(Testimony of )
Mr. Mcwatters.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball.
Houston and Elm?
Mr. Mcwatters.
That would be a transfer. In other words, now, like I say, Lamar is the general transfer point of where all the buses cross.
Mr. Ball.
Now, that night of the lineup, when you identified this one short man--
Mr. Mcwatters.
Yes.
Mr. Ball.
As being probably the teenager that had been on the bus--
Mr. Mcwatters.
Yes.
Mr. Ball.
Was there anything unusual in the conduct of anyone in the lineup?
Mr. Mcwatters.
No.
Mr. Ball.
Did any man in the lineup talk more than anyone else?
Mr. Mcwatters.
No, I believe they had a guy that asked them their address, and they said, "address" and I don't know, he asked them, I believe he asked some of them where they lived or some of them where they worked, or I don't remember just what, in other words, he asked some enough, every one of them to say some few words.
Mr. Ball.
You could hear them talk?
Mr. Mcwatters.
Yes, sir; you could hear them talk.
Mr. Ball.
Was any one man boisterous, mean, loud, anything of that sort?
Mr. Mcwatters.
No, not that I could tell any difference. They all talked to me as, in other words, you just asked them their name and address. If they did, I didn't pay any attention to it.
(At this point, Representative Ford entered the hearing room.)
Mr. Ball.
This is Exhibit No. 376 that I will show you again. You have indicated on the map the course of your bus south on Marsalis. Is there any other bus route that goes south on any street east of Marsalis?
Mr. Mcwatters.
You mean that crosses it this way?
Mr. Ball.
No, goes south.
Mr. Mcwatters.
Well, let's see.
Mr. Ball.
Is there a main highway called Denley? Is there a bus route on Ewing?
Mr. Mcwatters.
Yes, sir. Bus route on Ewing.
Mr. Ball.
That goes south on Ewing?
Mr. Mcwatters.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball.
Does that bus come anywhere near, does that bus run down Elm?
Mr. Mcwatters.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball.
Where does it turn to get to Ewing?
Mr. Mcwatters.
In other words, it turns, it goes just like the Marsalis bus here goes, until he gets--
Mr. Ball.
Let's start up at Elm here, Elm and Houston now. Does the bus that goes down Ewing come west on Elm?
Mr. Mcwatters.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball.
Does it go by St. Paul and Elm?
Mr. Mcwatters.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball.
Have a starting point there?
Mr. Mcwatters.
Yes, sir; it is a final point for it right there.
Mr. Ball.
And it goes west on Elm?
Mr. Mcwatters.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball.
Where does it turn off Elm?
Mr. Mcwatters.
It turns the same place as I do, in other words.
Mr. Ball.
South on Houston?
Mr. Mcwatters.
South on Houston.
Mr. Ball.
And then does it go across the Houston Street viaduct?
Mr. Mcwatters.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball.
Then it turns on, how does it get onto Ewing?
Mr. Mcwatters.
It comes on out to Marsalis to, let's see, I have to find the zoo. That is where it turns right there at the Marsalis Park, and turns and goes over to Ewing, let's see, what is the name of that--this bus turns to the left off Marsalis there, it is a park--there is a big expressway there and it is the first street when it crosses over the expressway where it turns off of Marsalis on
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