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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. III - Page 95« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Ruth Hyde Paine Resumed)

Mrs. Paine.
I have no objection to its introduction. It refers just to personal matters, but if you don't have it, you will have to wonder what it is. It is better not to wonder.
Mr. Jenner.
Yes. And it does give the full context of the really pertinent statements that you made in the first two pages and to which you made allusion yesterday in your testimony.
Mrs. Paine.
That is right.
Mr. Jenner.
I direct your attention to the second sheet, the first of which is numbered three and the reverse side numbered four. Is the handwriting on both of those sheets yours?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes it is.
Mr. Jenner.
And it is the third and fourth pages of the letter to which you

referred yesterday and again this morning, Commission Exhibit No. 425?
Mrs. Paine.
It is.
Mr. Jenner.
And that page is in the same condition now as when--that is pages three and four, as when--you dispatched the entire letter to your mother?
Mrs. Paine.
That is right.
Mr. Jenner.
Mr. Chief Justice, I offer Commission Exhibit No. 425 in evidence. It has been heretofore marked.
The Chairman.
It may be admitted.
(Commission Exhibit No. 425 was marked and received in evidence.)
Mr. Jenner.
There have been marked as Commission's exhibits in this series 451 and 453 to 456, a series of five colored photographs purporting to be photographs of one Curtis LaVerne Crafard, taken on the 28th day of November 1963.
Mrs. Paine would you be good enough to look at each of those, and after you have looked at them, I wish to ask you a question.
Mrs. Paine.
I have looked at them all.
Mr. Jenner.
Calling on your recollection of the physiognomy and appearance of Lee Oswald, do you detect a resemblance between the man depicted in those

photographs, the exhibit numbers of which I have given, and Lee Oswald?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes; I do.
Mr. Jenner.
To the best of your present recollection, do you recall whether you

have ever seen the person whose features are reflected on those photographs?
Mrs. Paine.
No; I have not seen him.
The Chairman.
May I see those, please?
Mrs. Paine.
Should I say that one picture in particular struck me as looking similar to Lee?
Mr. Jenner.
Yes. When the Chief Justice has concluded his examination I will have you pick out that one in particular. Thank you, sir. When you select it will you give the exhibit number which appears on the reverse side?
Mrs. Paine.
Exhibit No. 453. Clearly the shoulders are broader than with Lee, but it is a quality about the face that recalls Oswald to my mind.
Mr. Jenner.
And the jacket?
Mrs. Paine.
And the attire.
Mr. Jenner.
The attire that is shown on the exhibit which is the first one you have before you, what is the number of that?
Mrs. Paine.
Exhibit 451.
Mr. Jenner.
I asked you to describe Lee Oswald, his general attire. Did he normally wear a zipper jacket of the character shown on that exhibit?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
And referring to the other photographs, you say that man's attire is similar to that Lee Oswald normally effected and employed.
Mrs. Paine.
Yes. It certainly is.
Mr. Jenner.
I offer Commission Exhibits Nos. 451 and 453 through 456.
The Chairman.
They may be admitted.
(Commission Exhibits Nos. 451 and 453 through 465 were received in evidence. )
Mr. Jenner.
Mrs. Paine, the Commissioners this morning, had especially directed questions to you evidencing their interest in FBI interviews.
The Chairman.
Senator, will you now continue to preside please, so I will be free to work with Mr. Rankin a little this afternoon. I will remain here though for a while.
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