(Testimony of William Wayne Whaley)
Mr. Ball.
where you were when the sirens were blowing and you saw police cars all around?
Mr. Whaley.
I was still at the Greyhound, sir.
Mr. Ball.
You were still there?
Mr. Whaley.
They were there when I loaded.
Mr. Ball.
Now, in the course of your travel down to the Houston viaduct did you see any police cars?
Mr. Whaley.
Oh, yes, sir; lots of them, what we call triangle, three-wheeled motorcycle, they all seemed to be converging on one spot.
Mr. Ball.
What spot?
Mr. Whaley.
Well, it seemed to be the courthouse, that is what it seemed to me at that time. I didn't know what had happened.
Mr. Ball.
The courthouse is about a block from the Texas State Book Depository?
Mr. Whaley.
You could throw a baseball from one building to the other.
Mr. Ball.
Now, we will turn to the large map and we will still use the--get downtown. Here we are. Will you use Lamar and Jackson again.
Mr. Whaley.
This will be kind of ticklish because that is very small.
Mr. Ball.
That is right.
Mr. Whaley.
Main, Commerce, Jackson, Lamar.
Mr. Ball.
Do the same thing.
Mr. Whaley.
To Austin, to Wood, to Houston, to the viaduct, across the viaduct, let's see, Colorado comes in off this, this is the Zangs Boulevard, the red line where it hits Marcel is here, that is Zangs Boulevard. Up past Colorado, still going Zangs here.
Mr. Ball.
You are going along Zangs, will you go along--
Mr. Whaley.
I am trying to find Beckley, the green light changed from red to green on Beckley, right here is an intersection; Zangs Boulevard goes on up, and Beckley turns off.
Mr. Ball.
Here is Neches right here.
Mr. Whaley.
Let me see where Neches is, is that right? Yes, that is it.
This is the intersection right there.
Mr. Ball.
We put an "X" there.
Mr. Whaley.
That is where he got off.
Mr. Ball.
That is where you dropped your passenger, is that right?
Mr. Whaley.
That is--as far as I can see that is Neches.
Mr. Ball.
That is Neches, that is Beckley.
Mr. Whaley.
Yes, sir; that is right, because that is the 500 block of North Beckley.
Mr. Ball.
Now, we will mark the beginning of your trip on the large map as "Y", and where you dropped your passenger as an "X".
Mr. Whaley.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball.
"Y" is the corner of Lamar and Jackson, and "X" is the corner of Neches and Beckley.
Mr. Whaley.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball.
O.K.
Can you tell me what distance that was?
Mr. Whaley.
Well, it was 95 cents on the meter, the meter starts off at 45 cents, then it goes four-tenths of a mile and it clicks a dime which would be 55, then a dime every four-tenths of a mile after that and it was almost ready to click a $1.05 when it stopped, so I imagine that would be 55 cents, would be eight-tenths of a mile and then after the first 45 cents it runs 25 cents a mile, because it gets a dime every four-tenths.
Mr. Ball.
So you had 95 cents?
Mr. Whaley.
65 cents would be three, four-tenths, would be 1 mile and two-tenths. 75 would be one mile and six-tenths .85 would be one--would be 2 miles .95 would be 2 and four-tenths, almost ready to click.
Mr. Ball.
What do you give them for 45 cents?
Mr. Whaley.
Four-tenths of a mile.
Mr. Ball.
Four-tenths of a mile?
Mr. Whaley.
It goes four-tenths of a mile.
Mr. Ball.
Five clicks after the first?
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