(Testimony of John Edward Pic Resumed)
Mr. Jenner.
Had he attended a day school or a nursery school in Benbrook, Tex., at anytime to your knowledge over this period of years?
Mr. Pic.
During the summer, sir, my mother worked at Leonard Bros., the three boys were left alone at home.
Mr. Jenner.
What about the previous years?
Mr. Pic.
She didn't work the previous years. She was still married to Mr. Ekdahl.
Mr. Jenner.
I appreciate that I wonder if he went to nursery school--when you first went to Benbrook, Tex., when you were on Granbury Road?
Mr. Pic.
I wouldn't know that, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
You have no impression?
Mr. Pic.
That I don't remember.
Mr. Jenner.
All right. You now started to work in the fall of 1948.
Mr. Pic.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
The family moves into Fort Worth at 7408 Ewing Street.
Mr. Pic.
That is correct, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
And Lee and Robert enter school in Fort Worth.
Mr. Pic.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
Is that correct? Do you remember the school, one would be a grammar school and one a Junior high school.
Mr. Pic.
I think Robert went to Sterling Junior High School. In fact, she would drive him there in the morning, and Lee was going to Ridglea, West Ridglea Elementary School, something like that.
Mr. Jenner.
What happened to Lee? You were working.
Mr. Pic.
Right.
Mr. Jenner.
Robert was in school.
Mr. Pic.
Right.
Mr. Jenner.
And Lee was in school.
Mr. Pic.
Right.
Mr. Jenner.
Did Robert come home from school to take care of Lee when he finished?
Mr. Pic.
Lee returned home before Robert did, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
What did he do?
Mr. Pic.
I have no idea, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
Your mother was at work?
Mr. Pic.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
He would just come home and wait until somebody came home?
Mr. Pic.
Yes, sir; there was no TV at that time
Mr. Jenner.
Was he what about his habits in that respect? Did--your mother taught him to return home immediately and to stay in the house until she arrived?
Mr. Pic.
I am sure he always did, sir, knowing his personality. He was not the type to goof off in things like this.
Mr. Jenner.
Did you notice any tendencies on his part to do heavy reading at this stage of his life?
Mr. Pic.
He always read a lot, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
He did?
Mr. Pic.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
What about his--was he gregarious or not? Did he exhibit tendencies to be with other people and children in the neighborhood or the contrary?
Mr. Pic.
Not to much, sir. There weren't that many children his age in the neighborhood. In fact, most of them were my age and my brother Robert's.
Mr. Jenner.
Did this age gap between you and Lee and between Lee and your brother Robert affect your relationships with him now that you had reached the age you were now 16, Robert was 14, and Lee was 9.
Mr. Pic.
We played with Lee. Lee had his dog. On the weekends, Sunday, we would all go to the movies, the whole family. I usually went to work at sunup and returned at dark myself.
In the fall of 1948 it was the fad among high school students and young teenagers to join either the National Guard or Naval Reserve or some reserve outfit like this, so I was only 16 at the time, and I wanted to do this, and
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