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Edwin McGehee was a barber in Jackson, Louisiana, which is about 120 north of New Orleans and about 13 or 14 miles from Clinton, Louisiana. He was the owner of the barber shop that he worked in and the following events took place at.
McGehee testified that in 1963 Jackson had a population of about 2,000 and he was familiar with most of them, thus, any stranger would most likely stick out to him. He further testified at the Clay Shaw trial that it was very seldom that a stranger would come into his shop. He would identify the stranger that came into his shop when shown his photograph.
Q: Mr. McGehee, I am going to show you a photograph which I shall now mark for purposes of identification "State Exhibit No. 1" after I show it to Defense Counsel, and ask you if you recognize the person in that picture.
(Whereupon, the photograph referred to by Counsel was duly marked for identification as "State Exhibit No. 1.")
BY MR. ALCOCK:
Q: (Exhibiting photograph to witness) Mr. McGehee, I am going to show you what is now marked as "State No. 1," and ask you to look at this picture and see if you recognize the person in that picture.
A: Yes.
Q: Have you ever seen that person in person?
A: Yes.
Q: Do you know who that person is now?
A: Yes, I know now.
Q: Who is it?
A: Lee Oswald.
According to McGehee the man he thought was Lee Harvey Oswald (LHO) visited his barbershop in either late August or early September 1963. He placed this time because he said they had a cool period and he would turn off the air conditioner and open the door. LHO came when the door was open and it was evening time. How did LHO get there?
Q: Were you able to see, Mr. McGehee, how Oswald came to the shop, whether he --
A: The door was open and I noticed this car drive up. It passed the door a little ways, not too far, where the back end was just a little past the shop, and I did not see the man get out, and the next thing I noticed, there was nobody on the street hardly, not anybody, as a matter of fact, and this man walked in the shop.
Q: Could you describe the car for us at all?
A: Yes, the car was – it was an old car, it was battered, it was a dark colored car -- it might have been dark green -- but the make of it I just couldn't remember, it was an old car, real old.
Q: Now, Mr. McGehee, to the best of your recollection and knowledge, was there anyone else in that car?
A: Yes.
Q: Can you describe that person?
A: There was a woman sitting on the front seat-- this is after the man was getting a haircut I glanced at the car -- and in the back seat what I noticed was -- looked like a bassinet.
Q: A baby bassinet?
A: Right.
Q: Now, Mr. McGehee, had Oswald entered the shop before this car pulled up?
A: No, after.
Q: Did you ever see that car leave in front of the shop?
A: It eventually left after he left; I didn't notice if he got in the car, I didn't pay any attention.
Q: Well, approximately how long after he left the shop did the car leave?
A: Right away. I noticed -- I heard it pull off, I didn't pay no attention to it, it was gone.
So if this was LHO, who was the woman in the car? Was it Marina? If it was LHO, why was he driving an automobile when we were told that he couldn't operate one? McGehee said that he would give the man a haircut.
Q: Now, Mr. McGehee, did you give Lee Harvey Oswald a haircut on that occasion?
A: Yes.
Q: Approximately how long would that take?
A: About 15 minutes.
Q: And did you have a conversation with him at that time?
A: Yes.
Q: Mr. McGehee, do you know a gentleman by the name of Reeves Morgan?
A: Right.
Q: At that time did you know him personally?
A: Yes.
Q: Did you know his occupation at that time?
A: Yes, he was State Representative in my Parish.
Q: What parish would that be?
A: East Feliciana.
Q: Did you have occasion at any time to mention his name?
A: Yes, I referred Lee Oswald.
McGehee said that the haircut took about 15 minutes. During this time the man told him that he was trying to get a job at East Louisiana State Hospital. McGehee informed him that this was a mental institution and the man seemed very surprised by this as if he didn't already know this. He was still interested so McGehee referred him to Morgan Reeves who was the State Representative for that area. McGehee told the man that he either would help him or could help him in getting a job there, and provided him with directions to his house.
McGehee also suggested that the man registered to vote in the area as that would help him in getting a position at the hospital. McGehee told him to find Henry Earl Palmer as he was in charge of voter registration. Palmer was in Clinton, Louisiana.
While cutting the man's hair McGehee was shown a Marine discharge card by the man. (Jim Garrison, “On The Trail Of The Assassins”, p. 107 hardcover edition) That was the extent of his interaction with him at the time as the man departed after his haircut was finished.
On the day of the assassination McGehee saw LHO on television and told his wife that he recognized him. He then recalled why. He was the man he had given a haircut and referred to Morgan and Palmer. McGehee testified that the man he believed was LHO was the only person he had ever sent to Reeves' house.
McGehee was an important witness that the Warren Commission (WC) ignored. This sighting by him gave corroboration to the sighting of LHO in Clinton during a C.O.R.E. voter drive. That is the sighting that saw LHO in the company of David Ferrie and Clay Shaw in all likelihood. If it wasn't LHO then it supports the claim that LHO was being impersonated. The woman with the bassinet is interesting touch too.
On cross McGehee was asked what kind of automobile the man was in and he said a couple with one of them being a Nash. Ruth Paine supposedly owned one of these. Just wondering.
New Orleans was an important part of this case and the WC ignored much of it. It is very fortunate that Jim Garrison investigated this area for us.
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Edwin McGehee was a barber in Jackson, Louisiana, which is about 120 north of New Orleans and about 13 or 14 miles from Clinton, Louisiana. He was the owner of the barber shop that he worked in and the following events took place at.
McGehee testified that in 1963 Jackson had a population of about 2,000 and he was familiar with most of them, thus, any stranger would most likely stick out to him. He further testified at the Clay Shaw trial that it was very seldom that a stranger would come into his shop. He would identify the stranger that came into his shop when shown his photograph.
Q: Mr. McGehee, I am going to show you a photograph which I shall now mark for purposes of identification "State Exhibit No. 1" after I show it to Defense Counsel, and ask you if you recognize the person in that picture.
(Whereupon, the photograph referred to by Counsel was duly marked for identification as "State Exhibit No. 1.")
BY MR. ALCOCK:
Q: (Exhibiting photograph to witness) Mr. McGehee, I am going to show you what is now marked as "State No. 1," and ask you to look at this picture and see if you recognize the person in that picture.
A: Yes.
Q: Have you ever seen that person in person?
A: Yes.
Q: Do you know who that person is now?
A: Yes, I know now.
Q: Who is it?
A: Lee Oswald.
According to McGehee the man he thought was Lee Harvey Oswald (LHO) visited his barbershop in either late August or early September 1963. He placed this time because he said they had a cool period and he would turn off the air conditioner and open the door. LHO came when the door was open and it was evening time. How did LHO get there?
Q: Were you able to see, Mr. McGehee, how Oswald came to the shop, whether he --
A: The door was open and I noticed this car drive up. It passed the door a little ways, not too far, where the back end was just a little past the shop, and I did not see the man get out, and the next thing I noticed, there was nobody on the street hardly, not anybody, as a matter of fact, and this man walked in the shop.
Q: Could you describe the car for us at all?
A: Yes, the car was – it was an old car, it was battered, it was a dark colored car -- it might have been dark green -- but the make of it I just couldn't remember, it was an old car, real old.
Q: Now, Mr. McGehee, to the best of your recollection and knowledge, was there anyone else in that car?
A: Yes.
Q: Can you describe that person?
A: There was a woman sitting on the front seat-- this is after the man was getting a haircut I glanced at the car -- and in the back seat what I noticed was -- looked like a bassinet.
Q: A baby bassinet?
A: Right.
Q: Now, Mr. McGehee, had Oswald entered the shop before this car pulled up?
A: No, after.
Q: Did you ever see that car leave in front of the shop?
A: It eventually left after he left; I didn't notice if he got in the car, I didn't pay any attention.
Q: Well, approximately how long after he left the shop did the car leave?
A: Right away. I noticed -- I heard it pull off, I didn't pay no attention to it, it was gone.
So if this was LHO, who was the woman in the car? Was it Marina? If it was LHO, why was he driving an automobile when we were told that he couldn't operate one? McGehee said that he would give the man a haircut.
Q: Now, Mr. McGehee, did you give Lee Harvey Oswald a haircut on that occasion?
A: Yes.
Q: Approximately how long would that take?
A: About 15 minutes.
Q: And did you have a conversation with him at that time?
A: Yes.
Q: Mr. McGehee, do you know a gentleman by the name of Reeves Morgan?
A: Right.
Q: At that time did you know him personally?
A: Yes.
Q: Did you know his occupation at that time?
A: Yes, he was State Representative in my Parish.
Q: What parish would that be?
A: East Feliciana.
Q: Did you have occasion at any time to mention his name?
A: Yes, I referred Lee Oswald.
McGehee said that the haircut took about 15 minutes. During this time the man told him that he was trying to get a job at East Louisiana State Hospital. McGehee informed him that this was a mental institution and the man seemed very surprised by this as if he didn't already know this. He was still interested so McGehee referred him to Morgan Reeves who was the State Representative for that area. McGehee told the man that he either would help him or could help him in getting a job there, and provided him with directions to his house.
McGehee also suggested that the man registered to vote in the area as that would help him in getting a position at the hospital. McGehee told him to find Henry Earl Palmer as he was in charge of voter registration. Palmer was in Clinton, Louisiana.
While cutting the man's hair McGehee was shown a Marine discharge card by the man. (Jim Garrison, “On The Trail Of The Assassins”, p. 107 hardcover edition) That was the extent of his interaction with him at the time as the man departed after his haircut was finished.
On the day of the assassination McGehee saw LHO on television and told his wife that he recognized him. He then recalled why. He was the man he had given a haircut and referred to Morgan and Palmer. McGehee testified that the man he believed was LHO was the only person he had ever sent to Reeves' house.
McGehee was an important witness that the Warren Commission (WC) ignored. This sighting by him gave corroboration to the sighting of LHO in Clinton during a C.O.R.E. voter drive. That is the sighting that saw LHO in the company of David Ferrie and Clay Shaw in all likelihood. If it wasn't LHO then it supports the claim that LHO was being impersonated. The woman with the bassinet is interesting touch too.
On cross McGehee was asked what kind of automobile the man was in and he said a couple with one of them being a Nash. Ruth Paine supposedly owned one of these. Just wondering.
New Orleans was an important part of this case and the WC ignored much of it. It is very fortunate that Jim Garrison investigated this area for us.