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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. IX - Page 407« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Ruth Hyde Paine Resumed)

Mr. Jenner.
Your testimony was, as I recall, that to the best of your recollection the blanket-wrapped package occurred in two places in the garage.
Mrs. Paine.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
When you noticed it at any time from the 4th of October to and including the 22d of November 1963?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
And you have now located it as where you saw it--it will be better for you to tell us where it was located when you first noticed it.
Mrs. Paine.
My best recollection is--I first noticed it somewhere in the vicinity of the rotary saw.
Mr. Jenner.
Now, we have a rotary saw which is pushed up against the east wall of the garage and is located really, on that wall, but between the south edge of the work bench and the north edge of the band saw; am I correct about that?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes; that's correct.
Mr. Jenner.
And it is a Craftsman saw--it is also a substantial piece of equipment. The saw plane or table is how long?
Agent HOWLETT. Three feet four inches.
Mr. Jenner.
And how wide?
Agent HOWLETT. One foot nine and one-half inches.
Mr. Jenner.
And that stands how many feet from the wall, Mr. Howlett?
Agent HOWLETT. The saw table is 3 feet 2 1/2 inches.
Mr. Jenner.
And the distance from the floor to the top of the saw itself, that is, all of the saw instrument itself?
Agent HOWLETT. It is 4 feet 7 inches.
Mr. Jenner.
And what is the distance of extension of the saw table, measuring from the east wall of the garage to the westerly most portion of the saw table?
Agent HOWLETT. It is 2 feet 7 1/2 inches.
Mr. Jenner.
Have I located that saw, Mrs. Paine, in your presence so that the locations I have given are as you have observed accurate?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
The south edge of the saw table is how many feet and inches, Mr. Howlett, from the inside facing of the overhead garage door, which is down in place?
Agent HOWLETT. It is 5 feet 6 inches.
Mr. Jenner.
Now, Mrs. Paine, would you please locate--take the 45-inch package and relocate it where you first saw it?
Mrs. Paine.
I don't think there is any point in my doing that---I can't remember whether it went east or west or north or south.
Mr. Jenner.
Well, regardless of how it was facing, whether east or west or north or south, where was it when you saw it?
Mrs. Paine.
Well, I can recall distinctly that the area between the saw table and the two chests of drawers was filled with boxes of belongings of things that belonged to Lee and Marina Oswald. The package was either under the saw table or out in front of those boxes some way.
Mr. Jenner.
Now, I will locate the things you have described.
The saw table, the height of which has been stated into the record, is suspended from the floor by 2 by 4 braces, which angle from the east wall of the garage up to the underside west end of the circular saw table, and except for those two braces running up from the floor and the saw to the underside of the circular saw table, there is nothing underneath there.
Was that the condition in which that space was when you noticed the package on the floor earlier--the first time?
Mrs. Paine.
To the best of my recollection it was for the most part--it was.
Mr. Jenner.
The witness has mentioned two--what do you call those?
Mrs. Paine.
Chest of drawers.
Mr. Jenner.
They are located 1 foot 6 inches south of the south edge of the saw table. They are themselves how wide?
Agent HOWLETT. Two feet one inch.
Mr. Jenner.
They are 2 feet 1 inch wide and extend out from the joist of the garage wall on the east garage wall how many feet, Mr. Howlett?
Agent HOWLETT. Two feet five inches.
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