Captain Talbert. Yes, sir; it has—that particular door, I have since learned—I didn't know it at that time, but I have since learned that that particular door has a fire escape type latch. That bar-type latch, and I did check and find that the first floor—not the basement, but the first floor of the city hall had its interior door, both on the Commerce Street, Main Street, and the hallway locked. It is a procedure that they use over the weekend, and after 6 p.m., in the afternoon, those doors are locked, so, anyone not in the building at the time wouldn't have had access to this unless someone unlocked it for them.
Mr. Hubert. Did you check those entrances at the first floor of the municipal building on the 24th?
Captain Talbert. Yes, sir.
Mr. Hubert. How did you do that?
Captain Talbert. As I recall, just from the—this particular time after finishing this search, I went to the sidewalk area on Commerce, and into the entrance that is left open for payment of water bills and the interior door there was secure and locked.
Mr. Hubert. So, then a person could not get into the first floor of the city hall through that door on Commerce Street?
Captain Talbert. Yes, sir; and in further checking around the building I went through the police courts building and in checking the Main Street door and then, in turn, checked the Main Street entrance, and it was locked.
Mr. Hubert. Main Street entrance to the municipal building?
Captain Talbert. To the municipal building.
Mr. Hubert. And it was locked?