(Testimony of Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald Resumed)
Mr. Rankin.
Did your husband ever tell you what he told the FBI agent when they came to the Jail to see him?
Mrs. Oswald.
No.
Mr. Rankin.
After you wrote Mrs. Paine, did she come at once in response to your letter to take you back to Dallas?
Mrs. Oswald.
Not quite at once. She came about a month later. She apparently was on vacation at that time, and said that she would come after her vacation.
Mr. Rankin.
Didn't she indicate that she was going to come around September 30, and then came a little before that?
Mrs. Oswald.
No. In her letter to me she indicated that she would come either the 20th or the 21st of September, and she did come at that time.
Mr. Rankin.
Did you move your household goods in her station wagon at that time?
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes.
Mr. Rankin.
Do you know whether or not the rifle was carried in the station wagon?
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes, it was.
Mr. Rankin.
Did you have anything to do with loading it in there?
Mrs. Oswald.
No. Lee was loading everything on because I was pregnant at the time. But I know that Lee loaded the rifle on.
Mr. Rankin.
Was the rifle carried in some kind of a case when you went back with Mrs. Paine?
Mrs. Oswald.
After we arrived, I tried to put the bed, the child's crib together, the metallic parts, and I looked for a certain part, and I came upon something wrapped in a blanket. I thought that was part of the bed, but it turned out to be the rifle.
Mr. Rankin.
Do you remember whether the pistol was carried back in Mrs. Paine's car too?
Mrs. Oswald.
I don't know where the pistol was.
Mr. Rankin.
Before you went back to Mrs. Paine's house, did you discuss whether you would be paying her anything for board and room?
Mrs. Oswald.
She proposed that I again live with her on the same conditions as before. Because this was more advantageous for her than to pay a school. She received better instruction that way.
In any case, she didn't spend any extra money for me she didn't spend any more than she usually spent.
Mr. Rankin.
Did you give her lessons in Russian?
Mrs. Oswald.
No, these were not quite lessons. It was more in the nature of conversational practice. And then I also helped her to prepare Russian lessons for the purpose of teaching Russian.
Mr. Rankin.
When you found the rifle wrapped in the blanket, upon your return to Mrs. Paine's, where was it located?
Mrs. Oswald.
In the garage, where all the rest of the things were.
Mr. Rankin.
In what part of the garage?
Mrs. Oswald.
In that part which is closer to the street, because that garage is connected to the house. One door opens on the kitchen, and the other out in the street.
Mr. Rankin.
Was the rifle lying down or was it standing up on the butt end?
Mrs. Oswald.
No, it was lying down on the floor.
Mr. RANKIN When your husband talked about going to Mexico City, did he say where he was going to go there, who he would visit?
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes. He said that he would go to the Soviet Embassy and to the Cuban Embassy and would do everything he could in order to get to Cuba.
Mr. Rankin.
Did he tell you where he would stay in Mexico City?
Mrs. Oswald.
In a hotel.
Mr. Rankin.
Did he tell you the name?
Mrs. Oswald.
No, he didn't know where he would stop.
Mr. Rankin.
Was there any discussion about the expense of making the trip?
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