Mr. Hubert. Had you been told as to what route to follow?
Mr. Hall. The policeman got into the cab and briefly said his understanding was that we would turn left and have an escort and would probably go on up to Central Express, over to Main, and down to the county courthouse by the most direct route. I feel that this was a little conjecture on his part and mine both.
Mr. Hubert. How long after you had stopped in the final position of the truck did this policeman come and sit next to you?
Mr. Hall. Three to five minutes.
Mr. Hubert. How do you fix that?
Mr. Hall. Strict estimate; it wasn’t immediately. It wasn’t toward the latter part of the waiting period. It was in the early part of the waiting period, and I feel that 3 to 5 minutes was a fairly accurate estimate.
Mr. Hubert. Did you converse with this gentleman?
Mr. Hall. Briefly; we shook hands, smiled at each other, and sat there.
Mr. Hubert. He stayed there until after the shot was fired?
Mr. Hall. He stayed in the truck until we pulled over across the street and until after the ambulance had gone by.