Mrs. Paine.

I would suspect that she would certainly have wanted Lee to wear his wedding ring, and encouraged him to do it.

Mr. Jenner.

In face of the fact that he regularly wore his wedding ring, yet on this occasion, that is being home the evening before, you received this call, you went to the bedroom and you found the wedding ring. Did it occur to you that that might have been in the nature of a leave-taking of some kind by Lee Oswald, leaving his wedding ring for Marina?

Mrs. Paine.

It occurred to me that that might have been a form of thinking ahead. I had no way of knowing whether or not Marina had known that he left it. I was not instructed where to look for it.

Mr. Jenner.

You were not?

Mrs. Paine.

No.

Mr. Jenner.

But Marina did say to you "would you look for Lee's wedding ring?"

Mrs. Paine.

No, Odum did.

Mr. Jenner.

Odum did.

Mrs. Paine.

And of course clearly they would know whether he had it.

Mr. Jenner.

Yes, I see. It was not Marina. It was one of the FBI agents. And it is your clear recollection that he was in the habit of wearing that

wedding ring all the time. Do you ever recall an occasion when he left the wedding ring at home?

Mrs. Paine.

No.

Mr. Jenner.

To your knowledge?

Mrs. Paine.

To my knowledge, no.

Mr. Jenner.

When you obtained the wedding ring did you examine it?

Mrs. Paine.

No.

Mr. Jenner.

I mean did you look inside to see if there was an inscription on it or were you curious about that?

Mrs. Paine.

I gave it to Mr. Odum who was with me in the room.

Mr. Jenner.

Mr. Odum accompanied you?

Mrs. Paine.

Went with me to the bedroom. I am pretty sure he was the one.
Senator COOPER. The morning of the day that the President was killed, did Mrs. Oswald, after she got up, say anything to you about any unusual characteristics of Lee Oswald's taking leave of her that morning?

Mrs. Paine.

Absolutely none.
Senator COOPER. Did she talk about him leaving? Did she tell you anything at all about what happened when he did get up?

Mrs. Paine.

I have a recollection that must be from her that she woke enough to feed the baby, to nurse the baby in the morning, when he was getting up to go, but she then went back to sleep after that, and she must have told me that. But that is all I know, that she had been awake, and nursed the baby early in the morning, and then went back to sleep.
Senator COOPER. And Lee Oswald went back to sleep?

Mrs. Paine.

No, no, Marina went back to sleep.
Senator COOPER. Oh, Marina went back to sleep. Was he leaving then?

Mrs. Paine.

I judge so.
Senator COOPER. What?

Mrs. Paine.

I judge so.
Senator COOPER. But I mean did she say anything else about him?

Mrs. Paine.

No; nothing about his leaving at all.

Mr. Jenner.

What were his habits with respect to breakfast? For example on the Monday mornings of the weekends which he visited your home, did he prepare his own, and if so, what kind of a breakfast did he prepare?

Mrs. Paine.

I would say his habit was to have a cup of instant coffee only.

Mr. Jenner.

And you have a clear recollection that on the morning of the

21st when you went into the kitchen--

Mrs. Paine.

The 22d.

Mr. Jenner.

The 22d, I am sorry, the 22d you saw a plastic coffee cup or tea cup, and you looked at it and you could see the remains of somebody having prepared instant coffee?

Mrs. Paine.

That is right.

Mr. Jenner.

And that is clear in your mind?