(Testimony of Luke Mooney)
Mr. Mooney.
And I told him to get the crime lab officers en route, that I had the location spotted.
So I stood guard to see that no one disturbed anything until Captain Will Fritz approached with his group of officers, city officers. At that time, of course, when I hollered, of course Officers Vickery and Webster, they came across and later on several other deputies--I believe Officers McCurley, A. D. McCurley, I believe he came over. Where he came from--they was all en route up there, I assume.
Mr. Ball.
I show you three pictures. Officer; for your convenience I will give you the pictures.
I have a picture here which has been marked as Commission Exhibit. 508.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 508 for identification.)
Mr. Ball.
Does that look anything like the southeast corner of the building
as you saw it that afternoon?
Mr. Mooney.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball.
About what time of day was this?
Mr. Mooney.
Well, it was approaching 1 o'clock. It could have been 1 o'clock.
Mr. Ball.
Did you look at your watch?
Mr. Mooney.
No, sir; I didn't. I should have, but I didn't look at my watch at the time to see what time it was.
Mr. Ball.
Were you the only officer in that corner?
Mr. Mooney.
At that very moment I was.
Mr. Ball.
You say you squeezed behind certain boxes. Can you point out for me what boxes you squeezed through?
Mr. Mooney.
IF I remember correctly, I went in there from this angle right here right through here. There could be a space. There is a space there I squeezed in between here, and that is when I got into the opening, because the minute I squeezed through there there lay the shells.
Mr. Ball.
All right. Let's make a mark here. Is this the space?
Mr. Mooney.
I believe that is going to be the space; yes, sir.
Mr. Ball.
If I make an arrow on that, would that indicate it?
Mr. Mooney.
Yes, sir. There is another picture I have seen later that shows an opening in through here, but I didn't see that opening at that time.
Mr. Ball.
That is the opening through which you squeezed? And it is an arrow shown on Exhibit 508.
Now, I will show you 509.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 509 for identification.)
Is that the way the boxes looked?
Mr. Mooney.
That is the three boxes, but one of them was tilted off just a little, laying down on the edge, I believe, to my knowledge.
Mr. Ball.
Now, does that look like
Mr. Mooney.
That is the three boxes that were there; yes, sir.
Mr. Ball.
Are they arranged as they were when you saw them?
Mr. Mooney.
I am not positive. As I remember right, there was one box tilted off.
Mr. Ball.
What were the boxes---did they have a label on them, two of the boxes?
Mr. Mooney.
These do. I didn't notice the label at that time.
Mr. Ball.
That is a picture of the window?
Mr. Mooney.
Yes.
Mr. Ball.
Do I understand that you say that it appeared to you that the top box was tilted?
Mr. Mooney.
The end of it was laying this way.
Mr. Ball.
You say there was a crease in a box. Where was that crease?
Mr. Mooney.
This crease was right in this area of this box.
Mr. Ball.
You mean over on the edge?
Mr. Mooney.
Yes, sir; on this far ledge here, where I am laying my finger.
Mr. Ball.
Did it go into the box?
Mr. Mooney.
Very slight crease, very slight.
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