Mr. Fritz.

they were, and he said he had, and I asked him too if he had ordered a rifle to be shipped to one of those boxes, and he said he had not, to one of those box numbers.

Mr. Ball.

Did you ask him why he had the boxes?

Mr. Fritz.

He told me that he had, one of the boxes, if I remember correctly, he never admitted owning at all. The other box he told me he got his, he kept to get his mail, that he said he got some papers from Russia and correspondence with people from Russia and he used that box for his mail.

Mr. Ball.

How long did you talk to him this morning of November 24?

Mr. Fritz.

Morning, well, let's see, I am not sure what time we started talking to him.

Mr. Ball.

9:30.

Mr. Fritz.

9:30, we talked to him then until about--I have the exact time here.

Mr. Ball.

Can we cut it shorter, your records show 11:15 in your office.

Mr. Fritz.

Here it is, 11:15.

Mr. Ball.

Is that right?

Mr. Fritz.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Ball.

First of all, I am going to go through some generally without identifying the particular place but just the subject matter.
In an interview with him you did ask him about the pistol, didn't you?

Mr. Fritz.

Which pistol, the one he shot Tippit with?

Mr. Ball.

The one he had with him when he was arrested.

Mr. Fritz.

Yes, sir; I asked him about it, yes, I did.

Mr. Ball.

You asked him when he got it and where he got it?

Mr. Fritz.

He said he bought it in Fort Worth about 6 or 7 months ago.

Mr. Ball.

How long ago?

Mr. Fritz.

6 or 7 months.

Mr. Ball.

Did he tell you where in Fort Worth?

Mr. Fritz.

No, sir; he wouldn't tell me.

Mr. Ball.

Did you ask him?

Mr. Fritz.

Yes, sir; I asked him.

Mr. Ball.

What did he say?

Mr. Fritz.

He just wouldn't tell me.

Mr. Ball.

Did you ask him why he had five live .38 caliber bullets in his shirt?

Mr. Fritz.

Yes; in his pocket?

Mr. Ball.

Yes.

Mr. Fritz.

No; I didn't ask him that.

Mr. Ball.

You didn't ask him that?

Mr. Fritz.

No.

Mr. Ball.

Now you did ask him about the photograph, his photograph, the photograph that was found in his garage?

Mr. Fritz.

That is right.

Mr. Ball.

That shows him with a rifle and pistol?

Mr. Fritz.

Yes.

Mr. Ball.

What did he say?

Mr. Fritz.

He said it was not his picture at all.

Mr. Ball.

You did ask him if he had purchased a rifle from Klein's store in Chicago, Ill., didn't you?

Mr. Fritz.

Yes; I did.

Mr. Ball.

What did he say?

Mr. Fritz.

He said he did not.

Mr. Ball.

You did ask him how he explained the photograph, didn't you?

Mr. Fritz.

How he explained the photograph?

Mr. Ball.

Yes.

Mr. Fritz.

I asked him about the photograph and he said someone else took it. It wasn't his picture at all. He said someone in the hall had taken his picture and made that photograph.

Mr. Ball.

In other words, he said the face was his face but the picture was made by somebody superimposing his face?

Mr. Fritz.

That is right; yes.

Mr. Ball.

He denied ever having lived on Neely Street, did he?

Mr. Fritz.

Yes, sir; he did.