(Testimony of Ruth Hyde Paine Resumed)
Mrs. Paine.
week more, $8 instead of $7; incidentally, I needed to know how much he was paying in order to put this on the form of Parkland Hospital, but that it was a little more comfortable and he had television privileges and privileges to use the refrigerator. And he gave me this number.
Mr. Jenner.
This was after he obtained employment with the Texas School Book Depository, was it?
Mrs. Paine.
I would rationalize that I have judged so.
Mr. Jenner.
Is it your best recollection?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
On the second occasion did he give you the location or even the area in Dallas where his second room was located?
Mrs. Paine.
No.
Mr. Jenner.
Did you inquire of him?
Mrs. Paine.
No.
Mr. Jenner.
No address?
Mrs. Paine.
No.
Mr. Jenner.
Was the telephone number given you with any reservation as to when you might call him?
Mrs. Paine.
No such reservation.
Mr. Jenner.
Any indication that you should ask him, asking for him by other than his surname by which you knew him?
Mrs. Paine.
No such indication.
Mr. Jenner.
Now, the baby was born on the--
Mrs. Paine.
Twentieth.
Mr. Jenner.
Twentieth of October. Was Lee present, in town, I mean?
Mrs. Paine.
He was at the house in Irving when labor began, and stayed at the house to take care of June and my two children who were sleeping while I took Marina to the hospital since I was the one who could drive.
Mr. Jenner.
All right. The 20th is--when did you take her to the hospital?
Mrs. Paine.
Around 9 o'clock in the evening.
Mr. Jenner.
What day?
Mrs. Paine.
Sunday, the 20th of October.
Mr. Jenner.
And Lee Harvey Oswald was out there on that weekend on one of his regular visits?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes. The first one since he had employment.
Representative Ford.
Did you ever call either one of those numbers?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes. We will get to it.
Mr. Jenner.
You will forgive me because I would like to bring out the particular circumstances of the call.
Representative Ford.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
Did Lee go back into town on Monday to go to work?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes; he did. I informed him in the morning that he had a baby girl. He was already asleep when 1 got back--no; that is not right. He was not asleep when I got back from the hospital, but he had gone to bed, and I stayed up and waited to call the hospital to hear what word there was. So, that I knew after he was already asleep that he had a baby girl. I told him in the morning before he went to work.
Mr. Jenner.
You called him in Dallas?
Mrs. Paine.
No.
Mr. Jenner.
I am a little confused.
Mrs. Paine.
No; I am sorry, I will begin again. I took her to the hospital and then I returned. I didn't feel I could stay. I thought I should get back to my children.
Mr. Jenner.
This was Sunday night?
Mrs. Paine.
Sunday night.
He went to bed I stayed up and waited until what I considered a proper time and then called the hospital to hear what news there was. They had implied I could come and visit, too, but that would have been incorrect, and learned that he had a baby girl. I then went to bed and told him in the morning.
Mr. Jenner.
You did not awaken him then?
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