I believe Chief Batchelor arrived at about the same time, and Chief Curry either came in near that time or a few minutes later. Now, I don't recall.
When Chief Batchelor and I were in the basement; we observed a Captain Talbert had already started setting up security in the basement and on the streets outside.
Mr. Hubert. Will you describe what you mean when you say he had already started setting up security?
Mr. Stevenson. He had placed officers on the Commerce Street side of the city hall at the top of the ramp.
There was two or three officers at that time, we observed, in the basement. And I believe Captain Talbert was in the basement, and one of the sergeants, possibly Sergeant Dean. I could be wrong on Dean being there at that time.
Mr. Hubert. That was when you first came in?
Mr. Stevenson. That was when we first arrived at the city hall. It was too early at that time to see just where we would want the men assigned, or where he would have them assigned, rather, because I was not assigning the men to security other than being of any assistance to the men in my division that I could possibly be. Chief Curry, Chief Batchelor, and myself looked over the basement shortly after, or I would say 8:45. Chief Curry observed a large TV camera sitting back in the alcove as you go into the double doors into the Police and Courts Building of the basement.
Mr. Hubert. Is that the basement side of those double doors, or on the jail side?
Mr. Stevenson. That was just outside the jail windows after you get through the double doors from inside the Police and Courts Building. It was sitting outside the doors in the part of what is a part of the basement.
Mr. Hubert. I see.