Mrs. Johnson.

wouldn't speak to them, Maybe they would. speak to him but he wouldn't speak.

Mr. Ball.

Did you ever see him with a rifle?

Mrs. Johnson.

Never did; and he never brought that rifle in my house; I just know he never had that rifle in there. He could have had this pistol, I don't know, because they found the scabbard.

Mr. Ball.

The pistol holster is what they found?

Mrs. Johnson.

Pistol holster is what I'm trying to say.

Mr. Ball.

They found that after the assassination?

Mrs. Johnson.

Yes sir; I seen the holster.

Mr. Ball.

Had you ever seen it before?

Mrs. Johnson.

No, sir he kept that packed away. We never go through people's personal things. I instruct my housekeeper never go through people's personal things. We are not in a position to do that and its rude and we de not.

Mr. Ball.

How is this room furnished that Oswald rented?

Mrs. Johnson.

A very small room; it had an old fashioned clothes closet that l had a place to hang your clothes an drawer, space for your underwear, your socks and everything, and then it also had a cabinet' space anyone could have stored food or, well I mean bundles of things, you know, and. then I had a dresser and a bed and a heater and a little refrigerated unit.

Mr. Ball.

A refrigerating unit?

Mrs. Johnson.

Yes, sir; a window unit.

Mr. Ball.

You mean it cooled the room?

Mrs. Johnson.

Yes, sir; and it had curtains and venetian blinds.

Mr. Ball.

What kind of curtains did it have?

Mrs. Johnson.

Well, it just had side drapes and panels.

Mr. Ball.

Were the curtains on curtain rods?

Mrs. Johnson.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Ball.

They were in the room when he rented it?

Mrs. Johnson.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Ball.

Did Oswald ever talk to you about redecorating his room?

Mrs. Johnson.

No sir; never mentioned it.

Mr. Ball.

Did he ever talk to you about putting up new curtains in his room?

Mrs. Johnson.

No, sir.

Mr. Ball.

Did he ever tell you he was going to get some curtain rods?

Mrs. Johnson.

No; he didn't.

Mr. Ball.

The room had curtain rods on the window when he came in there?

Mrs. Johnson.

Yes, sir; sure did.

Mr. Ball.

Also curtains?

Mrs. Johnson.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Ball.

Was there one weekend when he was gone in which he didn't return on Monday but he came back the next day, on Tuesday?

Mrs. Johnson.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Ball.

Was there?

Mrs. Johnson.

Yes; there was one and it must have been on Labor--no----

Mr. Ball.

Armistice Day?

Mrs. Johnson.

Armistice Day; it was on Monday, was it not?

Mr. Ball.

Yes.

Mrs. Johnson.

That was Monday he wasn't home. He didn't come home until Tuesday; that's the first time and only time he failed to pay his rent when it was due, It was due on Monday.

Mr. Ball.

When did he pay it?
Mrs. JOHNSON, I would say the next 5 minutes after he walked into the house from work.

Mr. Ball.

What time did he come home from work on Tuesday.

Mrs. Johnson.

Something like 5 o'clock,. 4:30 or 5--5, I think.

Mr. Ball.

Did he tell you where he had been?

Mrs. Johnson.

No, no; he didn't tell us anything; no; we didn't ask.

Mr. Ball.

Now, in the next weekend, that would-be the weekend before the assassination, he stayed there?

Mrs. Johnson.

He remained there.

Mr. Ball.

Did you or did you not see him go out any that weekend?