25-05-2018, 06:00 PM
(This post was last modified: 26-05-2018, 10:54 AM by Milo Reech.)
In the Nashes' essay, "The Other Witnesses," Clemons comes off as the loser, despite being much closer to the murder scene. Main reason was the flowing narrative with precise details provided by Wright. Clemons must have told them very little, no direct quote, no narrative, but she had important details to give, as told to Mark Lane.
They are together in that both saw two assassins at the Tippit scene after hearing the shots, but part company immediately thereafter. Wright has one leaving in a car, Clemons has both leaving on foot, going in opposite directions. There is no way to reconcile the two accounts barring a rewrite. Before taking that extreme measure, better to look for possible corroboration that is not part of the oral tradition surrounding this event.
Two items are worth examining. The first is the diagram drawn by Sergeant Barnes at the scene, based on information probably provided by Markham, showing the flight path to Crawford via the alley. Note: "W on ally to Crawford left on Crawford to E Jefferson 300 bk."
The second is the DPD report signed by Patrolmen Poe & Jez: "There were approximately six to eight witnesses, all telling officers that the subject was running west in the alley between Tenth and Jefferson Streets."
Doubtful many would argue no fugitive went down Patton to East Jefferson. One running south to E Jefferson on Crawford plus one running south to E Jefferson on Patton equals two men on foot, eliminating Wright's "little old coupe" from the scene, and Clemons gets the nod.
The diagram is not to scale but distances are given or can be calculated. As a further thought, how did Markham and her epigone Tatum (if you believe he was there) obtain a clear perception of what might have been happening at the right front window? Keep in mind the front of the squad car was angled out from the curb, and there was an officer's uniform hanging in the right rear window, surely blocking at least partially a view from the rear of a man outside the front door, a point 140+ feet distant.
They are together in that both saw two assassins at the Tippit scene after hearing the shots, but part company immediately thereafter. Wright has one leaving in a car, Clemons has both leaving on foot, going in opposite directions. There is no way to reconcile the two accounts barring a rewrite. Before taking that extreme measure, better to look for possible corroboration that is not part of the oral tradition surrounding this event.
Two items are worth examining. The first is the diagram drawn by Sergeant Barnes at the scene, based on information probably provided by Markham, showing the flight path to Crawford via the alley. Note: "W on ally to Crawford left on Crawford to E Jefferson 300 bk."
The second is the DPD report signed by Patrolmen Poe & Jez: "There were approximately six to eight witnesses, all telling officers that the subject was running west in the alley between Tenth and Jefferson Streets."
Doubtful many would argue no fugitive went down Patton to East Jefferson. One running south to E Jefferson on Crawford plus one running south to E Jefferson on Patton equals two men on foot, eliminating Wright's "little old coupe" from the scene, and Clemons gets the nod.
The diagram is not to scale but distances are given or can be calculated. As a further thought, how did Markham and her epigone Tatum (if you believe he was there) obtain a clear perception of what might have been happening at the right front window? Keep in mind the front of the squad car was angled out from the curb, and there was an officer's uniform hanging in the right rear window, surely blocking at least partially a view from the rear of a man outside the front door, a point 140+ feet distant.