(Testimony of Kay Helen Olsen)
Mrs. Olsen.
Ewing.
Mr. Specter.
And how far was his Ewing Street residence from your residence at 325 Ewing?
Mrs. Olsen.
Well, do you know the block number? Could you give me a block number?
Mr. Specter.
No; I am not able to do that. Do you recollect his block number?
Mrs. Olsen.
No; I don't know it. I just know the big apartment building.
Mr. Specter.
And you don't know how many blocks it was?
Mrs. Olsen.
I don't; no.
Mr. Specter.
Did you work at Mr. Ruby's Carousel Club on a daily basis; that is, did you work every day?
Mrs. Olsen.
Yes; 7 days a week.
Mr. Specter.
Do you recall Friday, November 22, 1963, the day President Kennedy was assassinated?
Mrs. Olsen.
Yes.
Mr. Specter.
When had you seen Mr. Ruby before that Friday?
Mrs. Olsen.
Thursday night at work.
Mr. Specter.
And do you recall whether you had any conversation with Mr. Ruby on Thursday, November 21?
Mrs. Olsen.
No; I can't remember. I didn't used to talk to him too much, I stayed out of his way.
Mr. Specter.
Tell me as precisely as you can recollect what you did on Friday, November 22.
Mrs. Olsen.
Harry was guarding an estate on 8th Street just a ways from where I lived, and I fixed a lunch for him and stopped off at the 7-11 store to get him some milk, and that's when I heard that there had been some trouble downtown; a colored lady told me that.
Mr. Specter.
What time was that that you stopped at the 7-11 store?
Mrs. Olsen.
Oh, I guess about 12:30.
Mr. Specter.
In the afternoon?
Mrs. Olsen.
Yes. I can't remember the morning. I had the children and I can't remember. We probably had been in the pool or something.
Mr. Specter.
What time did you awaken that Friday morning, if you recall?
Mrs. Olsen.
It was probably late, because I worked that night.
Mr. Specter.
And you cared for your children in the morning?
Mrs. Olsen.
Yes.
Mr. Specter.
How many children have you?
Mrs. Olsen.
Two girls.
Mr. Specter.
And their names and ages?
Mrs. Olsen.
Susan is 9 1/2 and Sheri is 7.
Mr. Specter.
Both of these children were born during your first marriage?
Mrs. Olsen.
Yes.
Mr. Specter.
And after picking up the milk at the 7-11 store, what did you do next?
Mrs. Olsen.
I went up to give Harry his lunch, and he had heard it; some woman had called. He was sitting there and some woman had called and she wanted to speak to the lady that was supposed to be there. Harry answered the phone and she told him, I think, about the President getting shot, because he already knew when I got there, so we sat in the car and listened to the car radio, and that's how we knew about it.
Mr. Specter.
How long were you there at the house Harry was guarding?
Mrs. Olsen.
Oh, I guess about an hour.
Mr. Specter.
What did you do next?
Mrs. Olsen.
I called from there down to the club and this is when Harry said, "You are going to quit; this is it," you know.
Mr. Specter.
Why did Harry say that to you?
Mrs. Olsen.
Well, I was on the verge of it anyway, we were going to come out here last. August and we kept putting it off and putting it off, and--wait a minute, maybe I'm wrong. I called in and I said, "Are we open tonight?"
Mr. Specter.
Who did you talk to?
Mrs. Olsen.
The bartender.
Mr. Specter.
What is his name?
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