Yes.
Senator RUSSELL. When was it, Mrs. Oswald, that Lee told you he thought it was best for you to go back to Russia, as to time? I know you testified he told you that, but was that after the Walker case or before the Walker case?*
*Mrs. OSWALD. I believe it was before he made the attempt on General Walker's life. It may be that I stated it differently in my deposition, but I believe it was before. Lee insisted on my returning to the Soviet Union before the attempt on Walker's life.
Senator RUSSELL. I gather from your evidence, Mrs. Oswald, that Lee was a very devoted husband, unusually so for an American husband, even though you had little spats at times. Do you think that he advised you that because he thought something was going to happen that would involve the family in difficulties?*

Mrs. Oswald.

No.
Senator RUSSELL You don't think so?
*Mrs. OSWALD. No; he was not a good husband. I may have said so in my deposition, but if I did, it was when I was in a state of shock.
Senator RUSSELL. You not only said so in your deposition, Mrs. Oswald, but you testified in your testimony before the Commission several times that he was a very good husband and he was very devoted to you, and that when he was at home and not employed that he did a great deal of the housework and in looking after the children?
*Mrs. OSWALD. Well, I also testified to the fact that he beat me on many occasions, so some of the statements I made regarding him were good and some were bad.
Senator RUSSELL. In other words, some of them were not true that you made?*
*Mrs. OSWALD. No; everything was true.
Senator RUSSELL. Everything was true?

Mrs. Oswald.

Yes.
*I made statements in the record that he was good when he did housework and washed the floors and was good to the baby, and again, he was not good when he beat me and was insolent.
Senator RUSSELL. Did he beat you on many occasions?*
*Mrs. OSWALD. Rather---many.
Senator RUSSELL. Well, you only testified to one, did you not, before the Commission?*
*Mrs. OSWALD. I was rather embarrassed to discuss this before the Commission, but he beat me on more than on one occasion.
Senator RUSSELL. And you stated at that time that you bruise very readily and that's the reason you had such a bad black eye? Did you not testify to that?* **
*Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Senator RUSSELL. Was that true or not true?*
*Mrs. OSWALD. It is true it is--whatever I said.
Senator RUSSELL. It is true that you bruise easily, but that was just one of many occasions he had beat you?*
*Mrs. OSWALD. On one occasion; yes.
Senator RUSSELL. But you didn't testify to the others, did you?
*Mrs. OSWALD. I think I testified only about one particular occasion that I was asked about, whether he beat me or not, and I replied that he did, but he beat me on more than one occasion.
Senator RUSSELL. Did he ever fail to provide for you and the children?*

Mrs. Oswald.

No----
*While he never earned too much, but when he had the job and earned, say, around $200 a month, we never had any particular need of anything. However, Lee was so frugal, not only frugal, but he kept part of the money in his own possession all the time that was not available for the family.
Senator RUSSELL. You always had plenty to eat and the children had plenty to wear?

Mrs. Oswald.

Not really.

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