My Re-Evaluation of Johnny Brewer’s Initial Report of December 6, 1963

[Bill Chapman]

That's nothing but Chapman conjecture.  He had no reason whatsoever to think that the funny guy was armed and dangerous.  Nor did he ever say he did.

There you go again: Ignoring the wailing cop-cars, news of the assassination, a guy observed by Brewer to be attempting to hide, and then conclude that Brewer had no reason to suspect anything.

 

Now show us where Brewer claimed to be doubting his reasons for following Oswald. Seems to me that's nothing but Iacoletti conjecture.

[John Tonkovich]

There you go again: Ignoring the wailing cop-cars, news of the assassination, a guy observed by Brewer to be attempting to hide, and then conclude that Brewer had no reason to suspect anything.

 

Now show us where Brewer claimed to be doubting his reasons for following Oswald. Seems to me that's nothing but Iacoletti conjecture.

Oswald was " trying to hide"? On a public sidewalk? And maybe, the foyer of a shoe store?

Who, exactly, was Brewer?

[Joe Elliott]

Question 1:

By the way, what is the CT explanation for the 1:26 or 1:27, exchange, on the Dictabelt recording, between Officer E. G. Sabastian and the Dallas police Dispatcher.

Sabastian            75.     ; getting the Dispatcher’s attention
Dispatcher          75.     ; Dispatcher acknowledging Officer Sabastian
Sabastian            NBC News is reporting DOA.
Dispatcher          That’s correct.
Sabastian            That the officer?
Dispatcher          Yes.

Is this to be considered a “Probable” error?

I don’t think it should be considered a “probable” error until we find that the local Dallas NBC radio station never issued this bulletin at this time. Then it can be considered an error, an incredible error that just happened, by sheer change, to match Mr. Brewer’s recollections two weeks later.

And no, it cannot be the National NBC radio station in New York. Or the local NBC station in Miami. It has to be the local NBC radio station in Dallas. During the time of 1:15 through 1:35 CST.

I should note that this cannot be confusion between hearing about President Kennedy and Officer Tippit. President Kennedy was never declared “DOA”, “Dead on Arrival”. He still had a weak heartbeat and was weakly breathing when he got to the hospital. The doctors worked on him for 10 minutes. Only then did his heart and breathing stop and the doctors gave up. President Kennedy died but he was not “DOA” nor ever declared so in the media. Only Officer Tippit was “DOA”.

[Bill Chapman]

Oswald was " trying to hide"? On a public sidewalk? And maybe, the foyer of a shoe store?

Who, exactly, was Brewer?

1) Where did I say he was trying to hide on the sidewalk?
2) Brewer is and was one of the conspiracy central's biggest nightmares.

[Joe Elliott]

Oswald was " trying to hide"? On a public sidewalk? And maybe, the foyer of a shoe store?

Who, exactly, was Brewer?

A patriotic citizen. It’s amazing how unpopular Johnny Brewer is with the CT community. It makes no sense.
                                                                               

[John Tonkovich]

A patriotic citizen. It’s amazing how unpopular Johnny Brewer is with the CT community. It makes no sense.
                                                                             

Mr Elliott:
First, I neither believe - nor promote- any conspiracy re: JFK. Therefore, please stop referring to me as such. Thx.
Second: I have no feelings - pro or con - regarding Mr. Brewer. I've never met him.
Third: if he's such "patriotic citizen", then, surely, we should know more about him.

[Jerry Freeman]

The grasping of the minutiae of this thread seems to escape the detractors.
Johnny Brewer claims that "we were listening to a transistor radio"----

Mr. BELIN - I want to take you back to November 22, 1963. This was the day that President Kennedy was assassinated. How did you find out about the assassination, Mr. Brewer?
Mr. BREWER - We were listening to a transistor radio there in the store, just listening to a regular radio program, and they broke in with the bulletin that the President had been shot. And from then, that is all there was. We listened to all of the events....
...And they said a patrolman had been shot in Oak Cliff.

I have linked the radio recordings and the detractors have failed to locate and pinpoint where it was reported that a cop was shot prior to Oswald's arrest. No other Dallas area citizen has stepped forward recalling that news of the policeman's shooting was heard by them prior to Oswald's arrest.
If the detractors want to pretend that ..even so, Brewer heard it anyway...then fine--enjoy your fantasy.