(Testimony of Johnny Calvin Brewer)
Mr. Belin.
All right.
Mr. Brewer.
I looked up and out towards the street and the police cars----
Mr. Belin.
When you looked up, did you step out of the store at all?
Mr. Brewer.
No; I was Still in the store behind the counter, and I looked up and saw the man enter the lobby.
Mr. Belin.
When you say the lobby of your store, first let me ask you to describe how is----how wide is your store, approximately?
Mr. Brewer.
About 20 feet.
Mr. Belin.
All right, is the entrance to your store right on the sidewalk?
Mr. Brewer.
The entrance to the store is about 15 feet from the sidewalk, front doors.
Mr. Belin.
The front doors?
Mr. Brewer.
Yes; they are recessed, and then there is windows, show windows on each side.
Mr. Belin.
This would be, if we were if we would take a look at the letter "U," or see the letter "V," your doorway would be at the bottom part of the letter and the show cases would be at the sides of the letter, is that correct?
Mr. Brewer.
Yes.
Mr. Belin.
What you call this lobby, that is the area between the sidewalk and your front door, is that correct?
Mr. Brewer.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Belin.
All right, you saw a man going into what you referred to as this lobby area?
Mr. Brewer.
Yes; and he stood there with his back to the street.
Mr. Belin.
When did he go in now? What did you hear at the time that he stepped into this lobby area?
Mr. Brewer.
I heard the police cars coming up Jefferson, and he stepped in, and the police made a U-turn and went back down East Jefferson.
Mr. Belin.
Where did he make the U-turn?
Mr. Brewer.
At Zangs.
Mr. Belin.
Do you remember the sirens going away?
Mr. Brewer.
Yes; the sirens were going away. I presume back to where the officer had been shot, because it was back down that way. And when they turned and left, Oswald looked over his shoulder and turned around and walked up West Jefferson towards the theatre.
Mr. Belin.
Let me hold you a minute. You used the word Oswald. Did you know who the man was at the time you saw him?
Mr. Brewer.
No.
Mr. Belin.
So at the time, you didn't know what his name was?
Mr. Brewer.
No.
Mr. Belin.
Will you describe the man you saw?
Mr. Brewer.
He was a little man, about 5'9", and weighed about 150 pounds is all.
Mr. Belin.
How tall are you, by the way?
Mr. Brewer.
Six three.
Mr. Belin.
So you say he was about 5'9"?
Mr. Brewer.
About 5'9".
Mr. Belin.
And about 150?
Mr. Brewer.
And had brown hair. He had a brown sports shirt on. His shirt tail was out.
Mr. Belin.
Any jacket?
Mr. Brewer.
No.
Mr. Belin.
What color of trousers, do you remember?
Mr. Brewer.
I don't remember.
Mr. Belin.
Light or dark?
Mr. Brewer.
I don't remember that either.
Mr. Belin.
Any other clothing that you noticed?
Mr. Brewer.
He had a T-shirt underneath his shirt.
Mr. Belin.
Was his shirt buttoned up all the way?
Mr. Brewer.
A couple of buttons were unbuttoned at the time.
Mr. Belin.
Light complexioned or dark?
Mr. Brewer.
Light complexioned.
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