George Jefferson Applin, Jr

What were you doing in Dallas?


Working.


Working here in Dallas?


Yes, sir.


What kind of work?


Well, I was working as, open-head crane operator, and painter and front-end loader.


Did you go to the picture show that afternoon?


Yes, sir; I did.


How did you happen to be off duty that day?


They was installing a new cutting press for the rollers, and they did not need me, so, they let me off for 2 days.


For 2 days?


For 2 days.


What did you do? Go to the picture show?


Yes, sir; I did.


What time of day did you go there?


Well, actually, I went to---I was over in Oak Cliff, around about, I guess, about 12 o'clock, I imagine is what time it was. I was there and the show hadn't opened up, so, I was sitting in my car listening to the radio up until the time that the show opened.


You went in the show when it opened?


Yes, sir.


Paid your way?


Yes, sir.


And where did you take your seat? What part of the theatre?


About six rows down, I got in the middle aisle, about the middle of the chairs.


Middle aisle, six rows from the rear?


Yes, sir.


And you were how far from the middle aisle into the row of seats?


Well, about--seemed quite a little while since I thought about this. I guess I was about four or five seats over from the aisle.


From the aisle. Now, did something happen there during that showing of that picture that you remember?


Well, I know this much, Audie Murphy introduced the picture.


Then some police officers came in there?


No, sir; the lights came on.