Q. ??? A. Yes by the telephone post. Q. That is on the courthouse side, down from the front of the courthouse on the corner? A. Yes sir. Q. Diagonally across is Frank Lowry's store. A. Yes sir on the right. Q. That is where this car was parked? A. Yes sir. Q. What attracted your attention, the transfer truck stopping? A. Yes sir. Q. You turned to look at that and you saw Freeman and Anderson coming rapidly? A. Yes I saw Freeman coming across somebody said they were coming after Rucker. Q. Did you know who they were talking about? A. Yes I knew Rucker. Q. About the time Freeman came over there he jumped on the running board and Rucker started out? A. Yes kind of backed out and straightened and as he started two shots were fired. Q. He had backed out and his car was going toward Atlanta that is when the shots were fired? A. Yes before he got started. Q. Just as he started the shots were fired and the car went on? A. Yes sir. Q. The shots were fired pretty close together? A. Yes. Q. Was Freeman still on the running board of the car at the time the shots were fired?
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