Mr. Griffin. When Lieutenant Merrell called you, did he tell you why you were to come down?
Mr. Newman. Yes.
Mr. Griffin. What did he tell you?
Mr. Newman. He said that Oswald was to be transferred at 10 o'clock, that they expected some crowds downtown and they thought they would need our help, or a crowd was gathering, I think is what—the way he had actually said it.
Mr. Griffin. Do you recall his telling you the time would be 10 o'clock?
Mr. Newman. I happened to remember it because I had to rush to get down there in time.
Mr. Griffin. Did he tell you anything else?
Mr. Newman. No; that was all.
Mr. Griffin. When you got down there, did you receive any instructions from somebody?
Mr. Newman. He and I walked out into the garage area there and we talked to some—to Sergeant Dean then.