Mr. Hubert. What did you do then with reference to the transfer?
Captain Talbert. Continued his efforts to contact the chief through—going through the telephone exchange. I wanted to contact him by telephone. He had contacted Captain Fritz with the information from both Mr. Newsom and the sheriff, and Captain Fritz said he couldn't transfer him until the chief authorized it.
Mr. Hubert. Did you talk to Fritz yourself?
Captain Talbert. No, sir; that was conveyed to me by Captain Frazier before he left.
Mr. Hubert. I see.
Captain Talbert. And I got the telephone company to put a buzzer on the chief's line, and there is no response, and they have something that is louder than a buzzer. I can't recall the term they use, but you have to get permission from the chief operator to utilize that. I had that put on the chief's line, and still no response. Obviously the line was defective, so, I had a squad sent to the chief's home with the request that he call me.
Mr. Hubert. Did he call you?
Captain Talbert. Yes, sir.
Mr. Hubert. From his home?
Captain Talbert. Yes, sir.