Mr. Barnes. No conversation.
Mr. Belin. What did you do?
Mr. Barnes. We got our equipment and got the paraffin melted, and while it was being prepared, we told him that we would have to make a paraffin cast of his hand.
Mr. Belin. What did he say to that?
Mr. Barnes. It was okay with him.
Mr. Belin. Did he say anything as to any other comments he had about the paraffin test?
Mr. Barnes. None other than he stated to me, "What are you trying to do, prove that I fired a gun?"
And I said, "I am not trying to prove that you fired a gun. We have the test to make, and the chemical people at the laboratory, at the city-county laboratory will determine the rest of it."
Mr. Belin. What is the purpose of a paraffin test?
Mr. Barnes. The purpose is to find out if there is any nitrates on your hands.