Mr. Steele.

her over to that gentleman, and then I went back over to the Trade Mart Building, where he and another fellow came up, and he handed me these leaflets, so I just started passing them out.

Mr. Jenner.

Did you look at them before you started passing them out?

Mr. Steele.

No; I didn't look at them. I have walked down Canal Street myself a lot of times, and somebody has handed me a leaflet like that, and I just take it, and most of the time I just throw it in the nearest trash can; I don't read them.

Mr. Jenner.

Did you have a sign, or was anybody carrying a sign there?

Mr. Steele.

No; but these pictures that Mr. Rice showed me, the FBI agent, I saw myself on those, and there was a gentleman in the rear who was also passing out leaflets, and I never saw him at the time I was there, but he's in the pictures.

Mr. Jenner.

What did he look like, this man who was there also passing out leaflets?

Mr. Steele.

Well, I shouldn't say this, I guess, but he was sort of Cuban looking, like that.

Mr. Jenner.

Olive skinned, do you mean?

Mr. Steele.

Yes; olive skinned, but he was back in the rear, passing out leaflets, and I never did even see him.

Mr. Jenner.

And this man, Oswald, who asked you to pass out the leaflets for 15 or 20 minutes, was he also passing out the leaflets at the same time?

Mr. Steele.

I never noticed.

Mr. Jenner.

Did you notice whether he was there, or whether he remained there after he gave you these leaflets?

Mr. Steele.

Oh, he was there. In fact, he had leaflets in his hand.

Mr. Jenner.

Do you think he was passing them out?

Mr. Steele.

I guess so, but, I mean, to say that he was just standing there passing them out, I didn't pay any attention to that. I was just trying to get mine passed out and get my $2 and leave. I didn't even look at him after a few minutes.

Mr. Jenner.

Did you more or less walk up and down in front of the building passing out these leaflets?

Mr. Steele.

More or less. I figured the sooner I got rid of them the sooner I could leave, so that's all I was interested in doing.

Mr. Jenner.

Did anybody talk to you about it, or say what the purpose of this was?

Mr. Steele.

No.

Mr. Jenner.

Did anybody protest that you were passing out leaflets of which they disapproved?

Mr. Steele.

Nobody. As a matter of fact, I didn't have any trouble getting rid of them. The people just sort of grabbed them as they passed by. It was just something free, you know, and I guess there's always a feeling that when you get something free you might as well take it.

Mr. Jenner.

What time of day did you go into the unemployment office with your girl friend?

Mr. Steele.

Before 12, possibly 11 or 11:30; I don't remember that.

Mr. Jenner.

Do you remember the conversation with your girl friend when you told her that you were going to pass out these leaflets in front of this building?

Mr. Steele.

No; she was just saying she had to go back to the school board building to see this guy.

Mr. Jenner.

Did you have any discussion with her as to whether she would accompany you?

Mr. Steele.

Accompany me where?

Mr. Jenner.

Accompany you to where you were going to pass out these leaflets?

Mr. Steele.

No.

Mr. Jenner.

Did you drive her somewhere before you went back to pass out these leaflets?

Mr. Steele.

To the school board building.