Mr. Williams.

I think the first day I started work there they started me off as a wrapper. Then the fellows told me that I had qualifications to be a checker, so they put me on as a checker there.

Mr. Ball.

What are you doing now?

Mr. Williams.

At the present time I do anything--check, pack, fill orders, anything.

Mr. Ball.

When you went to work there, did. you work at the building on the corner of Houston and Elm?

Mr. Williams.

No, sir. The first time I went there I was hired on at the other warehouse, the lower part of Houston Street.

Mr. Ball.

By lower part, do you mean north of the main building?

Mr. Williams.

Yes, sir. Down further, the big white building.

Mr. Ball.

That is sort of a warehouse?

Mr. Williams.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Ball.

You went to work there. That is about a block, a block and a half north?

Mr. Williams.

A block and a half.

Mr. Ball.

North of the corner of Houston and Elm?

Mr. Williams.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Ball.

And how long did you work at that place?

Mr. Williams.

Well, I worked there until business began to get slow. I think that was--it was before November. I think it was some time during October. I am not sure.

Mr. Ball.

And what did they put you to work at at that time?

Mr. Williams.

They called me up to help lay a floor on the fifth floor, they wanted more boards over it. As I say, business was slow, and they were trying to keep us on without laying us off at the time.
So I was using the saw, helping cut wood and lay wood.

Mr. Ball.

You were laying a wood floor over the old floor?

Mr. Williams.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Ball.

On the fifth floor?

Mr. Williams.

yes, sir.

Mr. Ball.

And when you finished on the fifth floor, what did you do?

Mr. Williams.

After we finished on the fifth floor, we started to move up to the sixth floor. But at the time we didn't complete the sixth floor. We only completed just a little portion of it.

Mr. Ball.

By the time, you are talking about November 22d?

Mr. Williams.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Ball.

Before November 22d, how long had you been laying floor in the building at Houston and Elm?

Mr. Williams.

Before November 22d, I think we had been working on the fifth floor, I think, about 3 weeks. I think altogether I had been up there just about 4 weeks, I think.

Mr. Ball.

And how long had you been on the sixth floor before how long have you been working on the sixth floor before November 22?

Mr. Williams.

Let's see. Before November 22d, I think it might have been 2 days--it might have been 2 days. I would say about 2 days, approximately 2 days.

Mr. Ball.

Before you started to lay the floor, did you have to move any cartons?

Mr. Williams.

Yes; we did.

Mr. Ball.

From what part of the sixth floor did you move the cartons?

Mr. Williams.

We moved cartons from, I believe, the west side of the sixth floor to the east side of the sixth floor, because I think there was a vacancy in there.

Mr. Ball.

Clear over to the east side?

Mr. Williams.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Ball.

Were there cartons stacked up between the west side and the east side were there cartons on the floor?

Mr. Williams.

Yes; there was.

Mr. Ball.

After you moved the cartons, then did you start laying the floor?

Mr. Williams.

After we moved the cartons, we started laying the floor.