Mr. Fritz. He said he had not. He said a long time ago he owned a small rifle.
Mr. Ball. What size did he say?
Mr. Fritz. He didn't say. He said small rifle.
Mr. Ball. Did you ask him if he kept a rifle in Mrs. Paine's garage at Irving, Tex.?
Mr. Fritz. Yes, sir; and I asked him if he brought it from New Orleans and he said no.
Mr. Ball. Did you ask him where he kept, if he did keep a rifle in a blanket?
Mr. Fritz. I asked him if he kept it in a blanket and he said no.
Mr. Ball. Didn't you tell him someone told you he had kept it there?
Mr. Fritz. Someone told me he had a rifle and wrapped in a blanket and kept it in the garage and he said he didn't. It wasn't true.
Mr. Ball. Did he at any time tell you when you asked him if he owned a rifle, did he say, "How could I afford to order a rifle on my salary of a dollar and a quarter an hour," something like that?