Mr. Stern. To the right-hand side of Houston Street?
Mr. Sorrels. Of Houston Street; yes, sir.
The Book Depository, as we turned to the right on Houston Street, of course, was right directly in front of us, and just to the left side of the street. I saw that building, saw that there were some windows open, and that there were some people looking from the windows. I remember distinctly there were a couple of colored men that were in windows almost not quite to the center of the building, probably two floors down from the top. There may have been one or two other persons that I may have seen there. I don't recall any specific instance. But I did not see any activity—no one moving around or anything like that.
Mr. Stern. Do you think you had an opportunity to view all the windows of the building?
Mr. Sorrels. I did, yes; because it was right in front.
Mr. Stern. Do you recall seeing anything on the side of the building to your right, any of the windows on that side of the building—the far right side of the building?
Mr. Sorrels. Yes. There was at least one or two windows that were open in that section over there. I do not recall seeing anyone in any of those windows. I do not, of course, remember seeing any object or anything like that in the windows such as a rifle or anything pointing out the windows. There was no activity, no one moving around that I saw at all.
Mr. Stern. But you believe you could observe all of the windows on the side of the building facing you?
Mr. Sorrels. Yes. In other words, it is just right down at the end of the street.
Mr. Stern. Now, the car you were riding in was a closed car, was it not?