(Testimony of Marrion L. Baker)
Mr. Belin.
Then what did you see or do?
Mr. Baker.
Well, I immediately revved that motorcycle up and was going up there to see if I could help anybody or see what was going on because I couldn't see around this bend.
Mr. Belin.
Well, between the time you revved up the motorcycle had you heard any more shots?
Mr. Baker.
Yes, sir; I heard--now before I revved up this motorcycle, I heard the, you know, the two extra shots, the three shots.
Mr. Belin.
Do you have any time estimate as to the spacing of any of these shots?
Mr. Baker.
It seemed to me like they just went bang, bang, bang; they were pretty well even to me.
Mr. Belin.
They were pretty well even.
Anything else between the time of the first shot and the time of the last shot that you did up to the time or saw--
Mr. Baker.
No, sir; except I was looking up and I could tell it was high and I was looking up there and I saw those pigeons flying around there.
Mr. Belin.
Did you notice anything in either of those two buildings either on the northeast or northwest corner of Houston and Elm?
Mr. Baker.
No, sir; I didn't.
Mr. Belin.
Were you looking at any of those windows?
Mr. Baker.
I kind of glanced over them, but I couldn't see anything.
Mr. Belin.
How many shots did you hear?
Mr. Baker.
Three.
Mr. Belin.
All right. After the third shot, then, what did you do?
Mr. Baker.
Well, I revved that motorcycle up and I went down to the corner which would be approximately 180 to 200 feet from the point where we had first stated, you know, that we heard the shots.
Mr. Belin.
What distance did you state? What we did on Friday afternoon, we paced off from the point you thought you heard the first shot to the point at which you parked the motorcycle, and this paced off to how much?
Mr. Baker.
From 180 to 200 feet.
Mr. Belin.
That is where you parked the motorcycle?
Mr. Baker.
Yes.
Mr. Belin.
All right.
I wonder if we could go on this plat, Officer Baker, and first if you could put on here with this pen, and I have turned it upside down.
With Exhibit 361, show us the spot at which you stopped your motorcycle approximately and put a "B" on it, if you would.
Mr. Baker.
Somewhere at this position here, which is approximately 10 feet from this signal light here on the northwest corner of Elm and Houston.
Mr. Belin.
All right.
You have put a dot on Exhibit 361 with the line going to "B" and the dot represents that signal light, is that correct
Mr. Baker.
That is right, sir.
Mr. Belin.
You, on Friday, March 20, parked your motorcycle where you thought it was parked on November 22 and then we paced off the distance from the nearest point of the motorcycle to the stop light and it was 10 feet, is that correct?
Mr. Baker.
That is correct, sir.
Mr. Belin.
All right.
Now, I show you Exhibit 478 and ask you if you will, on this exhibit put an arrow with the letter "B" to this stoplight.
Mr. Baker.
Talking about this one here?
Mr. Belin.
The stoplight from which we measured the distance to the motorcycle. The arrow with the letter "B" points to the stoplight, is that correct?
Mr. Baker.
That is correct, sir.
Mr. Belin.
And you stopped your motorcycle 10 feet to the east of that stoplight, is that correct?
Mr. Baker.
That is correct, sir.
Mr. Belin.
We then paced off the distance as to approximately how far it
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