Warren Commission (03 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (03 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. JENNER. Is it fair to say it is your best recollection at the
moment that the zipper bag you have described earlier, you described
yesterday, was not placed in the station wagon, and did not return with
you to Irving?
Mrs. PAINE. I do not recall it being in the station wagon.
Mr. JENNER. Now, was there a separate long package of any kind?
Mrs. PAINE. I do not recall such a package.
Mr. JENNER. Was there a separate package of any character wrapped in a
blanket?
Mrs. PAINE. No. There was a basket such as you use for hanging your
clothes. It carried exactly that, clothes and diapers, and they weren't
as neat as being in suitcases and duffels would imply. There was
leftovers stuffed in the corner, clothes and things, but rather open.
Mr. JENNER. So you saw no long rectangular package of any kind or
character loaded in or placed in your station wagon?
Mrs. PAINE. No, it doesn't mean it wasn't there, but I saw nothing of
that nature.
Mr. JENNER. You saw nothing?
Mrs. PAINE. I saw nothing.
Mr. JENNER. When you arrived in Irving, Tex., were you present when
your station wagon was unpacked?
Mrs. PAINE. Marina and I did that with the exception of the duffels.
Mr. JENNER. You did it all yourself and you took out of the station
wagon everything in it other than the two duffel bags?
Mrs. PAINE. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Now, in the process of removing everything other than the
two duffel bags on the occasion on the 24th of September 1963 when you
reached Irving, Tex., did you find or see any long rectangular package?
Mrs. PAINE. I recall no such package.
Mr. JENNER. Did you see any kind of a package wrapped in the blanket?
Mrs. PAINE. Not to my recollection.
Mr. JENNER. Did you see any package----
Mrs. PAINE. I don't recall seeing the blanket either.
Mr. JENNER. On that occasion?
Mrs. PAINE. On that occasion, not until later.
Mr. JENNER. Not until later.
Representative FORD. Did you see the blanket in New Orleans?
Mrs. PAINE. On the bed or something. I am asking myself. I don't recall
it specifically.
Mr. JENNER. Of course we all know the blanket to which we are
referring, which I will ask you about in a moment. I might show it
to you at the moment, or at least ask you if it is the blanket. I am
exhibiting to the witness Commission Exhibit No. 140. Is this blanket
familiar to you?
Mrs. PAINE. Yes, it is.
Mr. JENNER. And give us the best recollection you have when you first
saw it.
Mrs. PAINE. My best recollection is that I saw it on the floor of my
garage sometime in late October.
Mr. JENNER. 1963?
Mrs. PAINE. Right.
Mr. JENNER. Do you have a recollection of ever having seen it before
that time?
Mrs. PAINE. No. I might say also now that I know certainly I have never
seen this binding until last night.
Mr. JENNER. When you say "this binding," you are pointing to what
appears to be some black binding?
Mrs. PAINE. Some hemstitching, it is sewn.
Mr. JENNER. On the edge of the blanket.
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