had been placed in a lathe and turned down, but I'm not too familiar with the foreign made guns and I have learned since then that all Mauser rifles are that type--they are made that way.
Mr. LIEBELER. With these steps as they come back toward the action?
Mr. PRICE. That's right.
Mr. LIEBELER. Is this the same kind of scope that you saw on the rifle that Oswald had, the fellow you thought was Oswald?
Mr. PRICE. Yes; it had large receivers at both ends and I believe, now, I might not be right about the brand name, but I believe it was a Tascosa, since I examined it--it was a Japanese made scope. They make several different brands of those things--it could be any of them, but I believe, as I remember it--it was a Tascosa.
Mr. LIEBELER. So, if you took the sling off this rifle and took the top wooden piece off the barrel, you think it would look pretty much like the one that this fellow had?
Mr. PRICE. Yes.
Mr. LIEBELER. Now, you testified before that when you examined this rifle, you looked for the brand name and you weren't able to find a brand name?
Mr. PRICE. That's right.
Mr. LIEBELER. But you did see the serial number?
Mr. PRICE. The serial number was--it was in here, in here, or in here I believe it was right along in here.
Mr. LIEBELER. And you are referring to the fore part of the action or the part of the rifle just before the action and immediately under the front edge of the scope, is that right?
Mr. PRICE. Yes; the largest diameter of the barrel. The clip is here.
Mr. LIEBELER. It fits in just in front of the trigger?
Mr. PRICE. It fits in just in front of the trigger there.
Mr. LIEBELER. I will hand you some pictures and see if you can recognize any of the people in them as the man you saw at the rifle range these have been previously marked "Commission Exhibits Nos. 451 and 453 through 456."
Mr. PRICE. [Examining documents referred to.] Yes; this is the only one that has any similarity I can recall.
Mr. LIEBELER. You are referring to No. 455--does that look like him?
Mr. PRICE. Well, these all seem like a photograph of the same fellow, but this is the only one that has any resemblance, as I can remember.
Mr. LIEBELER. Now, I show you another picture--it is a photograph of a street scene with several people in it and I show you two different pictures and ask you if you notice anybody in there as being the fellow you saw at the rifle range?
Mr. PRICE. Yes; this one here and this one here--he has a part of the receding hairline on the right side.
Mr. LIEBELER. Which one?
Mr. PRICE. This one--right here--he's got a long--kind of a sharp nose.
Mr. LIEBELER. The pictures that I have just showed you do not have any marks on them, is that right?
Mr. PRICE. That's right.
Mr. LIEBELER. Let me show you two other pictures which are the same as the pictures I just showed you except that they have some green marks on them.
Mr. PRICE. Yes.
Mr. LIEBELER. The first picture I showed you--you have indicated on it that you recognized the man who has a green mark over his head.
Mr. PRICE. That's right.
Mr. LIEBELER. In the identical picture which has been marked as "Pizzo Exhibit No. 453-B," and that is the man that you saw at the rifle range?
Mr. PRICE. Right.
Mr. LIEBELER. On the second picture I showed you, you identified as the man you saw at the rifle range the man who has a green "X" over him?
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Mr. LIEBELER. And that picture has been marked "Pizzo Exhibit No. 453-A." I'll show you a picture that has been marked as "Pizzo Exhibit No. 453-C , and ask you if you recognize that as the man you saw on the rifle range?
Mr. PRICE. Yes.
Mr. LIEBELER. Do you have any questions about it at all?
Mr. PRICE. About that picture?
Mr. LIEBELER. Whether that's the fellow?
Mr. PRICE. Other than the scar or cut on his head, because he didn't have a cut on his head at the time.
Mr. LIEBELER. When did you first become aware of the fact that this fellow you saw was Lee Oswald, did you ever know his name?
Mr. PRICE. No; I never knew his name.
Mr. LIEBELER. When did you first become aware of the fact it was Oswald--when did you first think that it was Oswald?
Mr. PRICE. When I saw him on television when they were transferring him from the Dallas jail.
Mr. LIEBELER. And did you recognize him right away as the fellow you had seen at the rifle range?
Mr. PRICE. Yes; and I contacted the FBI the next day. I debated on it all night whether I should call them or get mixed up with it or not.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did you mention it to anyone else, when you saw him on television?
Mr. PRICE. Yes; my family.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did you talk about it with anyone else before you told the FBI?
Mr. PRICE. No.
Mr. LIEBELER. Whom did you talk with at the FBI, do you remember?
Mr. PRICE. Charlie Brown.
Mr. LIEBELER. Let's see if we can establish the date of the last time that you saw this man at the rifle range. Do you recall that the President was assassinated on Friday, November 22? Can you tell us approximately how long prior to the assassination this time was that you saw the man?
Mr. PRICE. The last time I saw him was a week before Thanksgiving; Sunday before.
Mr. LIEBELER. The Sunday before Thanksgiving--that's the last time you saw him at the rifle range?
Mr. PRICE. That's the last time that I was down at the rifle range the last time I went there until after, oh, a month or so after the assassination.
Mr. LIEBELER. You mean it was the Sunday immediately preceding Thanksgiving?
Mr. PRICE. That's right; I was down there for the turkey shoot we had.
Mr. LIEBELER. You saw him at the rifle range that day?
Mr. PRICE. Yes.
Mr. LIEBELER. Well, the last Sunday before Thanksgiving was after assassination.
Mr. PRICE. It was after?
Mr. LIEBELER. Yes; and you saw this man at the rifle range, you saw Oswald at the rifle range after the assassination?
Mr. PRICE. I believe I did, because that was the last time that I went down there.
Mr. LIEBELER. And the time you saw him the last time and looked through the scope was the last time you were down at the rifle range?
Mr. PRICE. Yes; that was the last day I was down there.
Mr. LIEBELER, What makes you say it was the Sunday preceding Thanksgiving, are you sure about that?
Mr. PRICE. Well, I'm not exactly positive but it was getting close to Thanksgiving because I was trying to get a turkey.
Mr. LIEBELER. Do you remember whether you saw him after the assassination?
Mr. PRICE. No.
Mr. LIEBELER. You are not sure one way or the other?
Mr. PRICE. I know I haven't seen him after the assassination, but it was before this assassination--I was down there the last time and I was thinking it

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was a week before Thanksgiving, but anyhow, it was before the assassination, the Sunday before, but they were holding a turkey shoot.
Mr. LIEBELER. The Sunday before the assassination would have been the 17th--that would have been two Sundays before Thanksgiving.
Mr. PRICE. Well, it might be right--that's been so long ago--I'm not sure about the dates, I don't remember dates too well.
Mr. LIEBELER. But you were pretty clear in your mind you didn't see Oswald after the assassination?
Mr. PRICE. That's right.
Mr. LIEBELER. Have you ever seen him since?
Mr. PRICE. I have never seen him since. I have been down there quite often since December.
Mr. LIEBELER. Down at the rifle range?
Mr. PRICE. Yes.
Mr. LIEBELER. And business at the rifle range has fallen off since the assassination, rather sharply, hasn't it?
Mr. PRICE. Well, for a while it continued, but it has fallen off very sharply in the last, oh, in the last month and a half except for Sundays--they do have good business on Sunday.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did the FBI show you any pictures of anybody and ask you to identify them when they talked to you?
Mr. PRICE. It was the FBI or Secret Service, one of the two, I believe it was the FBI.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did they show you any of the pictures that we have shown you this morning?
Mr. PRICE. They have shown one similar--they had three or four photos showing this bruise and cut on the forehead.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did they show you a picture of the rifle?
Mr. PRICE. I believe the Secret Service showed me a picture of the rifle. I told them the same thing--it wasn't made up exactly the same it--didn't have the sling, it didn't have the forepiece, like there had been an attempt to sporterize the gun.
Mr. LIEBELER. The last time you saw this man at the rifle range do you remember if there was anybody else there that you know?
Mr. PRICE. Garland Slack.
Mr. LIEBELER. And you saw Mr. Slack?
Mr. PRICE. Yes.
Mr. LIEBELER. Anybody else?
Mr. PRICE. Well, there was this big fellow--I don't know who he is.
Mr. LIEBELER. Have you ever seen him since?
Mr. PRICE. No; I haven't. I understand that Mr. Davis saw him one time because he called me and told me that he saw him, about 2 weeks ago, and he turned the license number of the car over to the FBI.
Mr. LIEBELER. But you, yourself, have never seen him since?
Mr. PRICE. I have never seen him since.
Mr. LIEBELER. Was there anybody else that last day at the rifle range that saw this man that might be able to identify him other than Mr. Slack and Mr. Davis?
Mr. PRICE. Well, not that I know of. There was a lot of people there--there were 300 or 400 people there. There could be any number of them that could identify him, but I don't know them.
Mr. LIEBELER. Can you think of anything about this subject that I haven't asked you about that you think I should have asked you about--anything you would like to add?
Mr. PRICE. No; a conversation I had with him about the telescope--I forgot that. I forgot to mention that--to Mr. Brown when he was out, and I don't know whether I mentioned that to the Secret Service agent or not. It will be in his report if I did.
Mr. LIEBELER. The conversation about the clarity of the scope?
Mr. PRICE. Yes. He wasn't--he didn't seem to be too talkative to anyone other than when he was talking about the telescope---he seemed rather proud of that.

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Mr. LIEBELER. Did you ever see him talk to this big fellow other than talk to him about this telescope on this time you have told us about?
Mr. PIZZO. Well, not that I particular remember.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did you form any impression as to whether they were together or not?
Mr. LIEBELER. You couldn't tell one way or the other?
Mr. PRICE No; I didn't pay any attention to it. There was--I just thought of it--there was a doctor and his son there at the same time and they were firing a .308 caliber Winchester, I believe---it was either a Winchester or a Remington and anyhow, they had identical guns and they were sharpening up for, I believe, they said they were going to Canada and they were there at the same time.
Mr. LIEBELER. This was the Sunday, the last time you saw him?
Mr. PRICE Yes.
Mr. LIEBELER. Do you know their names--do you know what their names are?
Mr. PRICE. No; I don't--I don't know their names--I have heard it but I don't remember it.
Mr. LIEBELER. Would you remember it if I mentioned it to you?
Mr. PRICE. Well, I might.
Mr. LIEBELER. Is the doctor's name--Dr. Wood?
Mr. PRICE. That don't sound like it--there was a doctor there and his son--I know they were father and son.
Mr. LIEBELER. About how old was the son?
Mr. PRICE. He was in his early twenties, I believe.
Mr. LIEBELER. And did they talk to this fellow about the telescope?
Mr. PRICE. I don't remember whether they had any conversation with him or not.
Mr. LIEBELER. What makes you mention that?
Mr. PRICE It's just the fact that they were there at the same time and I know they were talking to Garland Slack and there is a possibility that they either observed or talked to Oswald, because he was sitting next to Slack.
Mr. LIEBELER. You have nothing else that you want to add--I don't think of any more questions. I want to thank you for coming down and cooperating with us to the extent that you have and it has been considerable cooperation because you got very short notice and you came very early this morning, and we appreciate this and we want you to know that the Commission appreciates this very much. Thank you.
Mr. PRICE. Well, I try to help all I can. I don't remember dates too well--it's been quite some time. I can remember faces but I can't remember names and dates worth a hoot.
Mr. LIEBELER. Well, we sure appreciate your coming down.
Mr. DAVIS. Thanks again--we appreciate your coming down.
Mr. PRICE. You bet.