A. Just begin to back up a little. I never thought about any shooting. Just happened to see him take the pistol out. He shot twice.

Q. The car when it back up, paused to start forward, and the shots were fired about the same time?

A. The car started about the time the shots were fired.

Q. Where was officer Anderson?

A. On the opposite side.

Q. Did you see whether or not he had a pistol?

A. I didn't see, never paid any attention. If anything was said I never heard it. I could not hear anything that was said.

Q. What length of time elapsed would you say between the time Freeman went up there and the time the shots were fired?

A. Just a very short time.

Q. Do you mean to say Rucker started to back out immediately?

A. About the time Mr Freeman jumped on the running board the car started to back and about the time the shots were fired he was started - looked like he was fixing to start when the shots were fired.

Q. He went on out the road - did he run into something?

A. Yes he struck a truck. The thought came to me that Freeman didn't hit him with the pistol. He went on struck the truck and then struck a tree. I started up there and somebody came along and said Rucker was dead and I didn't go any further.

CROSS-EXAMINATION by Mr Bratton:

Q. You were standing over here at the southwest corner of the courthouse square?

A. Yes here at this post.

Q. Where the Sweetwater road comes in and runs into the highway leading to Atlanta?