Mr. BOONE. Yes, sir; behind a row of boxes. There was a row of boxes
that came across there. Then the rifle was behind that first row of
boxes.
Mr. BALL. I show you 514. Is that the way it looked when you saw it?
Mr. BOONE. Yes.
Mr. BALL. Is that the way it was when the picture was taken?
Mr. BOONE. Yes; I believe so.
Mr. BALL. This shows the rifle as you saw it, does it?
Mr. BOONE. That is right. Then you could kneel down over here and
see that it had a scope, a telescopic sight on it, by looking down
underneath the boxes.
Mr. BALL. Now, I show you 515. Does that look anything like the area
where you found the rifle?
Mr. BOONE. Yes; it did.
Mr. BALL. Will you put that down on the table so that everyone can see
where it is, and show us where the rifle was with reference to the
stairwell?
Mr. BOONE. This is that retaining wall here that I was talking about
here. Now, the rifle was right down in this area right here, almost
directly. This is the west end of the building here, this being the
north side, as I recall.
Mr. BALL. That is the northwest corner?
Mr. BOONE. Yes. And it is about 3 feet from the edge--you cannot see
the edge of it because it is behind this.
Mr. BALL. The edge of what?
Mr. BOONE. The stairwell wall here. It is about 3 feet from where this
partition ends over to--back behind these cases of books here.
Mr. BALL. Can you mark with an arrow there the exact space between the
boxes where you found the rifle as shown on this exhibit, which is 514?
Mr. BOONE. What do you mean--the exact space? It was in this space
right in here, like this.
Mr. BALL. The arrow marks the space.
Mr. BOONE. I had come around these boxes here, next to the windows over
here, and that is when I saw it, looking down across this way.
Mr. BALL. You came along the west wall, near the windows shown in this
picture 514?
Mr. BOONE. That is correct.
Mr. BALL. And when you looked in the direction that would be easterly,
that is when you saw the rifle?
Mr. BOONE. Northeasterly.
Mr. BALL. Here is another picture which we will mark as 516.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 516 for
identification.)
Mr. BALL. Now, 515 contains the arrow which shows the space between
boxes where you found the rifle, is that right?
Mr. BOONE. Yes.
Mr. BALL. Now, I show you an exhibit marked 516. Does that show--what
corner of the building does that show? Or do you recognize it?
Mr. BOONE. It appears to be the same general location here.