Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Here is the testimony of Billy Lovelady describing what he did immediately after the shots, which was to go down the deadend street to the railroad tracks, just as we see in the Couch film. And that puts him exactly where we see the figure from the Couch film at exactly the time he was there. And, Lovelady said that he did this with Bill Shelley, whom we can also see in the film. Here is the testimony:

Mr. Lovelady: The crowd had started towards the railroad tracks back, you know, behind our building there and we run towards that little, old island and kind of down there in that little street. We went as far as the first tracks and everybody was hollering and crying and policemen started running out that way and we said we better get back into the building, so we went back into the west entrance on the back dock had that low ramp and went into the back dock back inside the building. 
Mr. BALL - First of all, let's get you to tell us whom you left the steps with. 
Mr. LOVELADY - Mr. Shelley. 
Mr. BALL - Shelley and you went down how far? 
Mr. LOVELADY - Well, I would say a good 75, between 75 to 100 yards to the first tracks. See how those tracks goes--- 
Mr. BALL - You went down the dead end on Elm? 
Mr. LOVELADY - Yes. 
Mr. BALL - And down to the first tracks? 
Mr. LOVELADY - Yes. 
Mr. BALL - Did you see anything there? 
Mr. LOVELADY - No, sir; well, just people running. 
Mr. BALL - That's all? 
Mr. LOVELADY - And hollerin. 
Mr. BALL - How did you happen to go down there? 
Mr. LOVELADY - I don't know, because everybody was running from that way and naturally, I guess--- 
Mr. BALL - They were running from that way or toward that way? 
Mr. LOVELADY - Toward that way; everybody thought it was coming from that direction. 
Mr. BALL - By the time you left the steps had Mr. Truly entered the building? 
Mr. LOVELADY - As we left the steps I would say we were at least 15. maybe 25. steps away from the building. I looked back and I saw him and the policeman running into the building. 
Mr. BALL - How many steps? 
Mr. LOVELADY - Twenty, 25. 
Mr. BALL - Steps away and you looked back and saw him enter the building? 
Mr. LOVELADY - Yes. 
Mr. BALL - Then you came back. How long did you stay around the railroad tracks? 
Mr. LOVELADY - Oh, just a minute, maybe minute and a half. 
Mr. BALL - Then what did you do? 
Mr. LOVELADY - Came back right through that part where Mr. Campbell, Mr. Truly, and Mr. Shelley park their cars and I came back inside the building. 
Mr. BALL - And enter from the rear? 
Mr. LOVELADY - Yes, sir; sure did.  


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