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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. XI - Page 46« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of John Edward Pic Resumed)

Mr. Jenner.
He was discharged in the spring of 1956--1957, rather; and stayed at Exchange Alley for a short while.
Mr. Pic.
I don't know that.
Mr. Jenner.
Then went to Fort Worth and your mother and your brother Lee followed and your brother Lee attended high school for about 6 or 7 weeks in the fair of 1957 in Fort Worth, Arlington Heights High School, and enlisted in October 1957, in the Marines.
Mr. Pic.
Lee enlisted in 1956, I believe.
Mr. Ely.
1956.
Mr. Jenner.
1956 was it. Then your brother Robert was discharged, mustered out in 1956?
Mr. Pic.
That sounds about right. And stayed in Exchange Alley a short time, didn't like it, went on to Fort Worth.
After she left in January of 1958 we continued to communicate by mail and every now and then a phone call.
Then in August of 1958 I received my orders to Japan, and we left Mitchell and departed cross country.
Mr. Jenner.
You and your wife and children?
Mr. Pic.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
By what, automobile?
Mr. Pic.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
By this time you owned an automobile?
Mr. Pic.
My second one.
Mr. Jenner.
Second one?
Mr. Pic.
I purchased my first one when I was stationed in Virginia. We arrived in Fort Worth, approximately 28, 29 October 1958. I remember we were in her house on Halloween night because I pulled the car up behind and locked the gates so I would not have my hub caps stolen.
Mr. Jenner.
Where did she reside then?
Mr. Pic.
I think you ought to refresh my memory on that. It was a little circle. Did she have an address with a little circle, some kind of circle or something?
Mr. Jenner.
Do you have that?
Mr. Pic.
What she lived on described the street, it was a circle, something like that.
Mr. Jenner.
Her first house and apartment in New York was 325, that was your apartment, 325 East 92. And then she moved over to 1455 Sheridan Avenue in the Bronx, and then 825 East 179th Street in the Bronx. 3124 West Fifth Street, Fort Worth.
Mr. Pic.
That isn't familiar.
Mr. Jenner.
It is not familiar?
Mr. Pic.
It could be it, though, I can probably find it on the map of Fort Worth if we still have got it because I remember that place real well. I was thrown out of there. Some people hold a grudge a long time. Sir, that is probably it, West Fifth Street, because the location West Fifth Street is probably about the same place.
Mr. Jenner.
You said you were thrown out of there. I assume an incident occurred?
Mr. Pic.
Yes, sir; I am getting to that.
Mr. Jenner.
All right.
Mr. Pic.
While we were staying there. I was traveling cross country. and really didn't know where I was going or what time I would have to be there. We were waiting for our port call to know when we would have to be in San Francisco to catch our flight out of there, and so I had no idea how long I would be in Fort Worth, and so I made a phone call from there to Mitchell to try to find out, and didn't find out anything.
Then the Sunday that we were there---well, prior to this, when we arrived there the same day my brother Robert came over to see us. He was then working for a milk company, Borden's Milk Co., I believe. He was giving my mother free milk, all the extras that he had and so forth.
Mr. Jenner.
This is the first time you had seen your brother Robert, I take it, since his visit to New York City, is that correct?
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