Mr. Vaughn.

Yes--district 105, and approximately at 9 a.m. I got a call to call 511, which is patrol headquarters. Officer L. C. Taylor, who answered the phone, advised me to report to the city hall and park my car and report to 511.

Mr. Hubert.

What is 5117

Mr. Vaughn.

Which would be the patrol office that's the extension number which is commonly referred to as such. Mr. HUBERT. Did you do so?

Mr. Vaughn.

Yes.

Mr. Hubert.

Did you have a partner?

Mr. Vaughn.

No, sir; I didn't.

Mr. Hubert.

About what time did you report?

Mr. Vaughn.

I would say approximately 9:15, Mr. Hubert.

Mr. Hubert.

And when you got there what happened?

Mr. Vaughn.

I walked in the there was a little small assembly room off of the main office, and I walked in there there was several men, officers in there there was Officer Patterson, Officer Brock, and I think R. C. Nelson, I believe, came in a little later, and they had the coffee pot on and so we, I think most of us got a cup of coffee and was just sitting there talking.

Mr. Hubert.

What happened then?

Mr. Vaughn.

Then Lieutenant Pierce walked in and told me and Officer Nelson and Officer Brock and Officer Patterson to report to Sergeant Dean in the basement, and he told me to tell Sergeant Dean when this was secured, when the basement was secured, to leave two men in the basement and secure the others.

Mr. Hubert.

To leave two men in the basement and to what?

Mr. Vaughn.

Well, he said after this was all completed, this transferring was completed, to leave two men--that means to leave two men in the basement area and to secure the other two.

Mr. Hubert.

And to secure the other two what?

Mr. Vaughn.

Two men--you see, there were four of us that went down and he said to leave two in the basement and to secure the other two.

Mr. Hubert.

What does that mean, "secure the other two ?"

Mr. Vaughn.

Well, that means Just turn them loose and send them back to their regular duties.

Mr. Hubert.

In other words, of the four men, you were to help in whatever Dean was doing, and then he told you, "Tell Dean--leave two men in the basement and turn the other two loose?"

Mr. Vaughn.

Yes; that's after everything was completed. That's his message that he more or less sent by me to Sergeant Dean.

Mr. Hubert.

NOW, does that term "secure" mean to turn the men loose does that mean they would go off duty or that they were to report back somewhere else to work?

Mr. Vaughn.

They were to report back for somewhere else.

Mr. Hubert.

Did you follow those instructions?

Mr. Vaughn.

Yes, sir; I did.

Mr. Hubert.

Did you have any part in the checkout of the basement?

Mr. Vaughn.

As far as actually checking the basement?

Mr. Hubert.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Vaughn.

Well, I was assigned by Sergeant Putnam, who was with Sergeant Dean in the basement, when we got down there Sergeant Putnam assigned me to the Main Street ramp and I believe he assigned also Patrolman Patterson to the Commerce Street ramp.

Mr. Hubert.

Now, about what time did he assign you to the Main Street entrance?

Mr. Vaughn.

I would say, Mr. Hubert, somewhere around 9:30--I couldn't be definite.

Mr. Hubert.

Did he give you any instructions?

Mr. Vaughn.

Yes; he said not to let anybody enter the basement except police and the press, and only the press when they had an official press card, and if I didn't recognize any officer by sight to .require identification.

Mr. Hubert.

Did you understand by that that he meant that even if an officer