Mrs. Whitworth. Yes; and she took it down at that time and this gentleman that was with her, he had a tape recorder and he took down everything that I said.
Mr. Liebeler. They took it down on a tape recorder?
Mrs. Whitworth. Yes; he sure did, and she wrote it down in a little notebook, you know, but she accidentally stopped in the store. I had never told anyone, you know, had ever made the statement to anybody that he was in there. Of course, it was discussed, I'm sure, to people that I knew, you know, I said, "Well, I had seen him," but there are a lot of people in Irving I'm sure that had seen him and his wife both.
Mr. Liebeler. Did it occur to you after you became aware of the fact that Oswald had been in your store asking for some repairs about a gun that you should call the FBI or the Dallas Police Department and tell them about this?
Mrs. Whitworth. No; it really didn't. I just figured I would wait and see if anybody got to looking for him. I didn't contact anyone. I waited until they contacted me. I didn't know where I could be any help to them at all.
Mr. Liebeler. So, the Oswalds walked out of the store?
Mrs. Whitworth. Yes.
Mr. Liebeler. And then you said Mrs. Oswald, I believe, and the children went out first; is that right?
Mrs. Whitworth. They were ahead of him.
Mr. Liebeler. How long was Oswald in the store—how long did he stay in the store after they left?