Mr. Barnett.

corner of the intersection up to me and said, "I was standing over there and saw the man in the window with the rifle." He and I and the sergeant all three broke and ran for the door. I kept the man there with me. The sergeant ran to the back to make sure it was covered. I kept the man there until they took him across the street to the courthouse. I was there until 3 o'clock, at the door there with one of the other officers, J. D. Smith.

Mr. Liebeler.

You didn't actually go into the building at the time?

Mr. Barnett.

No.

Mr. Liebeler.

How long do you think it was from the time the last shot was fired until the time you were at the front door keeping people from going in and out?

Mr. Barnett.

It was around 2 1/2 minutes. Maybe between 2 1/2 or 3 minutes.

Mr. Liebeler.

From the time the last shot was fired until the time you were standing at that front door?

Mr. Barnett.

Yes.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did you let anybody out of the building after you got there?

Mr. Barnett.

No, sir; until they were authorized.

Mr. Liebeler.

Who was in a position to authorize people to come in and out?

Mr. Barnett.

Well, of course, for sometime no one left except city, county, and Federal officers, and then after the people in the building were took into the small room there and questioned, they were brought to the door by a lieutenant, which I don't remember his name, but that was sometime after, and he brought them ,to the door and told us to let them out.

Mr. Liebeler.

Now, it was possible that people could have left the building between the time the last shot was fired and the time you and Officer Smith stationed yourselves there?

Mr. Barnett.

When I went to the door to get the name of the building, there were people going in and out then.

Mr. Liebeler.

There were?

Mr. Barnett.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Liebeler.

Do you think it was as quickly as 2 1/2 minutes from the time the last shot was fired until the time you got to the front door? Do you think it was that quick?

Mr. Barnett.

I believe it was 2 1/2 minutes probably from the time I ran from the back to the front. That was probably 2 1/2 minutes Then it took me 20 or 30 more seconds before I got to the front there.

Mr. Liebeler.

So your recollection is that it was fairly short order that you got to the front door?

Mr. Barnett.

Three minutes at the most.

Mr. Liebeler.

Now who was the one sergeant who instructed you to post yourself there at the door, or was it somebody else?

Mr. Barnett.

Sergeant Howard.

Mr. Liebeler.

You remained there at the door for how long?

Mr. Barnett.

Until 3 o'clock. Close to 11:30 to 3---close to 12:30 to 3.

Mr. Liebeler.

At which time you were relieved from duty?

Mr. Barnett.

Yes, sir; from that position I had to go back to my regular assignment at Commerce and Akard.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did you notice Oswald around that area at anytime?

Mr. Barnett.

No, sir.

Mr. Liebeler.

Later on you saw his picture in the paper and, of course, on television?

Mr. Barnett.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Liebeler.

You had no recollection of seeing him in the area at all?

Mr. Barnett.

None whatsoever. There were hundreds of people in that intersection.

Mr. Liebeler.

Have you ever talked to any other officer in the department that remembers seeing him in the area at all?

Mr. Barnett.

No; I haven't.

Mr. Liebeler.

Have you heard of anybody that saw him there at the time?

Mr. Barnett.

Well, of course, I heard other officers that went up in the building and talked to him.

Mr. Liebeler.

Officer Baker was one?