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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. X - Page 234« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Mrs. Mahlon F. Tobias)

Mr. Jenner.
Mrs. Tobias is pointing to the area of the plat which is marked "S" or the .side opposite to that which is marked "N."
Mrs. Tobias.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
The figure 604 underneath the word "Elsbeth" appearing on the east line of the rectangle is the apartment occupied by the Oswalds.
Mrs. Tobias.
601 apartment 2.
Mr. Jenner.
Apartment 2.
Mrs. Tobias.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
And that was on the ground floor?
Mrs. Tobias.
That's right.
Mr. Jenner.
And that's on the southeast corner of the building?
Mrs. Tobias.
That's right.
Mr. Jenner.
And you live in a similar three-room apartment on the northeast corner of the building?
Mrs. Tobias.
Yes--602---that's right.
Mr. Jenner.
So, we will draw a little square in there, representing those apartments.
Mrs. Tobias.
That's right.
Mr. Jenner.
Now, there are altogether how many apartments in the building?
Mrs. Tobias.
Ten.
Mr. Jenner.
I'm going to write 10 apartments on there.
Mrs. Tobias.
All right.
Mr. Jenner.
Now, those apartments run back from interiors, or one after another, back from Elsbeth Street.
Mrs. Tobias.
That's right.
Mr. Jenner.
They have front entrances and rear entrances?
Mrs. Tobias.
That's right.
Mr. Jenner.
The rear entrance to your apartment is from Davis Street?
Mrs. Tobias.
Davis Street; that's right.
Mr. Jenner.
The rear entrance from the Oswald apartment is from where?
Mrs. Tobias.
From the driveway, and that would be south, wouldn't it?
Mr. Jenner.
There is a driveway that runs along this way [indicating]?
Mrs. Tobias.
That's right.
Mr. Jenner.
It's a private driveway?
Mrs. Tobias.
Yes, it is; it's private, it goes to the apartments.
Mr. Jenner.
All right, we'll call that "private driveway."
Mrs. Tobias.
That's right, and they are not allowed to park, you know, for any length of time just for moving in and moving out, and here is a back door out here that is into that driveway.
Mr. Jenner.
So, his rear entrance was from the driveway?
Mrs. Tobias.
That's right.
Mr. Jenner.
Which I have so marked.
Mrs. Tobias.
That's right.
Mr. JENNER, Now, you spoke of a court, did you not?
Mrs. Tobias.
No, I didn't--I said a patio.
Mr. Jenner.
A patio?
Mrs. Tobias.
A patio--in between--this side and this side (indicating).
Mr. Jenner.
In between the south side and the north side?
Mrs. Tobias.
That's right. We call it a patio, you know, there is a front entrance with each having their own and then, of course, we have cement there in that entrance and there's lots of shrubbery.
Mr. Jenner.
Is this open to the sky?
Mrs. Tobias.
No; oh, sure, it's open. These buildings are all solid, what I mean, there is nothing like what do you call these a breezeway--there's nothing like that. It's just open in between 604 and 602, if I am making it clear?
Mr. Jenner.
Yes You are. Between your apartment on the north side of the building and their apartment on the south side it is open?
Mrs. Tobias.
That is right.
Mr. Jenner.
There is no roof over that area?
Mrs. Tobias.
No; there isn't.
Mr. Jenner.
And you call that a patio?
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