Mrs. Johnson.

that." She said. I"You know how she is, she hasn't called back. She might swell up and pout and it will be months before she calls me again."

Mr. Ball.

Do you know any reason why she should have left you?

Mrs. Johnson.

Mrs. Cheek, the sister, says when she was talking to her she brought up a little old lady that does room with me and she is a retired woman who is drawing her social security and she was a housekeeper previous to this last time Mrs. Roberts was there--- Katy Gage, a precious woman, gets along with everybody. She's got children but doesn't want to live with them. She prefers living with my husband and I, renting a room and lives with us. She tells--and Mrs. Cheek says first thing she brought up was Katy. She says she's jealous of Katy and I don't know why she is. There is no reason to be.

Mr. Ball.

Did Earlene Roberts ever talk to Oswald in your presence; did you ever see them talk to each other?

Mrs. Johnson.

Listen here, no; I don't believe that Lee talked to anybody. I just really don't.

Mr. Ball.

Did Earlene ever talk to you about Oswald?

Mrs. Johnson.

No.

Mr. Ball.

Say she thought he was a peculiar one?

Mrs. Johnson.

No.

Mr. Ball.

She never mentioned him?

Mrs. Johnson.

No; she just didn't like him ,because he wouldn't speak but that's all.

Mr. Ball.

She told you she did not like him?

Mrs. Johnson.

Yeah, she would say "I would like to know if he thinks he is too good to speak to me when he comes through the kitchen." I said, "If you speak to him, he will speak," I said, "I will speak to him" and he .says, "Good morning" but he didn't speak if I didn't speak.

Mr. Ball.

On the day of the 22d of November, were you home around 1 o'clock?

Mrs. Johnson.

It must have been 1:30 or 2, something like that.

Mr. Ball.

When you came home?

Mrs. Johnson.

Yes; after serving lunch.

Mr. Ball.

Did Earlene Roberts say anything to you whether or not this man had returned?

Mrs. Johnson.

No; after these officers came in, well, then she began to-tell them that he did come rushing in and she had gotten a phone call or had made one, anyway, she was .on the phone--no, there was someone called her, that's what she said, said someone called her and she says, "Did you know that the President had been assassinated" and she says, ."Why, no" and she says, "Well, it's on the television now" and she says, "I will run and turn it on" and she run in and turned this television on to get this information and this Oswald walked in hurriedly and she said, she said to him, "You seem to be in a hurry." She was the only one in that place. She said he didn't say a word but went on in his room and she said he changed his little zip-up coat, way I understand it, and just went right back out. He evidently got the gun; now, we don't know.

Mr. Ball.

Did she tell the officers that?

Mrs. Johnson.

Yeah, she told the officers that.

Mr. Ball.

When they came out there, did they have a search warrant?

Mrs. Johnson.

Yes, surely.

Mr. Ball.

Did you permit them to search his room?

Mr. Ball.

Did you look in the room while they were searching it?

Mrs. Johnson.

I certainly did.' It had French doors to it; folding open, you couldn't help but see everything, the books and all they took out of these chests of drawers. They was throwin' them down on the bed.

Mr. Ball.

Did you see a pistol holster?

Mrs. Johnson.

Yes, I did.

Mr. Ball.

Where was it?

Mrs. Johnson.

I don't know; they took it out of one of the drawers of this chest.

Mr. Ball.

It was in a drawer?

Mrs. Johnson.

Yes.