(Testimony of J. C. Day)
Mr. Belin.
Is there anything, any other identification, that you found on it? Did you dust this for prints?
Mr. Day.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Belin.
Did you find any?
Mr. Day.
Not with the powder.
Mr. Belin.
Did you find any in any way?
Mr. Day.
No; I didn't find any.
Mr. Belin.
Do you know if anyone else found any?
Mr. Day.
No, sir; I don't.
Mr. Belin.
When did you put your initials on the boxes, 653 and 641, if you know?
Mr. Day.
I am not certain whether it was the 22d or 25th when we collected the boxes.
Mr. Belin.
I notice your initials are also on 641, is that correct?
Mr. Day.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Belin.
Again you have marked the side of the box as being the top, that correct?
Mr. Day.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Belin.
Putting your initials on there?
Mr. Day.
Yes, sir; and my name is on it "J. C. Day."
Mr. Belin.
If you put your initials on or your name on on November 25, how do you know this was the same box that was there when you first came?
Mr. Day.
There was a scar on the top of or the top side of this box that was sitting there. I noticed that at the time. I thought the recoil of the gun had caused that. I later decided that was in the wrong direction. It was not the recoil of the gun but I did notice this scar on the box.
Mr. Belin.
When you came back on the 25th where did you find this box, 641?
Mr. Day.
They were still in the area of the window but had been moved from their original position.
Mr. Belin.
Does that scar appear on the box in 733?
Mr. Day.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Belin.
I see there was one box in the window which you have reconstructed as being box 653, am I correct on that?
Mr. Day.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Belin.
And then there is a box which is stacked on top of another box, the upper box of that two-box stack is 641, is that correct?
Mr. Day.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Belin.
And there is a scar on top of that. Is this the same one that you referred to at the top of 641?
Mr. Day.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Belin.
Do you know when you initialed box No. 653?
Mr. Day.
No, sir; I don't know exactly which day it was.
Mr. Belin.
Do you have any independent recollection of this being the same box you saw in the window?
Mr. Day.
I beg pardon?
Mr. Belin.
Do you have any independent recollection of this being the same box that you saw in the window, if you don't remember when you initialed it?
Mr. Day.
No, sir; except that it was still there in that area and had been dusted on the 25th. We did dust it on the 22d.
Mr. Belin.
Let me ask you this: When you were dusting it were there remains of the dust on there?
Mr. Day.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Belin.
When you put your initials on on the 25th were the dust remains still there?
Mr. Day.
The dust was still there; yes, sir.
Mr. Belin.
On all of these boxes, 641 and 653, and now handing you 654, was there dust on 654 also?
Mr. Day.
All boxes had dust on them when I collected them.
Mr. Belin.
Were boxes Nos. 641, 653, and 654 open or closed?
Mr. Day.
They were closed and had books in them.
Mr. Belin.
Did they have tape around them?
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