(Testimony of John Edward Pic)
Mr. Jenner.
Would a map of New Orleans help you any?
Mr. Pic.
Possible; I don't remember this Congress, I remember a green house, this was a green house I remember. What street it was on, I don't know. But I do remember something about a green house.
Mr. Jenner.
Was it in the French quarter, in the old city?
Mr. Pic.
The way I remember the French quarter is down in here somewhere, and this is certainly not the French quarter. Here is this Gretna. It may be in Algiers that Infant Jesus, one of these two, either Gretna or Algiers. I think it was Gretna.
Mr. Jenner.
Your mother said it was Algiers, and there is evidence that it was located in Algiers.
Mr. Pic.
OK. sir; Algiers. I know it was across the river.
Mr. Jenner.
You do have a recollection, however, of living in a house on Bartholomew?
Mr. Pic.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
Do you happen to remember, you don't remember now the exact address?
Mr. Pic.
No, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
It was at 1010 Bartholomew. Did you live in the 1010 Bartholomew house?
Mr. Pic.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
Was it before or during, or when was it with respect to when you and Robert entered the Bethlehem Orphanage?
Mr. Pic.
We was living there when I went to Washington.
Mr. Jenner.
George Washington Elementary School at 3810 St. Cloud?
Mr. Pic.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
Our records show your mother purchased the 1010 Bartholomew property in March of 1941, March 9 to be exact.
Mr. Pic.
When I was at Infant Jesus College, I couldn't very well remember that Congress Street because I probably--we wasn't living there.
Mr. Jenner.
You weren't living--
Mr. Pic.
At home.
Mr. Jenner.
No.
Mr. Pic.
So, I am afraid I can't remember that Congress Street address. I remember a green house.
Mr. Jenner.
A green house.
Mr. Pic.
Yes; that is about the best I can do.
Mr. Jenner.
In any event it was a house different from or other than the 2109 Alvar?
Mr. Pic.
That is correct, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
In which you were living at the time of-the death of your stepfather?
Mr. Pic.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
That is good enough. You remember being with your brother Robert in the Bethlehem Orphanage?
Mr. Pic.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
And your initial utterance voluntarily was that you entered there in 1942.
Mr. Pic.
Yes, sir; it was right after the war.
Mr. Jenner.
The records show that it was in the month of January 1942. You were then 10 years old so you might have some reasonable recollection of it. Tell us the circumstances and what you understand about it.
Mr. Pic.
Well, while we lived on this Bartholomew Street my mother opened in the front room a little store called Oswald's Notion Shop. I think she sold spools of thread and needles and things like this.
Mr. Jenner.
Did she sell any sweets or candy for children?
Mr. Pic.
Yes, sir; I remember we used to go in there and swipe it.
Mr. Jenner.
Was your mother working at that time other than managing or operating this little notions and sweet shop?
Mr. Pic.
Not that I remember, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
And it was in a segment of the home at 1010 Bartholomew?
Mr. Pic.
Yes, sir; it was the very front room.
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