Senator Cooper. When you climbed over the retaining wall at the railroad yard, can you describe what the situation in the railroad yard was at that time? Were there railroad cars in the area?
Mr. Boone. There were four railroad cars down approximately 100 yards from the retaining wall, right over the Elm Street tunnel, or portion of the triple underpass. Then there were some people down to the south of the triple underpass which had viewed the parade, or were viewing the parade—I don't know. The city officer went back south, as I recall, and I went off to the north, northwest.
Senator Cooper. Thank you.
The Chairman. Sheriff, thank you very much.
Mr. Ball. There is one question. Did you hear anybody refer to this rifle as a Mauser that day?
Mr. Boone. Yes, I did. And at first, not knowing what it was, I thought it was 7.65 Mauser.
Mr. Ball. Who referred to it as a Mauser that day?
Mr. Boone. I believe Captain Fritz. He had knelt down there to look at it, and before he removed it, not knowing what it was, he said that is what it looks like. This is when Lieutenant Day, I believe his name is, the ID man was getting ready to photograph it.
We were just discussing it back and forth. And he said it looks like a 7.65 Mauser.
Mr. Ball. Thank you.