The northeast corner is the auto theft bureau, the next going south would be the forgery bureau, and then would be the homicide office or homicide bureau, which is adjacent to a hallway, the north-south hallway, and also the rear office is adjacent to the hall going over to the municipal building which is immediately east of the police and courts building.
The entrance to the homicide office is approximately 20 or 25 feet to the entrance to this jail elevator, and it is necessary to bring a prisoner down this hall in order to get him into this jail elevator. Each time we—that I observed them move Oswald, they were almost overrun by news media.
Mr. Rankin. By overrun, what do you mean?
Could you describe with a little more definiteness, are you talking about 4 or 5 or 10?
Mr. Curry. I will say probably a hundred, at least a hundred that were jammed into this hallway.
(At this point, Mr. McCloy entered the hearing room.)
Mr. Rankin. Were some of them—I will withdraw that question.
Were some of these people from the news media from the press and others from the radio and others from the television?
Mr. Curry. Yes, sir; that is true, sir.
(At this point, Representative Ford entered the hearing room.)