Mr. Stevenson. No, sir; not all of it, but they told me at that time that they had found a rifle that they were sure was the one. They had talked to witnesses. The officer had seen him in the Texas Book Depository a few minutes after the shooting. He was an employee down there. He had left the building after the shooting.
Mr. Hubert. They told you all this at the time they told you that they had enough in their opinion to charge?
Mr. Stevenson. Yes; charges were filed. And at about 1:30 a.m., on the 23d, he was arraigned in the identification bureau on the charge of murdering President Kennedy, before Judge Dave Johnston, and was returned to his cell under guard at that time after the arraignment. I was present at that arraignment. I was not present at the arraignment on the Tippit case.
After he was arraigned, I returned to my office and was in my office, the homicide office or bureau where I might have business for the balance of the night up until about 3 o'clock, at which time the homicide office was closed until the following morning. I remained on duty in the administrative offices with detectives whom we had working that night standing by for any assignments or any other information we might get, that we wanted to investigate during the night—and left the city hall, the Police and Courts Building at about 12:35 Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Hubert. Now are you familiar with the lineup conducted in the regular assembly or lineup room of the Dallas Police Department of Oswald when some newspaper people were present?
Mr. Stevenson. Yes.
Mr. Hubert. Could you tell us about that? First of all, what time was it?
Mr. Stevenson. That was a few moments after charges were filed, I believe, by the district attorney.
Mr. Hubert. Charges on Oswald?
Mr. Stevenson. On Oswald in the President's death. The district attorney, Mr. Wade, and the assistant, Mr. Alexander, were present.