Warren Commission (03 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15) — John Shaqi
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
Mrs. PAINE. Yes. This binding was not apparent, did not show.
Mr. JENNER. You never noticed the binding before, if the binding had
always been on it, is that what you mean to say?
Mrs. PAINE. When I saw the blanket the binding was not showing.
Representative FORD. How carefully did you analyze the blanket on the
previous occasions?
Mrs. PAINE. I stepped over it. I didn't pick it up or look at it
closely.
Representative FORD. Didn't turn it over?
Mrs. PAINE. No.
Representative FORD. Didn't move it?
Mrs. PAINE. No, I didn't.
Representative FORD. So you only saw one surface more or less?
Mrs. PAINE. Yes, only one surface, except I saw that it had been moved.
Representative FORD. But you didn't move it yourself?
Mrs. PAINE. No.
Mr. JENNER. In what shape, that is form, was the blanket when you first
saw it? And I take it you first saw it in your garage.
Mrs. PAINE. That is my recollection.
Mr. JENNER. And it was subsequent to the time that you and Marina had
returned to Irving?
Mrs. PAINE. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. And you are certain that you did not see the blanket in
your station wagon when you arrived in Irving?
Mrs. PAINE. I do not recall seeing the blanket in my station wagon.
Mr. JENNER. And you didn't see it in their apartment at 4907 Magazine
Street when you were there?
Mrs. PAINE. I don't recall seeing it there.
Mr. JENNER. Either in the spring or in the fall, is that true?
Mrs. PAINE. That is true.
Mr. JENNER. Now tell us--I take it from your testimony that the
blanket, when you first saw it in a garage, was in a configuration in
the form of a package?
Mrs. PAINE. It was a long rectangle shape with the ends tucked in.
Mr. JENNER. Would you be good enough to re-form that blanket so that it
is in the shape and the dimension when you first saw it?
Mrs. PAINE. About like so.
Mr. JENNER. For the record if you please, Mr. Chairman, the length of
the form is just exactly 45 inches, and it is across exactly 12 inches.
Representative FORD. That is across lying flat.
Mr. JENNER. Across lying flat, thank you.
Now, what else about the form of the blanket did you notice on the
occasion when you first saw it on your garage floor? Anything else?
Mrs. PAINE. I recall from either that occasion or another that there
were parallel strings around it.
Mr. JENNER. Tied?
Mrs. PAINE. Into a bundle, yes, 3 or 4.
Mr. JENNER. How many were there?
Mrs. PAINE. 3 or 4, I don't recall.
Mr. JENNER. 3 or 4?
Mrs. PAINE. Yes. I suppose it would be four. It would be very well
spaced if it was only three, and I think they were closer than that.
Mr. JENNER. Your best recollection now.
Mrs. PAINE. Is four.
Mr. JENNER. Rather than rationalization.
Mrs. PAINE. Yes, there were four.
Mr. JENNER. There were four string ties across the 12-inch side of the
blanket. Were those string ties pulled so they seemed to hold something
inside the blanket?
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