Mr. Ofstein. Yes, sir; and they had decided, I believe, it must have been a month before they finally let him go—to dismiss him.
Mr. Jenner. Was that the general scuttlebutt around the place?
Mr. Ofstein. Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner. That he was reaching the end of his employment?
Mr. Ofstein. Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner. Did ever the occasion arise when you learned anything with respect to whether he was ever able to operate an automobile or ever owned one or got in one to drive it?
Mr. Ofstein. No, sir; every time I saw him on the street coming down this way after work he was walking.
Mr. Jenner. Did he ever bring any of these books to work—books as distinguished from newspapers?
Mr. Ofstein. I don't recall if he did or not, sir.
Mr. Jenner. Was it a Russian newspaper that elicited this discussion between you as to the use of the Russian language, or was it a book?