Mr. Pic. Yes, sir; I was born at New Orleans.
Mr. Jenner. And the family lived in New Orleans?
Mr. Pic. Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner. Were you ever informed by anybody as to the business of your father, not your stepfather but your——
Mr. Pic. My real father?
Mr. Jenner. Yes; or occupation?
Mr. Pic. From what I was told he was a stevedore and had once been a professional basketball player. This is all I remember ever hearing about him.
Mr. Jenner. And this was information that came from primarily your mother?
Mr. Pic. From my mother; yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner. As a boy as you grew up in New Orleans were you advised whether your father was alive, whether he was in New Orleans or where he was or anything about him in that connection?