Mr. GRIFFIN. Regular, yes. All right. Now, were these elevators
operating, these elevators No. 1 and No. 2, were they in operation?
Mr. ARNETT. I couldn't say whether they were or not. They wasn't
working at the time I was there.
Mr. GRIFFIN. All right. You didn't see any boys, Negro boys in there?
Mr. ARNETT. No.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Is there a door at this entranceway to the stairs up?
Mr. ARNETT. Did you say are there a door there?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Is there a door there; do you remember if there is a door
there?
Mr. ARNETT. There is a door here that goes into this [indicating].
Mr. GRIFFIN. Into the first aid station?
Mr. ARNETT. Yes, sir. But now, I couldn't say whether there are or not.
Mr. GRIFFIN. All right. Do you recall what investigation was made in
the area of that doorway there, toward the stairs up? What check you
and Sergeant Dean made?
Mr. ARNETT. Well, they probably were finishing their investigation here
and we were back over here. There is a building extends out from the
walls, and it doesn't go completely back against this ramp. There is
room for a man to walk in there, and I went and got a flashlight and----
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, I want to talk about this area right here. Do you
recall whether you and Sergeant Dean went over to that doorway that
leads to the stairs up?
Mr. ARNETT. I didn't.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You didn't go?
Mr. ARNETT. No, sir.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Right. Did you go to that area where the first-aid station
is?
Mr. ARNETT. I didn't make that part of the search there. We started
and came around this way, searched all these cars down through here,
and this building back here that I am telling you about, that doesn't
extend against the wall. I went and got a flashlight and Sergeant ----
I will think of his name in a minute, reserve. His name starts with a H.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Well, that's okay. His name isn't necessary. You went back
there searched the----
Mr. ARNETT. We taken a flashlight in there and I held the flashlight
for him, and he got up in there and I give him the flashlight, and he
taken the flashlight and walked all back in here. There was room for a
man to walk in there [indicating].
Mr. GRIFFIN. The area you are indicating is an area behind the jail
office----
Mr. ARNETT. No; it's not behind it.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Well, here is the jail office [indicating].
Mr. ARNETT. Well, the one I am talking about, here is the ramp, see,
and the one I am talking about is like this, doesn't go completely
against the ramp. There is room for a man to walk in behind there
[indicating].
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, other than this northern portion of the basement, did
you search any other area with Sergeant Dean?
Mr. ARNETT. No, sir. I stayed right in here. Some more reserves came in
[indicating].
Mr. GRIFFIN. Off the record.
(Discussion off the record.)
Mr. GRIFFIN. Could you tell me where I was?
(The record was here read by the reporter.)
Mr. GRIFFIN. After you searched the basement, where did you go?
Mr. ARNETT. After I searched this portion of the basement [indicating]?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Yes.
Mr. ARNETT. I stayed right here. That's where the cars come in and out
[indicating].
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, would you place an A where you stationed yourself
after the search of the basement, and would you put a circle
around that; would you write around that, after search of basement
[indicating]?