(Testimony of E. D. Brewer)
Mr. Belin.
Did you see anybody running away?
Mr. Brewer.
No, sir.
Mr. Belin.
See anyone acting suspiciously by himself?
Mr. Brewer.
No, sir.
Mr. Belin.
Then you left that area and came right down the wrong way, you say, back to retrace your route, is that correct?
Mr. Brewer.
Yes, sir.
Mr. BELIN. Then somewhere in the vicinity of the railroad underpass, you were stopped by this one individual that you reported on the radio log, is that correct?
Mr. Brewer.
Yes, sir.
Mr. BELIN. Do you remember whether this man that you talked to was a white male or a Negro?
Mr. Brewer.
He was a white man, the best of my memory.
Mr. Belin.
Do you remember anything else about him
Mr. Brewer.
No, sir.
Mr. Belin.
Did he have any camera or anything?
Mr. Brewer.
Not that I recall.
Mr. BELIN. Now after this order to report to the School Book Depository Building, what did you do?
Mr. Brewer.
I went there.
Mr. Belin.
What did you do when you got there?
Mr. Brewer.
Went in the building.
Mr. Belin.
Which door?
Mr. Brewer.
By the front door.
Mr. Belin.
Had the building been sealed off by the time you got there?
Mr. Brewer.
Yes, sir.
Mr. BELIN. Were officers blocking everyone that was coming in, to prohibit them from coming in and going out?
Mr. Brewer.
Yes.
Mr. Belin.
What did you do when you got there?
Mr. Brewer.
I went inside the building.
Mr. Belin.
Where did you go?
Mr. BREWER. I proceeded to assist in the floor to floor search of the building with some other officers.
Mr. Belin.
What floor did you start on?
Mr. Brewer.
On the bottom floor.
Mr. Belin.
You went up to the top?
Mr. Brewer.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Belin.
How far up did you go?
Mr. Brewer.
We searched all of it before we quit.
Mr. Belin.
Well, were you ever on the 6th floor?
Mr. Brewer.
Yes.
Mr. Belin.
Were you on the sixth floor when you found anything there?
Mr. Brewer.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Belin.
What did you find?
Mr. BREWER. I was on the sixth floor when they found those spent cases from the rifle.
Mr. Belin.
Where were you when they found them?
Mr. BREWER. I don't know exactly. I was on the floor searching around in among some boxes that were stacked up there.
Mr. Belin.
Hear anyone say anything about cartridge cases or anything?
Mr. BREWER. Yes, sir. Whoever found them turned around and let it be known to one of the supervisor officers that he had found them, or that they had been found over there.
Mr. Belin.
What did you do when you heard the news?
Mr. Brewer.
I continued searching.
Mr. Belin.
Did you go and take a look at the cartridge cases?
Mr. Brewer.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Belin.
How many cartridge cases did you see?
Mr. Brewer.
Three.
Mr. Belin.
Where were they?
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