(Testimony of Charles Oliver Arnett)
Mr. Griffin.
Had 18 all together?
Mr. Arnett.
Uh, huh.
Mr. Griffin.
Now, do you remember where you parked your car before you came in the building on Sunday morning?
Mr. Arnett.
I either put it in the parking station west of the city hall on Commerce Street or I parked it on the side street of Commerce.
Mr. Griffin.
Do you remember entering the building?
Mr. Arnett.
Do I remember entering the building ?
Mr. Griffin.
Yes.
Mr. Arnett.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Griffin.
Do you remember what entrance you came through?
Mr. Arnett.
Yes, sir. Down in the basement, from Commerce Street.
Mr. Griffin.
Now, as you walked down that Commerce Street entrance, at that time were there any TV cables strung through there?
Mr. Arnett.
The cameras were set up on the Commerce side, out there, and I do believe that there were cables running through the door.
Mr. Griffin.
Now, there is one door there that enters into the hallway that runs to the records room, as you get down the bottom of the steps from Commerce Street, you open up the door and you can go down a hallway toward the records room?
Mr. Arnett.
Down that way [indicating].
Mr. Griffin.
Going north?
Mr. Arnett.
Uh, huh.
Mr. Griffin.
Now, there are also in there, at the bottom of those steps from the street, two other doors; do you recall that there are two other doors there?
Mr. Arnett.
They would be on Harwood Street, then?
Mr. Griffin.
No.
Mr. Arnett.
You mean there are two more doors on Commerce Street ?
Mr. Griffin.
Yes. One of them leads to the engine room. Are you familiar with that door?
Mr. Arnett.
No, sir.
Mr. Griffin.
Another one leads into the subbasement. Are you familiar with that door ?
Mr. Arnett.
Now, that's the one I am talking about I came in.
Mr. Griffin.
You went down into the subbasement?
Mr. Arnett.
See here, this is Commerce Street, and you walk down a flight of steps, and there is a door, and you are going right towards the records building.
Mr. Griffin.
All right. Now, there is a subbasement to that building?
Mr. Arnett.
No; I misunderstand what you are talking about.
Mr. Griffin.
Are you familiar with the subbasement in the where the police officers' locker room is ?
Mr. Arnett.
Yes. Oh, yes. If that's what you are talking about.
Mr. Griffin.
All right. Were you aware of the fact that there was a door that led up from the subbasement right up under the stairs, on the Commerce Street side?
Mr. Arnett.
I don't know whether I understand what you mean or not.
Mr. Griffin.
You walk off of the sidewalk on Commerce Street
Mr. Arnett.
And go down in the basement.
Mr. Griffin.
And go down in the basement, you get down there in the basement and there is a door that goes into the hallway that runs up to the records room ?
Mr. Arnett.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Griffin.
Now, there are two other doors in that area. One of them is, if I am not mistaken, off to the fight, as you face the hallway, and that goes into the engine room; and there is another area--door, rather, sort of at your back, as you look down that hallway, and that goes down in the subbasement. Were you aware of that?
Mr. Arnett.
No.
Mr. Griffin.
So you would have no recollection of whether any of the TV wires were strung any place except through the hallway to the records room?
Mr. Arnett.
No; I sure wouldn't.
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