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OLSEN. Wallted.
SPECTER. How far was it?
OLSEN. About 4 blocks.
"His ethical ideas are aimple and devoid of
cant. He believes that any man deserves
SPECTER. Did the cast on your knee restrict your
walking in any material way?
whatever ho can get."
OLSEN, Yes, sir.
II. L.. Mencken writing about Vice-
President Charles G. Dawes
SPECTER. Were you able to walls with the cast on
your Inee?
OLSEN. A little bit, not much.
SPECTER. But you were able to walk enough to cover
those 4 blocks to Kay's house?
OLSEN. Yes. And it swelled after I had walked it.
16. Olsen (Continued)
house?
SPECTER. What did you do after arriving at Kay's
OLSEN. Well, going back to that, I had crutches, I
believe, that I used. Now, what was the question?
Kny Coleman lived a half block from 8th St. on Ewing
which is two blocks from Thornton. Since Olsen says he
walked four blocks to get to Kay's house, he must have
Now we shall continue with the testimony of the
been five or six blocks from Thornton, From the elevation
Forgetful Flatfoot. Harry N. Olsen was in a yard
on 8th St. six blocks from Thornton, a person in the-yard
on 8th Street in Oak Cliff shortly after the assassination
could have seen Oswald when he crossed 8th St. on his
at a spot undetermined by the Commission. According to
wallc from his rooming house to the spot where Tippit was
other things Olsen said this spot might have been six blocks
killed. Olsen is not rasked about Tippit or Oswald during-
from Thornton Expressway. At a spot six blocks from
this critical period.
Thornton west on 8th Street, the elevation is such that a
Testimony is resumed concerning Olsen and Kay's
man in the yard could have seen Oswald on any of five
activities and conversation with Ruby on Friday night in
streets if Oswald crossed 8th St. headed from his rooming
the next installment.
house in the direction of Ruby's apartment. Oswald ap-
parently chose Patton. From Olsen's likely location Oswald
could have been observed on Patton, Denver, Lake Cliff,
Starr or Lansing streets.
Now we try to throw a little light upon the three
hour discussion Olsen had with Ruby on Friday night.
Because of his bad memory, Olsen could not recall specifi-
cally any of the things that were said. We point out the
lack of thoroughness by the Commission in asking ques-
tions of, COlsen concerning his possible connection with Mrs.
Bertha Cheek. Mrs. Cheek will be written about on a later
installment. The sudden departure of Olsen for the better
climate of California is a matter of importance:
SPECTER. Did you go any place else?
OLSEN. We went to a garage.
SPECTER. Where was that garage located?
OLSEN. Jackson and Field.
SPECTER. What was the purpose of going to a garage
at Jackson and FieldT=
OLSEN. We knew the man who worked there.
84
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