Mr. Rankin. Do you recall your husband taking the rifle away from the apartment on Neely Street at any time?
Mrs. Oswald. You must know that the rifle—it isn't as if it was out in the open. He would hang a coat or something to mask its presence in the room. And sometimes when he walked out, when he went out in the evening I didn't know, because I didn't go into that room very often. I don't know whether he took it with him or not.
Mr. Rankin. Did you ever see him clean the rifle?
Mrs. Oswald. Yes. I said before I had never seen it before. But I think you understand. I want to help you, and that is why there is no reason for concealing anything. I will not be charged with anything.
Mr. Gopadze. She says she was not sworn in before. But now inasmuch as she is sworn in, she is going to tell the truth.
Mr. Rankin. Did you see him clean the rifle a number of times?
Mrs. Oswald. Yes.
Mr. Rankin. Could you help us by giving some estimate of the times as you remember it?
Mrs. Oswald. About four times—about four or five times, I think.
Mr. Rankin. Did your husband ever tell you why he was cleaning the—that is, that he had been using it and needed to be cleaned after use?