Mr. Dean. I imagine Lieutenant Pierce did.
Mr. Griffin. Can I ask you directly, you did not, if I understand correctly, you did not make that decision?
Mr. Dean. To retain them at the city hall?
Mr. Griffin. Yes, sir.
Mr. Dean. No, sir; they were there and I utilized them for this purpose.
Mr. Griffin. Now, were there other people who were retained at city hall besides those three men in the platoon?
Mr. Dean. There were other men that were called back in from patrol duty to supplement what men we had at the central headquarters.
Mr. Griffin. But these were the only three men who actually stayed back and never went out to the field at all?
Mr. Dean. Yes, sir.
Mr. Griffin. Any particular reason that you can think of why those three men should have been kept there?