Mr. JOHNSON. Irving. I believe that's where his wife lived.
Mr. BELIN. Did he ever talk to you about his wife or family?
Mr. JOHNSON. No; never did.
Mr. BELIN. Did you ever hear him make any telephone calls to his wife,
or to someone?
Mr. JOHNSON. Yes, he'd make calls but I never did know who he was
calling. Because, like I say, he'd talk in a foreign language all the
time.
Mr. BELIN. Were these toll calls, or not?
Mr. JOHNSON. No; so far as I know, he never put in a toll call.
Mr. BELIN. When you call Irving, Tex., is this a toll call, or not?
Mr. JOHNSON. No; it's the same exchange.
Mr. BELIN. You said that you heard him talk in a foreign language.
About how often would he make these calls?
Mr. JOHNSON. Most every evening after work.
Mr. BELIN. I believe you said that he generally wasn't there on
weekends. Is that correct?
Mr. JOHNSON. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. Were there some weekends when he might be there--or don't
you remember?
Mr. JOHNSON. I don't remember.
Mr. BELIN. Were there any week nights when he wasn't there?
Mr. JOHNSON. Uh--so far as I know, the night before the assassination,
the night of the twenty--that would be the 21st.
Mr. BELIN. Twenty-first of November?
Mr. JOHNSON. The night before the assassination.
Mr. BELIN. Yes.
Was there any other week night, apart from November 21, that he wasn't
there--to the best of your recollection?
Mr. JOHNSON. No.
Mr. BELIN. Did he say anything to you before November 21 that he wasn't
going to be there that night?
Mr. JOHNSON. No.
Mr. BELIN. He paid for the room by the week, didn't he?
Mr. JOHNSON. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. How much was his room rent?
Mr. JOHNSON. I believe, $8 a week.
Mr. BELIN. Were your larger rooms more expensive?
Mr. JOHNSON. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. When a larger room became available was this ever told to
him, or not?
Mr. JOHNSON. I believe my wife told him but--uh--but he just--said he'd
just as soon stay on in that small room, that it was handy and that
he'd just stay on.
Mr. BELIN. When a person stayed by the week, did he pay his rent in
advance?
Mr. JOHNSON. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. What day of the week would his rent be due?
Mr. JOHNSON. Well, I don't know what day his--Oswald's--was due. They
pay--if they move in on a Monday, they pay it--the rent is due on
Monday.
Mr. BELIN. From one Monday to the following Monday, is that right?
Mr. JOHNSON. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. Now, with regard to this one night that he wasn't there.
Were there any telephone calls for him on November 21?
Mr. JOHNSON. Not that I know of.
Mr. BELIN. Did he ever say why he was going home? Did you ever know
ahead of time that he was going to Irving that night?
Mr. JOHNSON. No.
Mr. BELIN. Did you ever see him after the morning of November 21?
Mr. JOHNSON. No.
Mr. BELIN. Is there anything else that you can think of that might be
relevant or important?
Mr. JOHNSON. No; I can't think of anything else because, like I say, I
didn't really know the man.
Mr. BELIN. Is Johnny's Cafe the one that you say you and your wife
operate?
Mr. JOHNSON. Johnson's Cafe.
Mr. BELIN. Johnson's Cafe?
Mr. JOHNSON. Yes; 1029 Young Street.
Mr. BELIN. You own that? I mean, you operate it yourself as proprietor?
Mr. JOHNSON. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. You're kind of a real businessman here. You rent a
roominghouse, and you have a cafe, and you have carpenters. Anything
else, Mr. Johnson?
Mr. JOHNSON. Well, I have an apartment house and a little rental
property.
Mr. BELIN. Do you know anything about the assassination or about Lee
Harvey Oswald, or anything or anyone connected with Oswald or the
assassination that you might think would be of help?
Mr. JOHNSON. No; no. I don't.
Mr. BELIN. Since November 22, 1963, have you ever talked to your wife
or Mrs. Roberts about Lee Harvey Oswald?
Mr. JOHNSON. Oh, yes. You know, we've discussed the thing--and--uh--I
suppose you'd say that we're just more or less in shock or something,
knowing that he lived there and that a thing like that happened. It's
just--and all the publicity of the thing, and so forth.
Mr. BELIN. Has Mrs. Roberts said anything further about her
observations of Lee Harvey Oswald to you?
Mr. JOHNSON. No.
Mr. BELIN. Do you know where we can locate her at all to talk to her?
Mr. JOHNSON. No; I sure don't.
Mr. BELIN. You got a letter, by the way, saying that we would be here
to take the deposition?
Mr. JOHNSON. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. Did Mrs. Roberts leave before she got that letter or after?
Mr. JOHNSON. Why she left before. She's been gone for--I guess--3
weeks, or maybe 4.
Mr. BELIN. Before we start taking your deposition, you and I chatted
briefly for a few minutes about your roominghouse, is that correct?
Mr. JOHNSON. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. Is there anything you can think of that we talked about that
we don't have recorded here on this deposition?
Mr. JOHNSON. No.
Mr. BELIN. In our conversation, did you just relate to me all you knew
about it, or did I try and lead you to say anything that wasn't true in
any way?
Mr. JOHNSON. No.