Mr. Bouhe.

All right; I would say on or about--that is Oswald--October 7, 1962.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did Oswald talk to you at that time?

Mr. Bouhe.

Oh, yes.

Mr. Liebeler.

What did he say? What were the circumstances of that conversation?

Mr. Bouhe.

Well, we were at their house at the end of September or first days of October. Maybe it was--in other words, a few of us were at the house of Oswald on an afternoon. I presume it must have been a Saturday.

Mr. Liebeler.

Who was there, Mr. Bouhe?

Mr. Bouhe.

It was probably Mrs. Anna Meller, myself, possibly Mrs. Hall in fact I know--Mrs. Elena Hall of Fort Worth, because I remember distinctly that Lee Oswald came home and said his job had ended, wherever he was working at in Fort Worth, and no prospects for another job existed.
The rent was already a few days past due and they had to do something.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did Oswald tell you he had been fired from his job in Fort Worth?

Mr. Bouhe.

No. He said it was a temporary job anyway. That he did say. Firing, I never heard. So at that time Mrs. Hall--that Russian lady said, "My husband is away. Marina, you move over to my house with the kid, and he goes to Dallas to look for a job."
For some reason, I would say it must have been around October 6 or 7. That would be my guess.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did you help Oswald find a job in Dallas?

Mr. Bouhe.

I was a little bit already cautious because his conversation with me was always very abrupt and he never looked me in the eye. And to me, this is a criterion that we don't see eye to eye, I guess. And I said, the only way to start here is go to the Texas Employment Commission, which he did.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did he tell you that he had been there?

Mr. Bouhe.

Yes; he did.

Mr. Liebeler.

Do you have any other way of knowing that he was there?

Mr. Bouhe.

I think we asked a lady we knew there---not I, because I didn't know her well enough--to help him if she could to get him a job.

Mr. Liebeler.

Who asked her?

Mr. Bouhe.

Mr. Teofil Meller.

Mr. Liebeler.

Do you remember the lady's name?

Mr. Bouhe.

Mrs. Cunningham.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did Mr. Meller tell you that he had talked to Mrs. Cunningham?

Mr. Bouhe.

Yes; he did.

Mr. Libeler.

What did he tell you?

Mr. Bouhe.

He told Mrs. Cunningham--he is a Ph.D., a very kind man--he said he didn't know the man from Adam, but he has a wife and a little baby, and if he can get a job it would help the family to get on their feet.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did you learn that Oswald subsequently did obtain a job in Dallas?

Mr. Bouhe.

Yes, I did. And as a person who at that time suspected nothing except that I had a desire if I could, to put him on his feet economically so he could support his wife and child--I said, now those were my words, "Lee, you've now got a job, a lithographic job at a $1.45 an hour as an apprentice. If you apply yourself"-- those were my very words--"in a couple years you'll have a skill that can be saleable any place."
And he said, "You think so." And he didn't even say thank you.
Then I added, "Well, I would like to hear how you get along," which is a standard statement I would ask anybody.
And for 2 or 3---or possibly 5 days thereafter he would call me at 6 o'clock, I guess when he finished his work, and say, "I am doing fine. Bye."

Mr. Liebeler.

That would be the extent of his conversation with you on the telephone?

Mr. Bouhe.

Yes.

Mr. Liebeler.

He didn't tell you anything of the details of his work?

Mr. Bouhe.

I did not ask.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did you know where----