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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. II - Page 249« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Linnie Mae Randle)

Mrs. Randle.
Yes, sir; I don't know if he put it on the seat or on the floor but I just know he put it in the back.
Mr. Ball.
We have got a package here which is marked Commission Exhibit No. 364. You have seen this before, I guess, haven't you, I think the FBI showed it to you?
Mrs. Randle.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball.
Was the color of that package in any way similar to the color of this package which is 364?
Mrs. Randle.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball.
Similar kind of paper, wasn't it?
Mrs. Randle.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball.
Now, was the length of it any similar, anywhere near similar?
Mrs. Randle.
Well, it wasn't that long, I mean it was folded down at the top as I told you. It definitely wasn't that long.
Mr. Ball.
How about the width?
Mrs. Randle.
The width is about right.
Mr. Ball.
The width is about right.
Can you stand up here and show us how he was carrying it. Using this package as an example only?
Mrs. Randle.
What he had in there, it looked too long.
Mr. Ball.
This looks too long?
Mrs. Randle.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball.
About how long would you think the package would be, just measure it right on there.
Mrs. Randle.
I would say about like this.
Mr. Ball.
You mean from here to here?
Mrs. Randle.
Yes, sir; with that folded down with this much for him to grip in his hand.
Mr. Ball.
This package is about the span of my hand, say 8 inches, is that right? He would have about this much to grip?
Mrs. Randle.
What I remember seeing is about this long, sir, as I told you it was folded down so it could have been this long.
Mr. Ball.
I see. You figure about 2 feet long, is that right?
Mrs. Randle.
A little bit more.
Mr. Ball.
A little more than 2 feet.
There is another package here. You remember this was shown you. It is a discolored bag, which is Exhibit No. 142, and remember you were asked by the Federal Bureau of Investigation agents if this looked like the package; do you remember?
Mrs. Randle.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball.
Now, first of all with color, you told them the bag was not the color?
Mrs. Randle.
Yes.
Mr. Ball.
But they showed you a part of the bag that had not been discolored, didn't they?
Mrs. Randle.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball.
Looking at this part of the bag which has not been discolored does that appear similar to the color of the bag you saw Lee carrying that morning?
Mrs. Randle.
Yes; it is a heavy type of wrapping paper.
Mr. Ball.
Now, with reference to the width of this bag, does that look about the width of the bag that he was carrying?
Mrs. Randle.
I would say so; yes, sir.
Mr. Ball.
What about length?
Mrs. Randle.
You mean the entire bag?
Mr. Ball.
Yes.
Mrs. Randle.
There again you have the problem of all this down here. It was folded down, of course, if you would take it from the bottom--
Mr. Ball.
Fold it to about the size that you think it might be.
Mrs. Randle.
This is the bottom here, right. This is the bottom, this part down here.
Mr. Ball.
I believe so, but I am not sure. But let's say it is.
Mrs. Randle.
And this goes this way, right? Do you want me to hold it?
Mr. Ball.
Yes.
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