(Testimony of W. E. Barnes)
Mr. Belin.
But other than that, you then went to the Texas Theatre?
Mr. Barnes.
Yes.
Mr. Belin.
At the time you got to the Texas Theatre, had Oswald or the person that was apprehended there already been taken away from the theatre?
Mr. Barnes.
Yes.
Mr. Belin.
What did you do when you got to the theatre?
Mr. Barnes.
I photographed the interior of the theatre.
Mr. Belin.
Any particular position of it that you remember?
Mr. Barnes.
The lobby and the place where the arrest was made.
Mr. Belin.
It was after that that you then went to investigate that major automobile accident?
Mr. Barnes.
Yes.
Mr. Belin.
Now after you investigated or took pictures at this major automobile accident, then what did you do?
Mr. Barnes.
I returned to the city hall.
Mr. Belin.
What did you do when you returned to the city hall?
Mr. Barnes.
We started working out the evidence and developing negatives of all the photos that were taken at the Kennedy assassination site and also at the Tippit site.
Mr. Belin.
Who were you working with at that time?
Mr. Barnes.
We had just about all the manpower of the crime scene search section working.
Lt. J. C. Day, myself, Detective R. L. Studebaker, Detective J. B. Hicks, and Detective R. W. Livingston.
Mr. Belin.
Did you know about what time of the day you were doing this?
Mr. Barnes.
We started on it, I would say, roughly after I returned to the city hall. It was getting close to 4 o'clock.
Mr. Belin.
Where was this work done?
Mr. Barnes.
In the crime scene search section of the identification bureau.
Mr. Belin.
On what floor is that?
Mr. Barnes.
It is on the fourth floor of the city hall.
Mr. Belin.
On the fourth floor, were there any people other than police personnel?
Mr. Barnes.
Not where we were; no.
Mr. Belin.
When you got there, did you see what the situation was on the third floor?
Mr. Barnes.
Yes; we could.
Mr. Belin.
What was the situation on the third floor?
Mr. Barnes.
Turmoil of news media, photographers.
Mr. Belin.
What do you mean by turmoil?
Mr. Barnes.
Well, they just all of them trying to get up in there where they could get a shot.
Mr. Belin.
By a shot, you mean a picture?
Mr. Barnes.
Yes; a photo. Any photos they might get for the newspapers.
In case they should get a view, they wanted to be there at the time. I presume that is what they were there for.
Mr. Belin.
Was Oswald on the third floor at the time?
Mr. Barnes.
Yes.
Mr. Belin.
Did they have wires coming through the windows for television cameras, or not?
Mr. Barnes.
There was wires running all over the city hall; cables.
Mr. Belin.
Cables?
Mr. Barnes.
Yes.
Mr. Belin.
What about stands for lights, were they there, too?
Mr. Barnes.
That's right, they come up with lights and also TV cameras to cover.
Mr. Belin.
When you say city hall, really the third floor that we are talking about is exclusively used by the police department, is that correct?
Mr. Barnes.
Yes.
Mr. Belin.
All right, do you have any estimate of the number of newspaper people there were on the third floor at that time?
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