Chief Batchelor. No; we occasionally do it.
Mr. Hubert. All right now, when that was learned, as I understand it, it was then that plans began to be made for your transfer of Oswald?
Chief Batchelor. Yes, sir.
Mr. Hubert. And I suppose it is correct to say then that previous to that time there had been no consideration made of any transfer plans since you didn’t know actually that you were going to do it?
Chief Batchelor. We hadn’t made any definite plans the night before, if that is what you mean. It was on that morning around 6:30 in the morning when I received a call at home to the effect that an anonymous call had come in threatening to take the prisoner away from us. This was when we really began to be concerned about some extraordinary procedures in moving him.
Mr. Hubert. Was it your thought that you all were better equipped to handle it?
Chief Batchelor. We had more manpower than the sheriff would have.
Mr. Hubert. Well, would you tell us just how the plans developed from that time then after the Decker call about transferring him, that you know of?
Chief Batchelor. This is when Chief Curry and I discussed the possibility of getting an armored truck in which to move him, and we discussed this between ourselves and decided this would probably be a safe measure.
Mr. Hubert. Was it just you and he, or was somebody else there?