Mr. Ball. Describe what you saw at that time—I want to know how they had ahold of him?
Mr. Gibson. Well, right after they took him to the floor, as I said, he had a gun in his hand and I turned around and walked back into the lobby, the front part of the theatre, and just right after I walked out into the lobby, one of the policemen yelled, "Lock the doors," and so I walked up and started locking the doors and the head usher, Butch, came running out and he started at one end and I started at the other end. There was six or eight doors in the front, and we locked them up and then they brought Oswald through the door—there was two police officers that had ahold of him, and his arms were bent around behind him—like so [indicating].
Mr. Ball. And did the officer have his arm around his neck?
Mr. Gibson. I don't know—I don't think so—he did have a black eye and his shirt was about halfway torn off of him.
Mr. Ball. Did you hear Oswald say anything?
Mr. Gibson. Yes.
Mr. Ball. What did he say?
Mr. Gibson. He said, "I protest police brutality."
Mr. Ball. At any time did you see an officer, while the officers were struggling, with Oswald, did you see an officer strike Oswald with the butt of a shotgun?
Mr. Gibson. No, sir; I didn't.