(Testimony of Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald Resumed)
Mrs. Oswald.
No, I didn't have any.
Mr. Rankin.
He didn't say anything like that?
Mrs. Oswald.
No.
Mr. Rankin.
Did you discuss the weekend that was coming up?
Mrs. Oswald.
He said that he probably would not come on Friday, and he didn't come he was in jail.
Mr. Rankin.
Did the quarrel that you had at that time seem to cause him to be more disturbed than usual?
Mrs. Oswald.
No, not particularly. At least he didn't talk about that quarrel when he came. Usually he would remember about what happened. This time he didn't blame me for anything, didn't ask me any questions, just wanted to make up.
Mr. Rankin.
I understood that when you didn't make up he was quite disturbed and you were still angry, is that right?
Mrs. Oswald.
I wasn't really very angry. I, of course, wanted to make up with him. But I gave the appearance of being very angry. I was smiling inside, but I had a serious expression on my face.
Mr. Rankin.
And as a result of that, did he seem to be more disturbed than usual?
Mrs. Oswald.
As always, as usual. Perhaps a little more. At least when he went to bed he was very upset.
Mr. Rankin.
Do you think that had anything to do with the assassination the next day?
Mrs. Oswald.
Perhaps he was thinking about all of that. I don't think that he was asleep. Because, in the morning when the alarm clock went off he hadn't woken up as usual before the alarm went off, and I thought that he probably had fallen asleep very late. At least then I didn't think about it. Now I think so.
Mr. Rankin.
When he said he would not be home that Friday evening, did you ask him why?
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes.
Mr. Rankin.
What did he say?
Mrs. Oswald.
He said that since he was home on Thursday, that it wouldn't make any sense to come again on Friday, that he would come for the weekend.
Mr. Rankin.
Did that cause you to think that he had any special plans to do anything?
Mrs. Oswald.
No.
Mr. Rankin.
Did you usually keep a wallet with money in it at the Paines?
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes, in my room at Ruth Paine's there was a black wallet in a wardrobe. Whenever Lee would come he would put money in there, but I never counted it.
Mr. Rankin.
On the evening of November 21st, do you know how much was in the wallet?
Mrs. Oswald.
No. One detail that I remember was that he had asked me whether I had bought some shoes for myself, and I said no, that I hadn't had any time. He asked me whether June needed anything and told me to buy everything that I needed for myself and for June and for the children. This was rather unusual for him, that he would mention that first.
Mr. Rankin.
Did he take the money from the wallet from time to time?
Mrs. Oswald.
No, he generally kept the amount that he needed and put the rest in the wallet.
I know that the money that was found there, that you think this was not Lee's money. But I know for sure that this was money that he had earned. He had some money left after his trip to Mexico. Then we received an unemployment compensation check for $33. And then Lee paid only $7 or $8 for his room. And I know how he eats, very little.
Mr. Rankin.
Do you know what his ordinary lunch was?
Mrs. Oswald.
Peanut butter sandwich, cheese sandwich, some lettuce, and he would buy himself a hamburger, something else, a coke.
Mr. Rankin.
And what about his evening meal? Do you know what he ate in the evening meal?
Mrs. Oswald.
Usually meat, vegetables, fruit, dessert.
Mr. Rankin.
Where would he have that?
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