Mrs. Murret.

mean. In other words, when she would find something that she just didn't like, that was it. She made quick decisions.

Mr. Jenner.

Was this a personality trait that she had as a young girl as well as a mature lady?

Mrs. Murret.

I don't remember anything like that before she was married, I mean, as we lived as sisters in the same home; no.

Mr. Jenner.

It was after she left the home then, would you say, that she began to develop that trait, or that you began to detect this quick acting in her personality?

Mrs. Murret.

Yes; I would say so.

Mr. Jenner.

And you think she failed to think things over, that she didn't sleep on them, which was an illustration you gave a few minutes ago, but that she acted quickly when something happened or when she needed to reach a decision, is that it?

Mrs. Murret.

Yes; that's right.

Mr. Jenner.

She failed to sleep on something before she acted; is that right?

Mrs. Murret.

Yes; she was too quick. I would have thought things over before I did them, but she wouldn't.

Mr. Jenner.

In other words, she was impulsive? Would you call it that?

Mrs. Murret.

You can call it that if you like.

Mr. Jenner.

Well, I am just trying to shape this up into what you really knew about Marguerite and about her personality behavior. I don't mean to put words in your mouth now, and any time that I show a tendency to do that, it is inadvertent, and if that does happen I want you to say that that isn't quite the way you meant it.

Mrs. Murret.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

I want you to put it in your own words. Do you understand?

Mrs. Murret.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

Would you elaborate now a little more on this personality characteristic that we have discussed? I am interested in that.

Mrs. Murret.

Well, she went to live in Carrollton, which is in the City Park section, in Carrollton.

Mr. Jenner.

Would you spell that for me, please?

Mrs. Murret.

C-a-r-r-o-l-l-t-o-n.

Mr. Jenner.

Carrollton?

Mrs. Murret.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

You will have to forgive my midwest accent, which differs from yours.

Mrs. Murret.

Yes; my southern drawl.

Mr. Jenner.

Well, I wouldn't call it a southern drawl. You have a distinct Louisiana accent. It's different. The Louisiana accent is not a lazy sort of thing. It has a reasonable sharpness of enunciation which you don't find, say, in Mississippi and some parts of Louisiana. I just came from Dallas, and they pronounce words with a drawl that's as long as your arm.
I happen to be a midwesterner myself, so my accent is hard, I mean, with a sharp enunciation.

Mrs. Murret.

Well, during that time she was suing Eddie for a divorce.

Mr. Jenner.

Now, was she working at that time?

Mrs. Murret.

No; she was not working then.

Mr. Jenner.

How was she being supported?

Mrs. Murret.

Eddie was supporting her.

Mr. Jenner.

Even though they were separated, he was supporting her?

Mrs. Murret.

Well, I don't know now if he was supporting her by that time or not, but I know during the course of the divorce he had to pay Marguerite alimony, and he contributed a very fair amount, and he contributed a very good amount to John Edward, which he received until he was 18 years old.

Mr. Jenner.

Well, that was pursuant to a decree of the court, I suppose.

Mrs. Murret.

Yes; of course, during that time, when John was about 2 years old, she married Mr. Oswald.

Mr. Jenner.

I will get to that in a minute.

Mrs. Murret.

Yes.