Mr. Jenner. And that is—Holmes is a department store?
Mr. Pic. In New Orleans.
Mr. Jenner. Who was Ethel Nunncy?
Mr. Pic. She was a friend of my mother's, sir, that I had known of since I was a small—I was a baby.
Mr. Jenner. Sir, this Exchange Alley—did they have to live under these conditions?
Mr. Pic. All I know is that they lived there. She thought they did.
Mr. Jenner. Exhibit No. 31-B which is a letter from your mother to you postmarked at Fort Worth, June 3, 1950, reading "Dear John, your sense of responsibility seems nil" or null.
Mr. Pic. Nil, null.
Mr. Jenner. N-u-l-l. "Remember it was you insisted I buy the car as you planned to work at Consolidated. Well I have been in a jam financially ever since you left." What is the next word?
Mr. Pic. "Kept waiting and robbing Peter to pay Paul."