Mr. HUBERT. How was he standing? With his back to you?
Sergeant PUTNAM. My impression was he was facing us and my impression
was that he glanced to his right, which would be to the westbound
traffic and Lieutenant Pierce, the driver, was on the left and in a
position to see the eastbound traffic.
Mr. HUBERT. In other words, turned his head so that the back of his
head would have been towards the Main Street ramp?
Sergeant PUTNAM. Yes, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. And he stepped off of the curb just about 2 feet?
Sergeant PUTNAM. Well, I would say in one step, 2 feet.
Mr. HUBERT. Didn't go into the middle of the street?
Sergeant PUTNAM. No, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. And he waved you on?
Sergeant PUTNAM. He immediately turned back and glanced like this
[indicating], and turned back, and was walking back to his position on
the sidewalk.
Mr. HUBERT. Would you say from the time you all reached the Main
Street exit point to the time that Vaughn started to walk back to his
position, it took only a matter of 3 or 4 seconds?
Sergeant PUTNAM. We didn't even stop the car. It would be very few
seconds.
Mr. HUBERT. No stop at all?
Sergeant PUTNAM. Just a--to prevent from hitting a pedestrian walking
on the sidewalk. Now, there wasn't one walking, but to take a quick
glance like you would do approaching a sidewalk, the car was slowed,
and immediately--at this time everything happened at once. He slowed
the car, Vaughn walked and glanced and waved us on. He accelerated and
we went on to Main Street.
Mr. HUBERT. Did you turn your head to the right when you got to the
sidewalk?
Sergeant PUTNAM. Yes, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. Did you see anybody?
Sergeant PUTNAM. No, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. Was not a soul?
Sergeant PUTNAM. Didn't see anyone in sight in--except Officer Vaughn
and the persons that I say were on the left.
Mr. HUBERT. In other words, there was nobody coming up Main Street
towards Harwood?
Sergeant PUTNAM. I can't say that there was not. I can say that I
didn't see them.
Mr. HUBERT. That is all you can do, of course.
Sergeant PUTNAM. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. And there was no one standing there that you saw?
Sergeant PUTNAM. No, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. Specifically, now, the man that you later knew to be Jack
Ruby, you did not see either walking up, or standing by on the Pearl
Street side of Main Street exit?
Sergeant PUTNAM. No, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. Did you look at the people on the left side?