Chief Batchelor. Well, Chief Stevenson and I went into the basement on two occasions seeing about the layout down there. I believe that when I told the jail supervisor to get that camera moved, that this was on the first occasion and was before, I believe—I can’t be positive of that, but I think it was before.
Mr. Hubert. Had it been decided at that time that the route to be used would be through the basement?
Chief Batchelor. Well, this is the normal way you take prisoners out of the jail, and I don’t think any consideration had been given to doing it any other way. It was just an assumption that this would be the way he was taken out.
Mr. Hubert. This was the way to be used and this camera was in the way?
Chief Batchelor. Yes; now if you wanted to avoid people by taking him out, it would be possible to take him off the jail elevator on the second floor or the first floor, but this is not the normal way you take prisoners out of the jail.
There is a door off the jail elevator on the first floor for the purpose of bringing prisoners down and arraigning them before the corporation courts which are on the first floor.
There is also an entrance off of the second floor and third floor of the jail elevator for the purpose of bringing prisoners down to the various bureaus for interrogation, but I don’t recall that we discussed bringing him off in this fashion.
Mr. Hubert. Well now, I understand that at a later time you and Chief Curry and Chief Stevenson also made a general inspection?
Chief Batchelor. Yes; at that time we went down and this camera had been moved.
Mr. Hubert. About what time was that?