(Testimony of A. C. Johnson)
Mr. Johnson.
The Beckley bus.
Mr. Belin.
The Beckley bus? Does it stop right in front of your house?
Mr. Johnson.
It Stops right--uh--well, my house is the third house from the corner, and it stops right on the corner.
Mr. BELIN, And does that go right to or near Elm and Houston?
Mr. Belin.
And can you pick up a bus near Elm and Houston to get right back to your house?
Mr. Johnson.
Yes; I believe it goes right back down--uh---Elm.
Mr. Belin.
Did Lee Harvey Oswald generally stay at your home on weekends?
Mr. Johnson.
No.
Mr. Belin.
Do you know where he went?
Mr. Johnson.
Uh--no; I don't. I just assumed he went home.
Mr. Belin.
By "home," you mean to----
Mr. Johnson.
Irving. I believe that's where his wife lived.
Mr. Belin.
Did he ever talk to you about his wife or family?
Mr. Johnson.
No; never did.
Mr. Belin.
Did you ever hear him make any telephone calls to his wife, or to someone?
Mr. Johnson.
Yes, he'd make calls but I never did know who he was calling. Because, like I say, he'd talk in a foreign language all the time.
Mr. Belin.
Were these toll calls, or not?
Mr. JOHNSON, No; so far as I know, he never put in a toll call.
Mr. Belin.
When you call Irving, Tex. is this a toll call, or not?
Mr. Johnson.
No; it's the same exchange.
Mr. Belin.
You said that you heard him talk in a foreign language. About how often would he make these calls?
Mr. Johnson.
Most every evening after work.
Mr. Belin.
I believe you said that he generally wasn't there on weekends.
Mr. Johnson.
Yes.
Mr. Belin.
Were there some weekends when he might be there or don't you remember?
Mr. Johnson.
I don't remember.
Mr. Belin.
Were there any week nights when he wasn't there?
Mr. Johnson.
Uh--so far as I know, the night before the assassination, the night of the twenty--that would be the 21st.
Mr. Belin.
Twenty-first of November?
Mr. Johnson.
The night before the assassination.
Mr. Belin.
Yes.
Was there any other week night, apart from November 21, that he wasn't there to the best of your recollection?
Mr. Johnson.
No.
Mr. Belin.
Did he say anything to you before November 21 that he wasn't going to be there that night?
Mr. Johnson.
No.
Mr. Belin.
He paid for the room by the week, didn't he?
Mr. Johnson.
Yes.
Mr. Belin.
How much was his room rent?
Mr. Johnson.
I believe, $8 a week.
Mr. Belin.
Were your larger rooms more expensive?
Mr. Johnson.
Yes.
Mr. Belin.
When a larger room became available was this ever told to him, or not?
Mr. Johnson.
I believe my Wife told him but--uh--but he just--said he'd just as soon stay on in that small room, that it was handy and that he'd just stay on.
Mr. Belin.
When a person stayed by the week, did he pay his rent in advance?
Mr. Belin.
What day of the week would his rent be due?
Mr. Johnson.
Well, I don't know what day .his--Oswald's--was-due. They pay --- if they move in on a Monday, they pay it-- the rent is due on Monday.
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