Mr. BALL. Then there is a road, the highway continues on to the west, a little south, is that what you call the Stemmons Expressway?
Mr. BROWN. There's one there, too, but that overpass is actually a road. Where I was was the railroad overpass.
Mr. BALL. The railroad overpass itself?
Mr. Brown.
Yes, sir.
Mr. BALL. How far were you from the place where the continuation of Elm goes under the overpass?
Mr. BROWN. Oh, approximately 100 yards.
Mr. Ball.
Let me see if we can get something in the record that will be our position. You were appointed to this particular spot?
Mr. Brown.
Yes, sir.
Mr. BALL. Was there another patrolman on the overpass also?
Mr. Brown.
Yes, sir; James Lomax.
Mr. BALL. Now, this is the place where the railroad yards run over the highway?
Mr. Brown.
Yes.
Mr. Ball.
And you are on the Stemmons Freeway end of it?
Mr. Brown.
That's right; in other words, Stemmons Freeway and the service road both go under the underpass.
Mr. BALL. What is his name?
Mr. Brown.
James Lomax.
Mr. BALL. How far were you from the point where Elm Street goes under the underpass?
Mr. Brown.
I would say approximately 100 yards.
Mr. Ball.
Approximately 100 yards in what direction?
Mr. Brown.
That would be---wouldn't be straight east, but it would be to easterly, kind of off at an angle---I would say about from us about a 20° angle to the right.
Mr. Ball.
You would be east or west?
Mr. Brown.
We would be to the southwest of that.
Mr. Ball.
You would be to the southwest of that?
Mr. Brown.
Yes, I would say that's about right.
Mr. BALL. Did you have the corner of Houston and Elm Street in sight from where you were located?
Mr. BROWN. Actually, we could see cars moving there, you know, coming and making the turn, but the intersection, that would be about all we probably could see would be cars.
Mr. Ball.
Could you see cars going down after they made the turn and going down toward the underpass south?
Mr. Brown.
Yes.
Mr. Ball.
You could see those?
Mr. Brown.
Yes.
Mr. Ball.
Did you have any instructions when you were assigned to this location?
Mr. Brown.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball.
What were they?
Mr. Brown.
Not allow anyone on the overpass whatever and walk forward and make both ends-in other words, check both ends of the overpass.
Mr. Ball.
That was you and Mr. Lomax?
Mr. Brown.
That's right.
Mr. Ball.
Was there an E. V. Brown?
Mr. Brown.
That's me.
Mr. Ball.
That's you, and was there also a Joe Murphy?
Mr. Brown.
Joe Murphy is a three-wheeler.
Mr. Ball.
Yes; where was he?
Mr. Brown.
I don't know, sir; he was, I believe he was on his three-wheeler.
Mr. Ball.
On his motor?
Mr. Brown.
I believe; I wouldn't say for sure but I don't know.
Mr. Ball.
Did you people keep people off the overpass?
Mr. BROWN. We made no contact with anyone except one of the railroad detectives come up there and talked to us.
