Mr. Jenner.

How did he appear that day or react to the news which he received that his employment was being terminated?

Mr. Ofstein.

He seemed like he was calm, just like any other day except that he told me this was his last day with the company and more or less like it was just the end of the job and he was going to try to find another one.

Mr. Jenner.

Did he say anything of whether he had been let out or whether he had quit?

Mr. Ofstein.

He just said he had been relieved from his duties as cameraman.

Mr. Jenner.

Did he express any resentment in that connection?

Mr. Ofstein.

No, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

When he first came with the company, how did he get along with his fellow employees?

Mr. Ofstein.

Not very well---just enough to talk to the people who were working alongside Of him to learn what he had to do.

Mr. Jenner.

Did those conditions. or relations improve as the months went along?

Mr. Ofstein.

No, sir; they worsened.

Mr. Jenner.

They worsened?

Mr. Ofstein.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

Did they worsen before this Russian language newspaper turned up, or did they really begin to worsen when the Russian language newspaper turned up?

Mr. Ofstein.

They worsened before this.

Mr. Jenner.

You saw him every day that he worked?

Mr. Ofstein.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

And that you worked?

Mr. Ofstein.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

And you had some interest in him as a person?

Mr. Ofstein.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

What was the reason for the difficulties he .had with respect to fellow employees, and why did those relationships worsen?

Mr. Ofstein.

Well, we work in a rather tight area. There is little room to move around in the darkroom, just about enough room for a man to stand by the developing trays and allow one person to squeeze behind him and get by, and he would make it a habit of just bursting through there head-on with no regard to who was in the room if anyone was there, and also we were required to get proofs of the work we had done on a Bruning machine, which is somewhat like a Thermofax--it works on the same principle of making proof of it or a copy of it.

Mr. Jenner.

I tried a patent' case against the Bruning Co., so I know what their machines are.

Mr. Ofstein.

But the other department .with which we shared the Bruning machine requires a little more delicate work with the machine, as their proofs are proofread. Ours are Just for further use in case a job. comes back and we need to know what was on the job. He would burst in there and if someone else was on it, didn't make him any difference, he would go ahead and put his work through and, of course, this made people mad about it.

Mr. Jenner.

How would you describe all this, that he was inconsiderate?

Mr. Ofstein.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

And selfish and aggressive with respect to himself and impatient with the rights of others?

Mr. Ofstein.

Yes; I think he thought he had the right of way in any case, either that or he was just in a hurry to get through, and through his hurrying be made no regard for anyone else's well-being or anyone else's jobs.

Mr. Jenner.

Go ahead.

Mr. Ofstein.

I never heard him ask anyone to go to lunch. with him, or no one, including myself, that I recall, asked-him to go to lunch, I believe I might have asked him at one time and he always ate alone.

Mr. Jenner.

Did he eat with you?

Mr. Ofstein.

No, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

Even though you asked him?

Mr. Ofstein.

No, sir; not a bit.