(Testimony of Paul M. Raigorodsky)
Mr. Jenner.
He appears to have become acquainted with a gentleman in Houston by the name of Andre Jitkoff?
Mr. Raigorodsky.
Yes; sure.
Mr. Jenner.
He is a professor at Rice Institute?
Mr. Raigorodsky.
That's right--he's head of the Russian church in Houston.
Mr. Jenner.
He is the head of the Russian church in Houston?
Mr. Raigorodsky.
Yes; that's right--also his daughter is my--I'm a godfather to Mr. Jitkoff's daughter.
Mr. Jenner.
Well, give me in n thumbnail sketch, something about Mr. Jitkoff's background.
Mr. Raigorodsky.
Mr. Jitkoff--he is of the "Russian Old Guard," as you call it.
Mr. Jenner.
How old a man is he, by the way, your best guess?
Mr. Raigorodsky.
I would say around 60 now, no, maybe he is younger--- let's see, his daughter--he probably is closer--is 50 some odd years--55.
Mr. Jenner.
He is closer to 50 than to 60?
Mr. Raigorodsky.
I believe so.
Mr. Jenner.
Is he somewhere between 50 and 60?
Mr. Raigorodsky.
That's right. The first I knew of Jitkoff, he was a tennis pro at the River Oaks Country Club.
Mr. Jenner.
Where Dallas or Houston?
Mr. Raigorodsky.
In Houston; and he retired several years ago and he is teaching Russian.
Mr. Jenner.
Was De Mohrenschildt an athletic man?
Mr. Raigorodsky.
Very much so.
Mr. Jenner.
Is he interested in tennis?
Mr. Raigorodsky.
Yes; very much so.
Mr. Jenner.
What about Mrs. De Mohrenschildt? Is she an athletically inclined person?
Mr. Raigorodsky.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
Also interested in tennis?
Mr. Raigorodsky.
That's right.
Mr. Jenner.
And does each of them have an interest in any other sport to the extent of engaging in the sport itself?
Mr. Raigorodsky.
As far as I know--swimming.
Mr. Jenner.
Ice skating?
Mr. Raigorodsky.
I don't remember anything about that, but they always played tennis, you know, they lived next door to me, you see, they played tennis all the time.
Mr. Jenner.
Did either of them ever live in the Stoneleigh Hotel?
Mr. Raigorodsky.
At the Maple Terrace. You see, it is owned by the same people the Stoneleigh, Maple, and now there's another Terrace--the Tower Terrace.
Mr. Jenner.
Are these buildings all in proximity one with the other?
Mr. Raigorodsky.
Oh, yes; and they are owned by the same people, by the Leo Corrigan's son-in-law, Jordan.
Mr. Jenner.
In addition to being an expansive person, is De Mohrenschildt a generous man?
Mr. Raigorodsky.
Yes; I would say he is a generous man.
Mr. Jenner.
Is he the type of person who would seek, out of the goodness of his heart, to help people like the Oswalds or persons in like circumstances?
Mr. Raigorodsky.
I would say he will do it because he wants to show what a grand person he is. You see, that would be my quick judgment. It would be different from the other Russians, you see, because they were appalled at the fact that the baby didn't have milk.
Mr. Jenner.
That is, De Mohrenschildt might not have been sincere, while the other members who were seeking to assist were genuine and sincere about it?
Mr. Raigorodsky.
Correct.
Mr. Jenner.
De Mohrenschildt might be trying to put on a show, for example?
Mr. Raigorodsky.
Exactly.
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