Mrs. Oswald.

reason at all he was thinking that he was not like other people, that he was more important.

Mr. Rankin.

And what did he say?

Mrs. Oswald.

He would seem to agree, but then would continue again in two or three days.

Mr. Rankin.

Did you sense that he was not intending to carry out his agreement with you to not have another Walker incident or anything like that?

Mrs. Oswald.

I generally didn't think that Lee would repeat anything like that. Generally, I knew that the rifle was very tempting for him. But I didn't believe that he would repeat it. It was hard to believe.

Mr. Rankin.

I wasn't clear about when Mrs. Paine thought that your husband might have been in the garage and had the light on. Can you give us any help on the time of day that she had in mind?

Mrs. Oswald.

In the morning she thought about it. But she didn't attach any significance to it at that time. It was only after the police had come that this became more significant for her.

Mr. Rankin.

So she thought it was in the morning after he got up from his night's rest that he might have gone to the garage, turned on the light?

Mrs. Oswald.

In my opinion, she thought that it was at night, or during the evening that he had been in the garage and turned on the light. At least that is what she said to me. I don't know.

Mr. Rankin.

Did she indicate whether she thought it was before he went to bed at 9 o'clock?

Mrs. Oswald.

I don't know. At first it seems it wasn't nine, it was perhaps ten o'clock when Lee went to bed. And first, Ruth went to her room and then Lee went. He was there after her.

Mr. Rankin.

So he might have been in the garage sometime between 9 and 10? Was that what you thought?

Mrs. Oswald.

Yes. But I think that he might have even been there in the morning and turned on the light.

Mr. Rankin.

On this evening when you were angry with him, had he come home with the young Mr. Frazier that day?

Mrs. Oswald.

Yes.

Mr. Rankin.

When was the last time that you had noticed the rifle before that day?

Mrs. Oswald.

I said that I saw--for the first and last time I saw the rifle about a week after I had come to Mrs. Paine.
But, as I said, the rifle was wrapped in a blanket, and I was sure when the police had come that the rifle was still in the blanket, because it was all rolled together. And, therefore, when they took the blanket and the rifle was not in it, I was very much surprised.

Mr. Rankin.

Did you ever see the rifle in a paper cover?

Mrs. Oswald.

No.

Mr. Rankin.

Could you describe for the Commission the place in the garage where the rifle was located?

Mrs. Oswald.

When you enter the garage from the street it was in the front part, the left.

Mr. Rankin.

By the left you mean left of the door?

Mrs. Oswald.

It is an overhead door and the rifle was to the left, on the floor.
It was always in the same place.

Mr. Rankin.

Was there anything else close to the rifle that you recall?

Mrs. Oswald.

Next to it there were some next to the rifle there were some suitcases and Ruth had some paper barrels in the garage where the kids used to play.

Mr. Rankin.

The way the rifle was wrapped with a blanket, could you tell whether or not the rifle had been removed and the blanket just left there at any time?

Mrs. Oswald.

It always had the appearance of having something inside of it. But I only looked at it really once, and I was always sure the rifle was in it. Therefore, it is very hard to determine when the rifle was taken. I only