Mr. Rankin. I offer in evidence Exhibit 117.
The Chairman. It may be admitted.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 117, and received in evidence.)
Mr. Thorne. Exhibit 118 is a clipping from a newspaper. There are some notations on it.
Mr. Rankin. Do you recall seeing that clipping, Exhibit 118, before?
Mrs. Oswald. No.
Mr. Rankin. Do you recognize any of the handwriting on it?
Mrs. Oswald. As far as it is visible, it is similar to Lee's handwriting.
Mr. Rankin. I offer Exhibit 118. The Chairman. 118 may be admitted.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 118, and received in evidence.)
Mr. Rankin. I call attention to the members of the Commission that Exhibit 118 has a reference to the President, with regard to the income tax, and the position of the Administration as being favorable to business rather than to the small taxpayer in the approach to the income tax.
Mr. Thorne. Exhibit 119 contains a key with a chain.
Mrs. Oswald. I don't know what this is a key to.
Mr. Rankin. It appears to be a key to a padlock. Do you recognize it?
Mrs. Oswald. I can see that it is a key to a padlock, but I have never used such a key.
Mr. Rankin. Have you ever seen your husband use such a key?
Mrs. Oswald. It is hard to remember what key he used. I know he had a key.
(The article referred to was marked as Commission Exhibit No. 119 for identification.)
Mr. Thorne. Exhibit 120 purports to be a telescope—15 power telescope.
Mrs. Oswald. I have never seen such a telescope.
Mr. Rankin. You never saw it as a part of your husband's things?
Mrs. Oswald. No.
(The article referred to was marked for identification as Exhibit No. 120.)
Mr. Thorne. Exhibit 121 is a Russell Stover candy box filled with miscellaneous assortment—medicines of all kinds.
Mr. Rankin. Mrs. Oswald, can you help us in regard to that Exhibit 121? Are those your medicines or are those your husband's?
Mrs. Oswald. These are all my medications.
(The article referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 121 and received in evidence.)
Mr. Thorne. Exhibit 122 is a cardboard box containing an assortment of items.
Mrs. Oswald. These are all his things. I think he used this to clean the rifle.
Mr. Rankin. You are showing us pipe cleaners that you say your husband used to clean the rifle, as you remember it?
Mrs. Oswald. Yes.
Mr. Rankin. How often did he clean it, do you remember?
Mrs. Oswald. Not too often. I have already told you.
Mr. Rankin. I offer in evidence Exhibit 122.
The Chairman. It will be received.
(The article referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 122, and received in evidence.)
Mr. Thorne. Exhibit 123 contains seven small one ounce dark brown bottles.
Mrs. Oswald. Lee's brother is a pharmacist. He gave this to us.
Mr. Thorne. As well as the apparent boxes that they came in.
Mr. Rankin. Which brother is a pharmacist?
Mrs. Oswald. Murret.
Mr. Rankin. You mean his cousin?
Mrs. Oswald. Yes. In the Russian the word cousin is second brother.
Mr. Rankin. We offer in evidence Exhibit 123.
The Chairman. It may be received.
(The article referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 123, and received in evidence.)
Mr. Thorne. Exhibit 124 is a hunting knife in a sheath, approximately a 4- or 5-inch blade.
Mrs. Oswald. I have never seen this knife.
It is a new knife. And that telescope is also new.
(The article referred to was marked as Commission Exhibit No. 124 for identification.)
Mr. Thorne. Exhibit 125 is a file cabinet for presumably three by five or five by seven inch cards.
Mrs. Oswald. Lee kept his printing things in that, pencils.
Mr. Rankin. The things that he printed his Fair Play for Cuba leaflets on?
Mrs. Oswald. Yes.
Mr. Rankin. Pencils and materials that he used in connection with that matter?
Mrs. Oswald. Yes.
Mr. Rankin. Did he have any index cards in that metal case?
Mrs. Oswald. Yes, he had some.
Mr. Rankin. You don't know what happened to them?
Mrs. Oswald. No.
Mr. Rankin. Do you know what was on those index cards?
Mrs. Oswald. No.
Mr. Rankin. A list of any people that you know of?
Mrs. Oswald. No. I don't know.
Mr. Rankin. Were those leaflets about Fair Play for Cuba printed?
Mrs. Oswald. Yes.
Mr. Rankin. And then did he stamp something on them after he had them printed?
Mrs. Oswald. He would print his name and address on them.
Mr. Rankin. I will offer in evidence Exhibit 125.
The Chairman. It may be admitted.
(The article referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 125, and received in evidence.)
Mr. Rankin. You don't know what happened to the cards that were in that?
Mrs. Oswald. No.
Mr. Thorne. Exhibit 126 is a small hand overnight bag, canvas zipper bag.
Mrs. Oswald. That is Lee's handbag, and he arrived with it from Mexico City.
Mr. Rankin. It is one of the bags that you described when you were telling about his bringing one back from Mexico City?
Mrs. Oswald. He only had this one.
Mr. Rankin. Exhibit 126 was the only bag that he brought back?
Mrs. Oswald. Yes.
Mr. Rankin. We offer in evidence Exhibit 126.
The Chairman. It may be admitted.
(The article referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 126, and received in evidence.)
Mr. Thorne. Exhibit 127 is a suitcase.
Mrs. Oswald. A Russian suitcase.
Mr. Rankin. You have seen that before, have you?
Mrs. Oswald. Of course.
Mr. Rankin. Do you know whether he took Exhibit 127 to Mexico?
Mrs. Oswald. No.
Mr. Rankin. You don't know, or you don't think he did?
Mrs. Oswald. I know that he did not take it.
Mr. Rankin. Do you know when he used Exhibit 127?
Mrs. Oswald. I don't think that he would have used it.
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