Mr. Rowland. Yes. My wife and I were both looking and making remarks that the people were hanging out the windows. I think the majority of them were colored people, some of them were hanging out the windows to their waist, such as this. We made several remarks to this fact, and then she started watching the colored boy, and I continued to look, and then I saw the man with the rifle.
Representative Ford. After 12:22 or thereabouts you indicated you periodically looked back at the window in the southwest corner where you had seen the man with the rifle. What happened as the motorcade came along?
Mr. Rowland. As the motorcade came along, there was quite a bit of excitement. I didn't look back from then. I was very interested in trying to see the President myself. I had seen him twice before but I was interested in seeing him again.
Representative Ford. Did you notice a sedan come by with any officials in it at the outset of the motorcade?
Mr. Rowland. The first car in the motorcade was, I think it was, a white or cream-colored Ford. This appeared to be full of detectives or such as this; rather husky men, large men.
I think there were four in this car.
Representative Ford. Was this an open or a closed car?
Mr. Rowland. This was a sedan, the doors were closed.
Representative Ford. What was the next car you noticed?
Mr. Rowland. The next car was the President's car.