Mr. Fritz.

So, I then called some of my officers to go right quickly, and asked them about how much evidence we had on the officer's killing and they told me they had several eye witnesses, and they had some real good witnesses, and I instructed them to get those witnesses over for identification just as soon as they could, and for us to prepare a real good case on the officer's killing so we would have a case to hold him without bond while we investigated the President's killing where we didn't have so many witnesses.

Mr. Ball.

Now, you instructed some other officers to go to Irving, didn't you?

Mr. Fritz.

Yes, sir; I did.

Mr. Ball.

And you told Sims and Boyd to stay with you?

Mr. Fritz.

Yes, sir; I don't believe I sent them to Irving, I have the names of the officers I sent to Irving.

Mr. Ball.

Who did you send to Irving?

Mr. Fritz.

To Irving, Officer Stovall, Rose, and Adamcik.

Mr. Ball.

After you had done that what did you do?

Mr. Fritz.

I sent some officers---you mean right at that time? I also sent officers over to the Beckley address, you know, as soon as we got there, I don't believe we had the Beckley address at this part of this question.

Mr. Ball.

You didn't have it at that time, did you?

Mr. Fritz.

Not right at this time, but as soon as I got to that address.

Mr. Ball.

Let's come to that a little later and we find out when you got there.

Mr. Fritz.

When I got there?

Mr. Ball.

Yes. What did you do after you had sent the officers to Irving?

Mr. Fritz.

When I started to talk to this prisoner or maybe just before I started to talk to him, some officer told me outside of my office that he had a room on Beckley, I don't know who that officer was, I think we can find out, I have since I have talked to you this morning I have talked to Lieutenant Baker and he says I know maybe who that officer was, but I am not sure yet.

Mr. Ball.

Some officer told you that he thought this man had a room on Beckley?

Mr. Fritz.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Ball.

Had he been brought into the station by that time?

Mr. Fritz.

He was at the station when we got there, you know.

Mr. Ball.

He was?

Mr. Fritz.

Yes, sir; so then I talked to him and I asked him where his room was on Beckley.

Mr. Ball.

Then you started to interrogate Oswald, did you?

Mr. Fritz.

yes, sir.

Mr. Ball.

And you called him into your room?

Mr. Fritz.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Ball.

Will you describe the interrogation room, what it looks like and where it is located?

Mr. Fritz.

It is on the, room 317, on the third floor of the courts building, and it isn't a large office. I believe it is 9 1/2 feet by 14 feet, I have the exact measurements that I think are correct. Glass all around, and it has a door leading out into a hallway. My secretaries are seated in the front. There is a lieutenant's office and desk across the hall from me. To my right and through the back window Out of my office would be the squadroom where the officers write their reports. And at the end of the hall I have an interrogation room and one interrogation in back of the squadroom.

Mr. Ball.

Your room opens onto----

Mr. Fritz.

A little hallway.

Mr. Ball.

A little hallway?

Mr. Fritz.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Ball.

That is not the main hall that goes through the third floor, is it?

Mr. Fritz.

Sir? No, no, a little hallway in the office.

Mr. Ball.

The main corridor on the third floor--your office does not open onto the main corridor of the third floor, does it?

Mr. Fritz.

My own office?

Mr. Ball.

Yes.

Mr. Fritz.

No, sir; when I say my office, the homicide and robbery office, my office opens onto the main hallway.