(Testimony of Mary E. Bledsoe)
Mrs. Bledsoe.
But, I didn't pay any attention. He rented the room, and I didn't pay any attention.
Mr. Ball.
Did he carry it by a handle, or in his arms?
Mrs. Bledsoe.
I guess he carried it by a handle, but I don't know.
Mr. Ball.
He brought 'two bags into this room?
Mrs. BLEDSOE. Yes; wasn't but one when he come in, but next time he went off----
Mr. Ball.
He brought another one back?
How did he come out there, do you know?
Mrs. Bledsoe.
I don't know. I don't know whether he come here---he come and just knocked on the door. I was in the backyard.
Mr. Ball.
After he moved, after he put his bags in his room, did he leave?
Mrs. Bledsoe.
No; he said---
Mr. Ball.
I mean, did he leave to go downtown to get the other bag?
Mrs. Bledsoe.
Uh-huh, and come back.
Mr. Ball.
Did you see him leave?
Mrs. Bledsoe.
No; I didn't see him.
Mr. Ball.
The time he went to get the other bag, did you see him?
Mrs. Bledsoe.
No.
Mr. Ball.
Do you know what kind of transportation he had?
Mrs. Bledsoe.
No; I guess I didn't pay any attention to him.
Mr. Ball.
Did you ever see him drive up in a car?
Mrs. Bledsoe.
No, always took a bus.
Mr. Ball.
How do you know that?
Mrs. Bledsoe.
Well, I saw--one time he stopped over there across the street and get the bus that is the only time I didn't I didn't watch what he did. Of course, I had no idea he was the kind of man he was.
Mr. Ball.
You say that he asked you where the grocery store was?
Mrs. Bledsoe.
Uh-huh.
Mr. Ball.
Is that when he came back with this second bag?
Mrs. Bledsoe.
Yes; uh-huh, I got him something to eat.
Mr. Ball.
Did you talk to him anything about his using your refrigerator?
Mrs. Bledsoe.
Well---
Miss DOUTHIT. One question. Ask her how long he was gone and you will know how far he went. That is what I wanted to know.
Mr. Ball.
When he left to get this second bag, how long was he gone?
Mrs. BLEDSOE. Well, not over an hour. About an hour. It wasn't a long---- I wondered then where he went, but it wasn't none of my business.
Mr. Ball.
You say now not over an hour. Do you think it might have been less than an hour?
Mrs. BLEDSOE,. Yes; I believe less than an hour.
Mr. Ball.
How much less?
Mrs. Bledsoe.
Well, I'd say 40 minutes, anyway, at most.
Mr. Ball.
This was in the afternoon, was it?
Mrs. Bledsoe.
Yes; started at 3 o'clock.
Mr. Ball.
At 3 o'clock he came to your home?
Mrs. Bledsoe.
Yes.
Mr. BALL. And then he came back the second time with the second bag before 4, did he?
Mrs. Bledsoe.
Yes; I'm sure he did.
Mr. Ball.
Did you talk to him any about the use of the refrigerator?
Mrs. BLEDSOE. Well, he said he was going to put something in there, and I said--I didn't have anything to say, and I hemmed-and hawed, I said, "Well, no; I don't have a very big refrigerator."
Well, he said, "I won't use it after this time." He was very, very congenial.
Mr. Ball.
Did he go down to the grocery store?
Mrs. Bledsoe.
Yes.
Mr. Ball.
What did he buy?
Mrs. BLEDSOE. He bought some peanut butter and some sardines, and some bananas and put it all in his room, except the milk, and he ate there, ate in his room. I didn't like that either.
Mr. BALL. He was there how many days.
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