[Report from Ronald C. Nelson to Chief J. E. Curry, November 26, 1963] Page: 1 of 2
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November 26, 1963
Mr. J* E. Curry
Chief of Police
Subject: Assignment of Officer
R. C. Nelson, #16£2
Sunday, November 21*, 1963
Sir:
On Sunday, November 2it, 1963 at approximately 9*00 A.K., I va told to raport
to 511.
On arrival Lt. Pierce told me and 3 other men to report to Sgt. Dean in the basement
of the City Hall, Upon reaching the basement, Sgt. Dean and Sgt. Putnam advised me
to check people in both sections of the basement.
I stationed myself inside the building just West of the exit door from the jail office.
I had been at this position approximately 3 minutes when a man asked if he could go to
the window of the jail office to get someone out of jail. Sgt. Putnam came up and X
asked him about letting people go to the jail office "window. He told me to station
myself by the first window of the jail office and let people use this window to contact
jail office personnel.
At approximately 9:U5> A.H., a reserve policeman stationed himself in the hall way on
my left side. I do not know this officer's- name. The reserve and I checked everyone
who came by us for identification.
At approximately 10:1;5> A.M. I noticed a television camera on the elevator in the
basement, two men were with this camera. One of these men approached me and. asked
if they could move the camera through my position into the parking area of the
basement. I told Lt. Pierce, who was standing close by what the man wanted. Lt.
Pierce talked with this man and then told me it would be all right to let them pass.
The two men who were originally with the camera, pushed it by me and the reserve officer.
At aoproximately 11:20 A.M., X heard a shot come from the area outside the basement
doors. Several reporters who were standing in front of the jail office windows started
toward the double doors of the basement. X ran to the door in an effort to keep jBrsons
from coming through the doors at this time. Several officers were subdueing uhe suspect
(Ruby) in front of me, someone yelled to watch for the gun. I reached for the suspect's
left hand and felt for a gun. After this I returned to the area outside the jail
office windows and remained there until relieved by Lt. Pierce.
Respectfully submitted,
Ronald C. Nelson
Patrolman, #1652
Patrol Division
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Nelson, Ronald C. [Report from Ronald C. Nelson to Chief J. E. Curry, November 26, 1963], report, November 26, 1963; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth340170/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Municipal Archives.