(Testimony of Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald Resumed)
Mrs. Oswald.
he was tired of living alone and perhaps the reason for my being so angry was the fact that we were not living together. That if I want to he would rent an apartment in Dallas tomorrow--that he didn't want me to remain with Ruth any longer, but wanted me to live with him in Dallas.
He repeated this not once but several times, but I refused. And he said that once again I was preferring my friends to him, and that I didn't need him.
Mr. Rankin.
What did you say to that?
Mrs. Oswald.
I said it would be better if I remained with Ruth until the holidays, he would come, and we would all meet together. That this was better because while he was living alone and I stayed with Ruth, we were spending less money. And I told him to buy me a washing machine, because two children it became too difficult to wash by hand.
Mr. Rankin.
What did he say to that?
Mrs. Oswald.
He said he would buy me a washing machine.
Mr. Rankin.
What did you say to that?
Mrs. Oswald.
Thank you. That it would be better if he bought something for himself--that I would manage.
Mr. Rankin.
Did this seem to make him more upset, when you suggested that he wait about getting an apartment for you to live in?
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes. He then stopped talking and sat down and watched television and then went to bed. I went to bed later. It was about 9 o'clock when he went to sleep. I went to sleep about 11:30. But it seemed to me that he was not really asleep. But I didn't talk to him.
In the morning he got up, said goodbye, and left, and that I shouldn't get up--as always, I did not get up to prepare breakfast. This was quite usual.
And then after I fed Rachel, I took a look to see whether Lee was here, but he had already gone. This was already after the police had come. Ruth told me that in the evening she had worked in the garage and she knows that she had put out the light but that the light was on later--that the light was on in the morning. And she guessed that Lee was in the garage. But I didn't see it.
Mr. Rankin.
Did she tell you when she thought your husband had been in the garage, what time of the day?
Mrs. Oswald.
She thought that it was during the evening, because the light remained on until morning.
Mr. Rankin.
Why did you Stay awake until 11:30? Were you still angry with him?
Mrs. Oswald.
No, not for that reason, but because I had to wash dishes and be otherwise busy with the household--take a bath.
Mr. Rankin.
This is a good place for a recess, Mr. Chairman.
The Chairman.
All right. We can take a recess now. We will recess now for 10 minutes. (Brief recess.)
The Chairman.
The Commission will be in order. Mr. Rankin?
Mr. Rankin.
Mrs. Oswald, why did the use of this false name by your husband make you so angry? Would you explain that a little bit?
Mrs. Oswald.
It would be unpleasant and incomprehensible to any wife if her husband used a fictitious name. And then, of course, I thought that if he would see that I don't like it and that I explained to him that this is not the smart thing to do, that he would stop doing it.
Mr. Rankin.
Did you feel that you were becoming more impatient with all of these things that your husband was doing, the Fair Play for Cuba and the Walker incident, and then this fictitious name business?
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes, of course. I was tired of it.
Every day I was waiting for some kind of a new surprise. I couldn't wait to find out what else would he think of.
Mr. Rankin.
Did you discuss that with your husband at all?
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes, of course.
Mr. Rankin.
What did you say about that?
Mrs. Oswald.
I said that no one needed anything like that, that for no
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