Mr. Sorrels. No; I could not tell you to this day who they are.
Mr. Hubert. In other words, whoever you spoke to, Batchelor or Curry, who said they would let you know——
Mr. Sorrels. No; I don’t think it was my purpose in finding out who they were for my own benefit. That wasn’t the point at all. It was my thought that they should have information for the district attorney—period.
Mr. Hubert. In other words, you were not interested in knowing who they were yourself? You wanted them to know of the fact that there were two officers there?
Mr. Sorrels. That is right.
Mr. Hubert. And that you were worried about your own qualifications?
Mr. Sorrels. That is right.
Mr. Hubert. Can you tell us approximately the lapse of time, if you can remember it, between your conversation with Mr. Griffin and your conversation with either Chief Batchelor or Chief Curry that you have been speaking of?
Mr. Sorrels. Well, I would say it was quite some time afterwards, because this conversation—I don’t remember the date I had it with Mr. Griffin, but it was prior to the writing of this memorandum. And it was quite some time after that that the trial ever started. And when Mr. Wade saw me at the airport and said, “I want to see you and talk to you about this case,” the trial, of course, had not started at that time. So it was quite some time afterwards.
Mr. Hubert. Well, what did Curry or Batchelor, whoever it was, tell you when you told him of this?