(Testimony of Mrs. Marguerite Oswald Resumed)
Mr. Rankin.
Do you know whether he ever spent any time in the Silver Spur?
Mrs. Oswald.
If Lee ever did?
Mr. Rankin.
Yes.
Mrs. Oswald.
I have had no knowledge of Lee for 1 year. None whatsoever.
Mr. Rankin.
And before that do you know whether he spent any time in the Silver Spur in Dallas?
Mrs. Oswald.
No, sir.
And before that, as to what I do know, that Lee did not drink and Lee did not smoke, and Lee wasn't the type not that he did not maybe go into saloons--but from what I know of him, he did not go into places like that of his own. If he was working he might have gone into these places.
Mr. Rankin.
These are the nightclubs Jack Ruby was associated with. You recognize that?
Mrs. Oswald.
No, I don't.
Mr. Rankin.
And the Vegas Club was another one. Do you know whether he spent time there?
Mrs. Oswald.
I would have no way of knowing.
Mr. Rankin.
And the Sovereign Club?
Mrs. Oswald.
I have no way of knowing. I am going to say, again, Mr. Lane would have ways of knowing about all these clubs and everything, because that is his part of our investigation. I would like to get back to Patrolman Tippit.
Mr. Rankin.
All right. I just want to try to cover this book about Lee Oswald's marksmanship. That has been marked Exhibit 238.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 238, for identification.)
Mr. Rankin.
It is a book that you brought here.
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes, it was left in his sea bag, when he came home from the Marine Corps.
Mr. Rankin.
And that reads, "U.S. Marine Corps Score Book, Oswald, L. H."
Mrs. Oswald.
That is correct.
Mr. RANKIN That is your son's?
Mrs. Oswald.
That is correct. That is his platoon, 2060, that is the one he got the trophy with.
Mr. Rankin.
Were the various marks in that book in pencil that you see there in the book when you first found it?
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes, sir, I have not touched the book.
Mr. Rankin.
Is it in the same condition?
Mrs. Oswald.
That is the same condition that it was in his sea bag.
Mr. Rankin.
We offer in evidence Exhibit 238, and ask leave to substitute a copy.
The Chairman.
It may be introduced.
(The document heretofore marked as Commission Exhibit No. 238 was received in evidence.)
Mr. Rankin.
Mr. Reporter, will you mark this 239?
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 239 for identification and received in evidence.)
Mr. Rankin.
Mrs. Oswald, I will ask you to glance through Exhibit 239 and state whether or not that appears to be photostatic copy of----
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes, that is the photostatic copy----
Mr. Rankin.
Of Exhibit 238?
Mrs. Oswald.
That is correct.
Mr. Rankin.
And you will see it has the same markings.
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes, sir, that is correct.
Mr. Rankin.
This is a copy we will substitute.
Now, do you want to tell about the shooting of Officer Tippit?
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes. I have many, many clippings--as I say, we have all these people working. And we have come to the conclusion, and have never seen where they had an autopsy on Patrolman Tippit or even his gun or anything. In other words, Patrolman Tippit's life has been quiet from the very beginning after the shooting. I have never seen anything about him in print. And we question
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