(Testimony of Detective L. D. Montgomery)
Mr. Griffin.
Do you remember which of the entrances to the basement you came through?
Mr. Montgomery.
I was trying to think. The East Commerce Street side, coming down to the basement area.
Mr. Griffin.
Now, there are a set of steps----
Mr. Montgomery.
I used the steps, not the ramp.
Mr. Griffin.
Now, does that refresh your memory in any way in terms of where you parked your automobile?
Mr. Montgomery.
I parked in the vicinity of our garage over there, on Young and Central, that is where I always park.
Mr. Griffin.
There is a police garage at Young and Central?
Mr. Montgomery.
Yes, sir; we usually park on the street out there around it.
Mr. Griffin.
Now, as you walked to work from your car, did you have occasion to go up Commerce Street?
Mr. Montgomery.
I came up Commerce.
Mr. Griffin.
Do you recall, as you came to work, whether or not there were people outside the building or newsmen?
Mr. Montgomery.
Yes; at that time I didn't think much of them out there, no.
Mr. Griffin.
Did you see any vans parked around there, TV vans?
Mr. Montgomery.
Had a big old TV bus looking thing out there.
Mr. Griffin.
Do you recall where it was parked?
Mr. Montgomery.
It was on Harwood, between Commerce and Main. That would be the east side of Commerce.
Mr. Griffin.
I am a little lost on the east side. You mean the east side of Harwood?
Mr. Montgomery.
I'm Sorry. I meant Harwood. Did I say Commerce?
Mr. Griffin.
Yes.
Mr. Montgomery.
East side of Harwood there.
Mr. Griffin.
Did you walk up Harwood part way?
Mr. Montgomery.
No.
Mr. Griffin.
How did you happen to see that on the east side of Harwood?
Mr. Montgomery.
Of course, you can see the thing sticking out there, right there in the intersection I guess, about 15- foot from the Commerce curb line there.
And, of course, it had been there for 2 or 3 days prior to that.
Mr. Griffin.
Do you know what TV station that van was?
Mr. Montgomery.
No, I don't for sure. I can make a wild guess, but it wouldn't be any good.
Mr. Griffin.
Well, are you familiar with a Bell Telephone Co. van that was located on Harwood Street?
Mr. Montgomery.
No. I--at different times there was a couple of them there. I didn't pay that much attention to them, what stations they was with, or anything like that.
Mr. Griffin.
When you walked down those steps, do you remember anything about whether there were any TV cables?
Mr. Montgomery.
There was cables there; yes.
Mr. Griffin.
Now, you know, there are three or four doors. As you get down to the bottom of the steps one goes into the hallway that leads into the records room, the other one, which almost faces that door and actually faces--leads towards Commerce Street, goes down into a subbasement, and then there is a third door which leads into the engineroom, and that third door is off to the right as you walk down the steps. Are you familiar with those three doors?
Mr. Montgomery.
I knew there was one that went down to the engineroom and one that goes to the city hall. I don't recall the other being there. There very well could be. I just haven't paid much attention.
Mr. Griffin.
As you walked in did you notice whether there were any TV lines?
Mr. Montgomery.
Lines?
Mr. Griffin.
Cables?
Mr. Montgomery.
There were some cables there. I just don't----
Mr, GRIFFIN. Do you remember the door, or the door they were strung to?
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