Mr. Barnes.

I am a policeman for the city of Dallas.

Mr. Belin.

Any particular department?

Mr. Barnes.

I am a sergeant in the crime scene search section of the identification bureau.

Mr. Belin.

How old are you Sergeant Barnes?

Mr. Barnes.

Forty-two years.

Mr. Belin.

Were you born in Texas?

Mr. Barnes.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Belin.

Went to school here?

Mr. Barnes.

Yes.

Mr. Belin.

Did you go to high school?

Mr. Barnes.

Graduate of Plano High School.

Mr. Belin.

Then what did you do after you were graduated from high school?

Mr. Barnes.

I worked for an aircraft company in California, and went into the Merchant Marine Service.

Mr. Belin.

That was during World War II?

Mr. Barnes.

Yes.

Mr. Belin.

How long were you in the merchant marine?

Mr. Barnes.

Little over 3 years.

Mr. Belin.

Then what did you do?

Mr. Barnes.

Went to work for Dallas Police Department.

Mr. Belin.

That would be in 1947 or 1946?

Mr. Barnes.

1947.

Mr. Belin.

Have you been with them ever since?

Mr. Barnes.

I have been.

Mr. Belin.

Pardon?

Mr. Barnes.

Yes.

Mr. Belin.

Family?

Mr. Barnes.

Two children, boy and a girl.

Mr. Belin.

Sergeant, were you on duty on November 22, 1963?

Mr. BARNES. Yes; I was.

Mr. Belin.

What time did you go on duty?

Mr. Barnes.

I came at 7 a.m.

Mr. Belin.

Was your shift from 7 a.m., to----

Mr. Barnes.

3 p.m.

Mr. Belin.

Did you leave at 3 p.m., on that day?

Mr. Barnes.

No; I did not.

Mr. Belin.

When you first learned of the assassination or the shooting of the President, where were you and what were you doing?

Mr. Barnes.

I Was in Dr. Bledsoe's office just finishing a dental appointment.

Mr. Belin.

Then what did you do?

Mr. Barnes.

I immediately drove to the city hall.

Mr. Belin.

At about what time did you get there?

Mr. Barnes.

Shortly after the President was assassinated.

Mr. Belin.

You had your appointment over the noon hour?

Mr. Barnes.

Yes.

Mr. Belin.

What did you do after you got to the Dallas Police Station?

Mr. Barnes.

I asked the captain did he want me to go to the scene or to stand by until we freed the two men that were at the scene?

Mr. Belin.

You had two men?

Mr. Barnes.

At the scene.

Mr. Belin.

When you say the scene, what do you mean?

Mr. Barnes.

The scene of the assassination.

Mr. Belin.

Were they in a building there?

Mr. Barnes.

The Texas School Book Depository Building.

Mr. Belin.

The Texas School Book Depository Building?

Mr. Barnes.

That's right.

Mr. Belin.

Do you know who those men were?

Mr. Barnes.

Detective R. L. Studebaker and Lt. J. C. Day.

Mr. Belin.

When you say two men, you mean from the crime laboratory?

Mr. Barnes.

Two men from our crime scene search section.

Mr. Belin.

What were you advised to do?