Mr. Ball. What happened then?
Mr. Boone. Some of the other officers came over to look at it. I told them to stand back, not to get around close, they might want to take prints of some of the boxes, and not touch the rifle. And at that time Captain Fritz and an ID man came over. I believe the ID man's name was Lieutenant Day—I am not sure. They came over and the weapon was photographed as it lay. And at that time Captain Fritz picked it up by the strap, and it was removed from the place where it was.
Mr. Ball. You saw them take the photograph?
Mr. Boone. Yes.
Mr. Ball. Were you alone at that time?
Mr. Boone. There was an Officer Weitzman, I believe. He is a deputy constable.
Mr. Ball. Where was the rifle located on the floor, general location?
Mr. Boone. Well, it was almost—the stairwell is in the corner of the building, something like this, and there is a wall coming up here, making one side of the stairwell with the building acting as the other two sides. And from that, it was almost directly in front or about 3 feet south, I guess, it would be, from that partition wall that made up the stairwell.
Mr. Ball. The rifle was about 3 feet from the——
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.