Mr. Hubert. After he paid you the money, did you immediately leave with your friends to go and find something to eat?
Mr. Newnam. No, sir.
Mr. Hubert. How much time elapsed between the time he paid you the money and you left?
Mr. Newnam. Oh, I would say some 20 or 30 minutes, I don’t know exactly.
Mr. Hubert. Now, let’s get at it this way: How much time elapsed, do you think, between the time of the announcement of the President’s death and the time you left to go to eat?
Mr. Newnam. Well. I don’t recall really the specific time the announcement was made. This leaves me a little bit undecided as to the specific amount of time that would elapse in there.
Mr. Hubert. Where were you when you heard of the President’s death?
Mr. Newnam. I was still in the department.
Mr. Hubert. But were you at your desk?
Mr. Newnam. I don’t recall that. We were moving from desk to desk—the boss had me handling cancellations or whatever happened to come up—we were still trying to take care of the business and do what was necessary. I do not recall exactly where I was when that announcement came out.