Mr. Rankin. What entrances are there to the basement?
Mr. Curry. This is a Main Street entrance for vehicles, that would be on the north side of the building. There is a Commerce Street exit which would be on the south side of the building, on the west side downstairs there is an entrance from the jail corridor where the public goes to the jail window into the basement of the parking area. Then there are some elevators that come from the municipal building, that come down to the basement level. There are also, there is also an opening that goes from this basement down into a subbasement where the maintenance men have their offices.
(At this point, Senator Cooper left the hearing room.)
Mr. Rankin. And each one of those was guarded?
Mr. Curry. Yes, sir.
Mr. Rankin. Throughout the time?
Mr. Curry. Yes, sir.
Mr. Rankin. What other precautions were made?
Mr. Curry. There were a great number of police reservists and detectives and uniformed officers, I think there was a total, I believe of about 74 men in this area between the jail office and the immediate area where he would be loaded.
Mr. Rankin. How large an area was that?