Mr. Caster.

I do.

Mr. Ball.

Will you state your full name, please?

Mr. Caster.

Warren Caster.

Mr. Ball.

And where do you live?

Mr. Caster.

3338 Merrell.

Mr. Ball.

What is your business?

Mr. Caster.

Textbook publishing.

Mr. Ball.

Are you with some company?

Mr. Caster.

Yes; I am assistant manager for Southwestern Publishing Co. with offices at 411 Elm Street.

Mr. Ball.

You have offices in the Texas School Book Depository Building?

Mr. Caster.

Yes.

Mr. Ball.

You rent those offices from the Texas School Book Depository?

Mr. Caster.

The offices are furnished in connection with our work with the Depository.

Mr. Ball.

Will you tell me something about yourself, where you were born and where you were raised and educated?

Mr. Caster.

Yes; I was born in New Mexico, educated in New Mexico, received my college degrees at New Mexico Highlands University at Las Vegas, N. Mex. I taught school in New Mexico from 1939 until I started to work with Southwestern Publishing Co. in 1952. There was a period of about 2 years that I spent in the U.S. Navy.

Mr. Ball.

And have you had your offices since 1952 in the Texas School Book Depository Building?

Mr. Caster.

The offices have been in the Texas School Book Depository Building, but not in this particular building here. We have occupied three places since I have been with the Southwestern Publishing Co.

Mr. Ball.

Your office is on which floor?

Mr. Caster.

Second floor.

Mr. Ball.

Did you ever bring any guns into the School Book Depository Building?

Mr. Caster.

Yes; I did.

Mr. Ball.

When?

Mr. Caster.

I believe it was on Wednesday, November 20, during the noon hour.

Mr. Ball.

Whose guns were they?

Mr. Caster.

They were my guns.

Mr. Ball.

And what kind of guns were they?

Mr. Caster.

One gun was a Remington, single-shot, .22 rifle, and the other was a .30-06 sporterized Mauser.

Mr. Ball.

Who owned them?

Mr. Caster.

I had just purchased them during the noon hour that day.

Mr. Ball.

Well, tell us about it---what were the circumstances of the purchase?

Mr. Caster.

Well, I left the Depository during the noon hour and had lunch and, while out for the lunch hour, I stopped by Sanger-Harris sporting goods department to look for a rifle for my son's birthday---I beg your pardon, Christmas present--son's Christmas present, and while I was there I purchased the single-shot .22--single shot--and at the same time was looking at some deer rifles. I had, oh, for several years been thinking about buying a deer rifle and they happened to have one that I liked and I purchased the .30-06 while I was there.

Mr. Ball.

And did they box them up?

Mr. Caster.

They were in cartons; yes.

Mr. Ball.

And then you went back to work, I guess?

Mr. Caster.

Yes; I picked both rifles up in cartons just like they were, this was during the noon hour, and as I entered the Texas School Book Depository Building on my way up to the buying office, I stopped by Mr. Truly's office, and while I was there we examined the two rifles that I had purchased.

Mr. Ball.

Did you take them out of the carton?

Mr. Caster.

Yes; I did.

Mr. Ball.

Who was there besides you and Mr. Truly?