(Testimony of Richard S. Stovall)
Mr. Ball.
The next day, you made another search of the Paine home, didn't you?
Mr. Stovall.
Yes, we did.
Mr. Ball.
About what time?
Mr. Stovall.
Must have been around 1 o'clock, just past noon, 1:00 p.m.
Mr. Ball.
And did you obtain a search warrant first this day?
Mr. Stovall.
Yes, we did.
Mr. Ball.
From what judge?
Mr. Stovall.
From J. B. Brown, Jr.
Mr. Ball.
Who went out on the search party?
Mr. Stovall.
Detectives Moore, Rose, Adamcik and myself. We went by the Irving Police Department and picked up Detective McCabe and he went with us.
Mr. Ball.
Moore is also a detective attached to the Dallas Police Department?
Mr. Stovall.
Yes, Homicide Bureau.
Mr. Ball.
And that day you arrived at the Paine home about what time?
Mr. Stovall.
I would judge roughly around 1:30 or 2 o'clock.
Mr. Ball.
And did you knock on the door?
Mr. Stovall.
Yes, we did, and Ruth Paine, I believe was the only one there at the time.
Mr. Ball.
And what did you say and what did she say to you?
Mr. Stovall.
We told her that we returned, we wanted to, to make a further search of the house and we showed her the search warrant at the time, and I believe she said we didn't need that, to come on in and that we could search the house anytime we wanted to.
Mr. Ball.
And did you search the house?
Mr. Stovall.
Yes, we did. We mainly concentrated our search of the garage this time, because the first search of the garage had been a rather quick one, and not having been in the garage on the first search at all, and I know Rose hadn't spent much time out there because he didn't have time to on the length of time we spent at the house. So, we searched the garage and concentrated our search there.
Ruth Paine came out into the garage and I told you Ruth Paine was the only one there awhile ago--I remember Michael Paine was in the garage. I think he came up after we got there--I'm not sure it's possible that he got there after we got there, but I don't recall, but both of them came out in this garage and showed us the stuff that belonged to Lee Oswald and Marina Oswald and showed us the stuff that belonged to them and they left.
Mr. Ball.
Do you mean they left you in the garage?
Mr. Stovall.
Yes, they got in the car and drove off. They left their house.
Mr. Ball.
You have made a report of what you did that day?
Mr. Stovall.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball.
And you have that before you, Mr. Stovall?
Mr. Stovall.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball.
Have you refreshed your memory from the report?
Mr. Stovall.
I glanced over this--I've read this first and I haven't read this one.
Mr. Ball.
Do you want to take some time to look over that report of your search on the 23d of November 1963?
Mr. Stovall.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball.
You stayed in the garage how long?
Mr. Stovall.
It seems like we were in that garage about 1 1/2 or 2 hours. We might have been there longer than that. We made a thorough search of the garage.
Mr. Ball.
Was there some reason you went out there the second time?
Mr. Stovall.
To the garage?
Mr. Ball.
No, to the Paine home on the Irving Street address?
Mr. Stovall.
Yes, sir; the main reason we went out there we wanted to make a more thorough search of the place. The first search that--we didn't actually have time to stay as long as we needed to, to cheek the whole house.
Mr. Ball.
Were you given any specific instructions by anyone from your department as to what to look for?
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