(Testimony of Mary E. Bledsoe)
Mr. Ball.
I have two exhibits here. One Commission Exhibit 157, Exhibit 157, and Commission 156, both pants. Have you ever seen either one of those before?
Mrs. Bledsoe.
Now, is that long pants?
Mr. Ball.
Yes; this is 157.
Mrs. Bledsoe.
Well, that is not the ones he had on.
Mr. Ball.
That is not?
Mrs. Bledsoe.
No; it was ragged up at the top.
Mr. BALL. This other pair of pants, 156, does that look like any of the pants he had on?
Mrs. BLEDSOE. That must have been it, but seemed like it was ragged up at the top.
Mr. Ball.
But, you think 156 may have been the pair of pants he had on?
Mrs. Bledsoe.
Yes.
Mr. Ball.
You think 157---don't pay any attention to the fact that it is cut up does 157 look anything like the pants he had on?
Mrs. Bledsoe.
No; I don't---
Mr. Ball.
You don't think so?
Mrs. Bledsoe.
No, sir.
Mr. Ball.
I have no more questions to ask you now, Mrs. Bledsoe, but Mr. Jenner will ask you some questions.
Mrs. Bledsoe.
All right.
Mr. Jenner.
I will get up here close so you will hear me all right.
Mrs. Bledsoe.
All right.
Mr. JENNER. I would like to go back to the day that he came to your home on the 7th of October?
Mrs. Bledsoe.
Uh-huh.
Mr. Jenner.
You were out in your backyard?
Mrs. Bledsoe.
Uh-huh.
Mr. Jenner.
And did he come back there?
Mrs. Bledsoe.
No.
Mr. Jenner.
Did you have a bell on your house?
Mrs. Bledsoe.
He knocked at the door.
Mr. Jenner.
He knocked at the door and you heard him knock at the door?
Mrs. Bledsoe.
And I went around the front.
Mr. Jenner.
And your home is all at one level?
Mrs. Bledsoe.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
So, you walked through your house?
Mrs. BLEDSOE. No; I went through the yard and come around from the back to the front yard.
Mr. Jenner.
And you saw a young man at the door?
Mrs. Bledsoe.
Uh-huh.
Mr. Jenner.
How was that young man dressed on that occasion?
Mrs. Bledsoe.
I don't remember what he had on. Didn't pay any attention. He was clean and that's all you see, but I didn't know what color the pants were and what kind of shirt it was.
Mr. Jenner.
Well, did he have a suit on or sportscoat, or just his shirt?
Mrs. Bledsoe.
Just the shirt. It was hot weather. October.
Mr. Jenner.
Do you recall--did he have a tie on?
Mrs. Bledsoe.
No.
Mr. Jenner.
The shirt, that was open at the front?
Mrs. BLEDSOE. Yes, it wasn't those short shirts. I don't know what kind it was. I didn't pay any attention to him.
Mr. Jenner.
And this was a Monday morning.
Mrs. Bledsoe.
Monday afternoon.
Mr. Jenner.
Monday afternoon. Did he have a hat on?
Mrs. Bledsoe.
No.
Mr. Jenner.
Was he did he have any luggage?
Mrs. Bledsoe.
Yes; had one bag, I don't know whether it was a duffel or what, but then he went on and got another one.
Mr. Jenner.
Well, if you will permit me to stay with what he had when you first saw him---
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