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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. IX - Page 403« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Ruth Hyde Paine Resumed)

Mr. Jenner.
I have stepped into the garage and would you come over here, Mrs. Paine?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
Is there a light switch handy to turn the light on in your garage?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes; there is.
Mr. Jenner.
And would you snap it on?
Mrs. Paine.
(The witness complied with the request of Counsel Jenner and turned on the light.)
Mr. Jenner.
And that light switch is immediately to your right as you enter the garage from the dining room area, is it not?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes; it is.
Mr. Jenner.
And, John Joe, would you measure its height from the floor?
Agent HOWLETT. It is also 4 feet 6 inches.
Mr. Jenner.
And is set with relation to the doorjamb, how many inches?
Agent HOWLETT. Six and one-half inches.
Mr. Jenner.
And that's to the right of the doorjamb as you enter from the dining room area?
Agent HOWLETT. Right.
Mr. Jenner.
So, Mrs. Paine, it is within very easy reach--it's less than a hand's length away, is it not?
Mrs. Paine.
That's right.
Mr. Jenner.
Now, we have entered the garage. Let's measure the garage in the presence of Mrs. Paine, John Joe, and I will now take one end to the far end of the garage facing onto Fifth Street, and place the tape against the inside facing of the garage door opening out onto Fifth Street. What is the length to the dining room wall?
Agent HOWLETT. It is 21 feet 8 inches.
Mr. Jenner.
Now, let's get it across.
Agent HOWLETT. It is 10 feet 6 inches wide.
Mr. Jenner.
Now, Mrs. Paine, I notice that in the northwest corner of your garage there appears to be a small storage room, I would describe it.
Mrs. Paine.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
Is that correct?
Mrs. Paine.
That's correct.
Mr. Jenner.
And that small storage room is completely enclosed except for a small opening which does not have a door or cover; is that correct?
Mrs. Paine.
That's right.
Mr. Jenner.
And the storeroom is 4 feet 8 inches wide, measuring from east to west; is that correct?

Mrs. PAINE. Yes.
Agent HOWLETT. Yes
Mr. Jenner.
And it is how many feet and inches deep?
Agent HOWLETT. Three feet one inch deep.
Mr. Jenner.
Meaning the distance from the back of the dining room area wall and the outside portion facing of the south wall of the storeroom?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
And this storeroom, Mrs. Paine, runs all the way from the floor to the ceiling, does it not, of your garage?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes; it does.
Mr. Jenner.
And I judge well, John Joe, we might as well measure that while we are at it, with the door open, to the floor of the grass to the ceiling?
Agent HOWLETT. From the ceiling to the floor of the grass is 8 feet 3 inches.
Mr. Jenner.
Now, we will measure the opening into the storage room. The opening itself is I foot 8 inches inside wide, and 5 feet 11 inches tall.
Mrs. Paine, in your testimony last week in referring to the blanket-wrapped package, you located it in two places in your garage, which I will review with you in a moment; could the package at any time have been placed in the storeroom?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes; I suppose so.
Mr. Jenner.
And if placed in the storeroom, it would not have been open to view unless you climbed back in there to see; is that correct?
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