Mr. Dietrich. No; he didn’t. I think he talked with Mr. Hall as to what time.
Mr. Hubert. Did you hear?
Mr. Dietrich. No; I didn’t hear that.
Mr. Hubert. All right; go on.
Mr. Dietrich. Well, after he talked with this captain at the police department, there was a question of whether we should take shotguns and as to how many shotguns we were to take, and so forth, and so on. And Mr. Fleming and Mr. Hall decided not to take shotguns, that revolvers would be enough. Mr. Fleming’s contention was that actually we were only going to transport Oswald from the city jail to the county jail, and that it was up to the police to provide the necessary protection. All we were going to do was to provide the transportation.
Mr. Hubert. So you had your sidearm, but you did not put the shotgun on the shoulder as usual?
Mr. Dietrich. That’s right; yes, sir.
Mr. Hubert. Was there any delay in getting away?
Mr. Dietrich. None; other than the time consumed discussing whether we would take shotguns or not.
Mr. Hubert. Do you remember any difficulty in starting the larger car due to battery difficulty?