Mr. Rankin.

Did you ever ask your husband why he ran away or tried to escape after the assassination?

Mrs. Oswald.

I didn't ask him about that.

Mr. Rankin.

On either November 22d, or Saturday, November 23d, did anyone contact you and advise you that your husband was going to be shot?

Mrs. Oswald.

No.

Mr. Rankin.

Where did you spend the evening of November 23d?

Mrs. Oswald.

After seeing Lee, we went with some reporters of Life Magazine who had rented a room, but it turned out to be in a hotel--but it turned out to be inconvenient because there were many people there and we went to another place. We were in a hotel in Dallas, but I don't know the name.

Mr. Rankin.

Who was with you at that time?

Mrs. Oswald.

Lee's mother.

Mr. Rankin.

Anyone else?

Mrs. Oswald.

No--June and Rachel.

Mr. Rankin.

Was Robert with you at all?

Mrs. Oswald.

I saw Robert in the police at the police station, but he did not stay with us at the hotel.

Mr. Rankin.

Now, the evening of November 22d, were you at Ruth Paine's house?

Mrs. Oswald.

Yes.

Mr. Rankin.

At that time did the reporters come there and the Life reporters, and ask you and your mother-in-law and Mrs. Paine about what had happened?

Mrs. Oswald.

Yes.

Mr. Rankin.

We have a report that there was quite a scene between Mrs. Paine and your mother-in-law at that time. Was there such an event?

Mrs. Oswald.

I did not understand English too well, and I did not know what they were quarreling about. I know that the reporters wanted to talk to me, but his mother made a scene and went into hysterics, and said I should not talk and that she would not talk.

Mr. Rankin.

Did she say why she would not talk?

Mrs. Oswald.

Perhaps she said it in English. I didn't understand. She talked to the reporters.

Mr. Rankin.

Did she say anything about being paid if she was going to tell any story?

Mrs. Oswald.

She has a mania--only money, money, money.

Mr. Rankin.

Did you understand that she was quarreling with Ruth Paine about something concerning the interview?

Mrs. Oswald.

Yes. It appeared to be a quarrel, but what they quarreled about, I don't know.

Mr. Rankin.

And after the quarrel, did you leave there?

Mrs. Oswald.

I went to my room. But then I showed Lee's mother the photograph, where he is photographed with a rifle, and told her he had shot at Walker and it appeared he might have been shooting at the President. She said that I should hide that photograph and not show it to anyone.
On the next day I destroyed one photograph which I had. I think I had two small ones. When we were in the hotel I burned it.

Mr. Rankin.

Did you say anything to her about the destruction of the photographs when she suggested that?

Mrs. Oswald.

She saw it, while I was destroying them.

Mr. Rankin.

After the assassination, did the police and FBI and the Secret Service ask you many questions?

Mrs. Oswald.

In the police station there was a routine regular questioning, as always happens. And then after I was with the agents of the Secret Service and the FBI, they asked me many questions, of course many questions. Sometimes the FBI agents asked me questions which had no bearing or relationship, and if I didn't want to answer they told me that if I wanted to live in this country, I would have to help in this matter, even though they were often irrelevant. That is the FBI.

Mr. Rankin.

Do you know who said that to you?