Mr. Crull. There were officers there. The homicide bureau was north of the midpoint in the bureau, and there was at that time and most of the time, I understand—again I am relying on hearsay—that that part of the corridor was kept comparatively free.
Now I was there at one time, and I can’t say when, when they moved Oswald from homicide back up to the jail, I believe. At that time he was brought out through the corridor and did walk with the detectives holding him through the press, which was, or part of the press.
Mr. Hubert. Did you speak to any members of the press or otherwise gain any impression as to their attitude about what their rights were, and so forth?
Mr. Crull. I gained an impression from talking to some of the local newspapermen who came up to me and said, “Please don’t blame us for what is going on. We don’t act this way.”
Mr. Hubert. Could you tell us something about what those actions were that the local press seemed to be apologizing for?
Mr. Crull. This is something I don’t know of my own knowledge at all.
Mr. Hubert. I was thinking of what you yourself observed.
Mr. Crull. Crowding, pushing, and attempting to take over. The free and easy use of the electrical system, which I think I noticed that most.
Mr. Hubert. What was some example of that?
Mr. Crull. I didn’t check the details, but the switchboxes had been opened and the technicians pretty obviously had hooked on any place they could find a wire which would support the use.