(Testimony of Charles Murret)
Mr. Murret.
Yes; he put them in my car.
Mr. Jenner.
Did you see him doing that?
Mr. Murret.
Yes; I saw him.
Mr. Jenner.
Did you stay close to the locker in which this luggage was contained?
Mr. Murret.
No; I don't believe I did. I sat at the wheel of the car. I asked him if he wanted a lift, but he said no, but I know he had two duffelbags at least. I sat at the wheel of the car, to my knowledge.
Mr. Jenner.
All right; you reached home, right?
Mr. Murret.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
Was the car unpacked then?
Mr. Murret.
Yes; by Lee.
Mr. Jenner.
Lee did the unpacking?
Mr. Murret.
Yes; he didn't want any help, so I didn't help him.
Mr. Jenner.
What was your impression of Lee then, after he had appeared at your house after all those years?
Mr. Murret.
Well, I don't know, but I just couldn't warm up to him, but he said he wanted to find a job and get an apartment and then send for his wife in Texas, so I wasn't going to stand in his way.
Mr. Jenner.
Did he get an apartment?
Mr. Murret.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
Where was that?
Mr. Murret.
Oh, that was out on Magazine Street, but as far as the number is concerned, I don't know it.
Mr. Jenner.
Do you remember Lee's wife?
Mr. Murret.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
Marina?
Mr. Murret.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
When he got the job, did he call his wife on the phone and have her come over?
Mr. Murret.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
And did she come over with a Mrs. Paine?
Mr. Murret.
Yes; they drove on into New Orleans, and I met them, and I told the lady, I said, "I'm glad to have met you," but if she would walk in this door now, I wouldn't recognize her.
Mr. Jenner.
By the lady, do you mean Mrs. Paine?
Mr. Murret.
That's right.
Mr. Jenner.
All right; what happened after Marina and Mrs. Paine arrived?
Mr. Murret.
Well, after we greeted them and everything, we decided to go up to the apartment on Magazine, and I had Lee ride with me, I think, and the others rode in the station wagon behind us.
Mr. Jenner.
Lee rode with you?
Mr. Murret.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
Was the station wagon pretty packed with the luggage and everything?
Mr. Murret.
Yes; it was pretty loaded, because Mrs. Paine had her two children with her.
Mr. Jenner.
While they were living on Magazine Street, did they come and visit you or your family at your home?
Mr. Murret.
Well, if they did, it was while I wasn't there. They must have come in the daytime.
Mr. Jenner.
Now, tell me about the trip over to Mobile; who went over?
Mr. Murret.
My daughter Joyce, her two children, and Marina and the baby, and Lee.
Mr. Jenner.
How did this come about?
Mr. Murret.
Well, her brother being in the seminary, he heard that Lee was here and he wanted to see him. He wondered if we could bring Lee up there to visit him, because he said he would like to see him.
Mr. Jenner.
Then it wasn't at Lee's request that this trip was made over to Mobile?
Mr. Murret.
Oh, no.
Mr. Jenner.
Did you drive them over?
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