(Testimony of Charles Oliver Arnett)
Mr. Arnett.
I don't believe so.
Mr. Griffin.
Did you ever assign anybody to Elm and Pearl?
Mr. Arnett.
Not before the shooting.
Mr. Griffin.
All right. Did you make any assignments on Elm Street?
Mr. Arnett.
No, sir.
Mr. Griffin.
All right. Did you make any assignment on Main Street?
Mr. Arnett.
I don't remember of any. I did have a man in front of the Credit Building--what do they call it, the Employees Credit Association or Credit Union or something another. I did have a man up on the ramp of it. That's out on Commerce Street.
Mr. Griffin.
Did you assign Mr. Newman to a place in the basement?
Mr. Arnett.
I didn't make the assignment myself.
Mr. Griffin.
Did you leave the basement at any time after this particular period that we are talking about, when you made these assignments, did you leave the basement area?
Mr. Arnett.
I don't believe so. Not until after the shooting.
Mr. Griffin.
All right. While you were in the basement, were you in the garage and ramp area the entire time?
Mr. Arnett.
After I left this particular spot here [indicating] ?
Mr. Griffin.
Yes; where we marked the A?
Mr. Arnett.
I was in this area right in here, and about 11:05 I took my stand right in here [indicating].
Mr. Griffin.
All right. Now, you spent your entire time then in the
Mr. Arnett.
Basement.
Mr. Griffin.
Area between the entrance to the garage at the bottom of the Commerce Street ramp and the portion where the Main Street ramp narrows at the bottom, or widens out at the bottom?
Mr. Arnett.
[No response.]
Mr. Griffin.
Now, would you put a mark on the map where you were, where you stationed yourself at about 11:05?
Mr. Arnett.
Let's see if we understand each other here on this. Is this the office where they come out of the jail [indicating] ?
Mr. Griffin.
Yes, it is.
Mr. Arnett.
And this comes out so far and then this is the ramp [indicating] ?
Mr. Griffin.
Yes, it is.
Mr. Arnett.
All right. I was right along in here then [indicating].
Mr. Griffin.
Would you put an A there, also?
Mr. Arnett.
Okay [indicating].
Mr. Griffin.
And put a circle around that.
Mr. Arnett.
All right [indicating].
Mr. Griffin.
Now, would you mark the time that you think you first arrived?
Mr. Arnett.
I would say 11:05.
Mr. Griffin.
All right. How do you fix that time 11:05?
Mr. Arnett.
I believe I looked at my watch.
Mr. Griffin.
Did you write up a report on this on November 24 ?
Mr. Arnett.
Did I write it up?
Mr. Griffin.
Yes.
Mr. Arnett.
I made the statement.
Mr. Griffin.
Did you write a letter to Chief Curry ?
Mr. Arnett.
Well, that's the letter [indicating].
Mr. Griffin.
Now, you didn't mention in that letter anything about 11:05. Was the first time that you thought about 11:05 when you were interviewed by the FBI agents on December 4?
Mr. Arnett.
You mean was that the first time I thought about it being 11:05 when I went there?
Mr. Griffin.
Yes.
Mr. Arnett.
Well, no; I wouldn't say it was the first time I thought about it. It might have been that I didn't think about it when I was writing that letter.
Mr. Griffin.
Now, captain, if you were to place the time that you stationed
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