Burroughs Saw Two Oswalds Arrested at Texas Theater

[Gordon Gray]

I believe that the H&L elaborate scenario required for Oswald to obtain the Tippet murder weapon and ammunition from his "double" is unrealistic. I believe that Oswald was smart enough not to willingly do something so stupid to incriminate himself, and yet then be unwilling to take credit for the act later.

We don't believe Harvey got the Tippit murder weapon and extra bullets from Lee. He probably got them from a contact both Oswalds met, most likely the pregnant lady Harvey was seen sitting next to briefly as he wandered about the theater sitting next to various patrons, surely looking for a contact. (Can you think of a more logical explanation for why he would behave that way?) The pregnant lady, an unlikely candidate to watch a war movie alone, left the Texas Theater soon after Harvey sat next to her. This is clearly speculation, but she could easily have walked past that shoe store and given the signal that the patsy was ready to arrest.

The question of why Harvey would accept a gun and bullets under the circumstances is a good one, and I started asking John A. about it immediately after he changed his theory that Lee's job was not to lure police to the theater, but to get the Tippit murder weapon into the patsy's hands. Why would Harvey accept it?

Orders is an easy answer. Both these guys did what they were told, on assassination day and earlier. I have no idea what story Harvey would be told, but it was no doubt a well though out one, to give the gun to someone else, to get rid of it; who knows.

But if you don't like those possibilities, then please explain why the WC's Seaport Traders "evidence" that Harvey bought the pistol in the first place is so god-awful. It's every bit as bad as the rifle "evidence." It's clear the WC attorneys who worked on the pistol didn't have the slightest idea how it got into Harvey's possession.

IIRC the gun Oswald had on him had a damaged firing pin and most likely would have misfired. I doubt it was the gun used to kill Tippit. I am more inclined to believe the report of the seamstresses observing Ruby giving Oswald a gun outside the TSBD just after the assassination. Perhaps Ruby told him to take the bus as a apart of a set up, leading to a confrontation with the police who boarded the bus shortly after Oswald got off. I don't think it is necessary that Tippit knew both Oswalds. He was probably instructed to pick up an Oswald(probably was familiar with Lee) as he got off the bus, as a back up plan, and then ran into Lee by accident. How would Lee know where Tippit was heading if he was on foot? Where was Lee heading when he ran into Tippit? The Texas Theatre to intercept Harvey? And why was he on foot?