(Testimony of Mrs. Mahlon F. Tobias)
Mrs. Tobias.
Yes; she's real cute now. Anyway, he talked.
Mr. Jenner.
On the telephone?
Mrs. Tobias.
Yes; and he didn't talk in English at all.
Mr. Jenner.
He talked in Russian over the telephone?
Mrs. Tobias.
I don't know what it was but they never spoke a word of English.
Mr. Jenner.
Was it your impression that-he was calling the man who had called in and asked your husband to tell Oswald that George had called?
Mrs. Tobias.
He just said to me I was the one that answered my phone and I sent my husband over with the message and when he came back--when he called he did not talk in English--he never spoke a word in English, he did not, not one Mr. Oswald didn't.
Mr. Jenner.
You mean on this occasion?
Mrs. Tobias.
At this time.
Mr. Jenner.
Over the telephone?
Mrs. Tobias.
Over the telephone that very time that my husband went over.
Mr. Jenner.
Did she say anything?
Mrs. Tobias.
She got on the phone later and said something, but she spoke in another, you know, a foreign language.
Mr. Jenner.
She also spoke in a foreign language?
Mrs. Tobias.
She didn't speak in English, no. Well, she went home----
Mr. Jenner.
Before we got home with her--were you introduced her on that occasion?
Mrs. Tobias.
He didn't introduce her at all--you mean Mrs. Oswald?
Mr. Jenner.
Was Mrs..Oswald introduced to you?
Mrs. Tobias.
No.
Mr. Jenner.
Did she my anything to you?
Mrs. Tobias.
No--I was going to tell you what happened. After she went home, I said, to Mr. Oswald----
Mr. Jenner.
Would you wait a minute?
Mrs. Tobias.
Sure.
Mr. Jenner.
Did she say anything to you while she was in your apartment?
Mrs. Tobias.
Just smiled.
Mr. Jenner.
She just smiled?
Mrs. Tobias.
That's all--when she came in she just smiled.
Mr. Jenner.
Did he say, “This is my wife?"
Mrs. Tobias.
No; he did not.
Mr. Jenner.
He didn't introduce her at all?
Mrs. Tobias.
They just wanted to use the phone.
Mr. Jenner.
She was neatly dressed?
Mrs. Tobias.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
And she was a nice young lady and you had a good impression of her?
Mrs. Tobias.
She was always very nice.
Mr. Jenner.
All right. Now, you go ahead.
Mrs. Tobias.
Well, she went back home and I had visions that she went to see about the youngster.
Mr. Jenner.
She went back to the apartment and he stayed?
Mrs. Tobias.
Yes---I said to him, "What nationality are you folks?" Because I knew he had talked to us in English. He said, "Oh, we are Czech."
Mr. Jenner.
He said they were Czech?
Mrs. Tobias.
Yes; so that's all I got out of him that night--just Czech and when she came back she smiled again real cute and nice, but she never ever, ever made any effort to talk around him whatsoever, and that's what I found out that night.
Mr. Jenner.
And during all the time they were tenants in the apartment at 604 Elsbeth, did she ever use English at all in his presence while you were present?
Mrs. Tobias.
Not to my knowledge--no; but when she came back--he called--he made another call and it was the same thing.
Mr. Jenner.
He spoke in a foreign tongue?
Mrs. Tobias.
Yes; he did.
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