A. Yes sir. Q. Where were you standing with relation to the filling station? A. Just on this side of the street. Right next to the corner. Q. Mr Dailey, go ahead and explain to the jury just what you saw there. First I would like to ask you if you saw Rucker Cornett's car there? A. The first I noticed it was just beyond the filling station there where I was, coming this way. It turned down and went around and come down on this side of the courthouse out of my sight. Me and Joe Brakebill were standing there together. I noticed the car come back out here and the red light stopped him. When the green light came on he went on to the next light and the red light had him there. He stopped and held out his hand when the green light came on he started on and pulled over and parked in front of Lowry's store. Q. Did you notice anything wrong with his driving? A. No he was driving slowly. Q. Go ahead and explain to the jury what you saw after he passed. Q. Mr Brakebill called to me and said here come the police. I looked around and they were along about the steps of the courthouse. They came on toward me and left the sidewalk about half way from the entrance to the courthouse to the corner and went toward the car. About the time they stepped off of the side walk - Garrett had his pistol out and Freeman walked on across the street with his hands behind him - crossed like that. Mr Anderson went on the right side toward the store and Freeman was on the left. Anderson walked up, I could see him all the time. The way the car was sitting I could not see Mr Freeman altogether.
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