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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. I - Page 6« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald)

Mr. Rankin.
Did your quarrels start at that time when you were at Mercedes Street the first time.
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes, we didn't have many quarrels.
Mr. Rankin.
When you were at Mercedes Street did you have Robert visit you or did you visit him?
Mrs. Oswald.
No, he came to us sometimes.
Mr. Rankin.
Do you recall seeing any guns at Mercedes Street while you were there?
Mrs. Oswald.
No.
Mr. Rankin.
Did your mother-in-law come to see you at Mercedes Street?
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes.
Mr. Rankin.
Will you describe the relationship between your husband and your mother-in-law while he was at Mercedes Street?
Mrs. Oswald.
She did not want us to move away to Mercedes Street, and Lee did not want to remain with her and did not even want her to visit us after that. Lee did not want her to know the address to which we were moving and Robert helped us in the move. I felt very sorry for her. Sometime after that she visited us while Lee was at work and I was quite surprised wondering about how she found out our address. And then we had a quarrel because he said to me, "Why did you open the door for her, I don't want her to come here any more."
Mr. Rankin.
During this period did your husband spend much time with the baby, June?
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes. He loved children very much.
Mr. Rankin.
Did you obtain a television set at that time?
Mrs. Oswald.
Lee wanted to buy a television set on credit. He then returned it. Should I speak a little louder?
Mr. Rankin.
Did Robert help any with the money or just in guaranteeing the payments?
Mrs. Oswald.
I think that he only guaranteed the payments.
Mr. Rankin.
Do you recall how much the television set cost?
Mrs. Oswald.
No.
Mr. Rankin.
So far as you know it was paid for out of your husband's income?
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes.
Mr. Rankin.
Were you still at Mercedes Street when he lost his job with the welding company?
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes.
Mr. Rankin.
Did he try to find another job in Fort Worth then?
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes.
Mr. Rankin.
Do you know how much he looked for jobs before he found one then?
Mrs. Oswald.
He looked for work for some time but he could not find it and then some Russian friends of ours helped him find some work in Dallas.
Mr. Rankin.
How long was he out of work?
Mrs. Oswald.
It seems to me it was about 2 weeks; hard to remember, perhaps that long.
Mr. Rankin.
Where did he find work in Dallas, do you remember the name?
Mrs. Oswald.
I know it was some kind of a printing company which prepares photographs for newspapers.
Mr. Rankin.
Was he working with the photographic department of that company?
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes.
Mr. Rankin.
Was he an apprentice in that work trying to learn it?
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes, at first he was an apprentice and later he worked.
Mr. Rankin.
Do you know what his income was when he was working for the welding company?
Mrs. Oswald.
I think it was about $200 a month, I don't know. I know it was a dollar and a quarter an hour.
Mr. Rankin.
Did he work much overtime at that time?
Mrs. Oswald.
Not too much but sometimes he did work Saturdays.
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