Mr. BALL. Did you ask him that at this time? Before the first showup at 4:05? Mr. SIMS. I don't remember what time it was. Mr. BALL. There was sometime then that you asked him about his life in Russia? Mr. SIMS. Yes, sir. Mr. BALL. Are you able to tell us about what time that was? Mr. SIMS. No, sir; I sure don't know what time it was. Mr. BALL. Could it have been after he had been in Captain Fritz' office and and before the first showup? Mr. SIMS. It was after he had been in Captain Fritz' office; yes, sir. Mr. BALL. And it was in the interrogation room? Mr. SIMS. I--well, I don't know--I have talked to him both places, and I don't know--I know he wouldn't talk at all about the assassination of the President or of Officer Tippit, but he would talk about his life in Russia and some things over here and about his family and things. Mr. BALL. Now, you say he wouldn't talk about the assassination of the President, what do you mean? Mr. SIMS. Well, he would just deny knowledge of it. Mr. BALL. And you say he wouldn't talk about Officer Tippit's death, what do you mean by that; what would he say, if anything? Mr. SIMS. Well, he would make some remark and he just wouldn't talk about it. Mr. BALL. Well, did he ever deny that he had anything to do with it? Mr. SIMS. Yes, sir. Mr. BALL. He did? Mr. SIMS. Yes, sir. Mr. BALL. Did he ever make any admission to you that he had any knowledge of Officer Tippit's death? Mr. SIMS. Not at all; no, sir. Mr. BALL. Did he ever make any admission to you that he had any knowledge of the shooting of the President at all? Mr. SIMS. None at all. Mr. BALL. When he did talk to you about his life in Russia, what did you say? Mr. SIMS. Well, I would ask him where he lived and he told me. Mr. BALL. What did he tell you? Mr. SIMS. Well, I've forgotten the name of the town he said he lived in. Mr. BALL. Irving, Tex.? Mr. SIMS. No, sir; in Russia. Mr. BALL. Oh, in Russia--I see--what did he say? Mr. SIMS. Well, it was some town I didn't know about it, but he did say he lived in Moscow, I believe it was. Mr. BALL. Anything else? Mr. SIMS. Well, he said he worked in a factory and he liked everything over there except the weather. Mr. BALL. Do you remember anything else he said? Mr. SIMS. Well, no, sir; we talked about--just a general discussion about the cars over there and the appliances, and just talked to him about it. Mr. BALL. Did he tell you about his wife? Mr. SIMS. Yes, sir. Mr. BALL. What did he say? Mr. SIMS. I don't remember what he said about his wife--he wouldn't talk about her much. Mr. BALL. Or his children? Mr. SIMS. He said he had some children; yes, sir. Mr. BALL. Did he say anything else except he had some children? Mr. SIMS. I believe he said he had--I don't know if he told me he had a brother or not. Mr. BALL. There was one time there that you learned that he had a room at 1026 North Beckley--when did you learn that?