Mr. Taylor.

said that she had her little sister--I think is the way she termed it at that time--visiting her, and could I find someone for her to go out with at the same time. And I did that, and I think we went out---couples of four, or two couples--on two occasions. And then I started dating the younger of the girls, which was Alex. And, during this time, why, I was in or around their home for a whole summer--in fact, until the time we married, and quite intimate with the whole family. Does that bring it chronologically up to date--or would you like the otherwise?

Mr. Jenner.

Well, I don't know what the "otherwise" is.

Mr. Taylor.

I skipped Mrs. Brandel in this, I think. They were married, as I mentioned, in New York City approximately 3 months before my former wife was born and divorced shortly thereafter. And he stayed away--or stayed in the background of Alex's life until 1958 when he and Mrs. Brandel, his former wife and Alex's mother went into court and sued the previously mentioned Mrs. Tilton for her custody.
When Alex was born, Mrs. Tilton paid by check, which I saw, Mrs. Brandel $5,000 for custody of the daughter, Alex; and they had to go into court and get this custody set aside at which time the daughter went to Paris and lived with Mrs. Brandel, where she lived at that time.

Mr. Jenner.

The daughter--this is Christiana?

Mr. Taylor.

We're talking still about my former wife, Alex.

Mr. Jenner.

Your former wife lived in Paris?

Mr. Taylor.

Yes; my former wife, after the custody suit, was taken to Paris by her mother where she lived until the spring of 1959, when I met her.

Mr. Jenner.

Now, while she was in Paris, were you dating Christiana?

Mr. Taylor.

Yes; however, I was not even aware of Alex's existence until I met her that evening, as previously described.

Mr. Jenner.

Have you information as to where Jeanne was born?

Mr. Taylor.

In China.

Mr. Jenner.

That's the present Mrs. De Mohrenschildt?

Mr. Taylor.

Yes.
My knowledge of her is that--uh--it's rather sketchy, because that's all my former wife knew of her.
She was born in China. I believe her parentage, at least on one side, was Russian. She claimed that, at any rate. And she traveled through her late teens and early twenties--I don't know exactly how long--with her former husband, Mr. Bogovallenskia, as ballet performers.

Mr. Jenner.

I see. I have a spelling of that name, Mr. Taylor, which is B-o- g-o-v-a-l-l-e-n-s-k-i-a [spelling].

Mr. Taylor.

That may be more correct. This is phonetic here that I have [referring to paper].

Mr. Jenner.

Is that a maiden name or a married name?

Mr. Taylor.

That is her married name--Jeanne's married name to----

Mr. Jenner.

Is Jeanne the same as Christiana?

Mr. Taylor.

No; Jeanne is the mother. Christiana is the daughter.

Mr. Jenner.

Yes.

Mr. Taylor.

That is the name of Christiana's father and the man I was just saying that Jeanne traveled with as ballet performers in China.
All of the press clippings I saw, I think, were prior to World War II. And, as far as Mr. Bogo---as far as Chris' father is concerned, he was in Dallas during 1959 or 1960 and--uh--he had severe mental problems and Chris returned with him to California where, the last I heard, he was resident of a State mental hospital.

Mr. Jenner.

Uh-huh.
And Chris is now married to a gentleman whose given name is Ragnar [spelling] R-a-g-n-a-r, but you don't recall his surname?

Mr. Taylor.

Uh--I do not. My memory is rather vague, but it seems to me like, in connection with his name, that his father is either a vice president or is the executive vice president of Hughes Aircraft.
I don't know anything about him other than that except I was told he is a physicist, as Chris' father is, and he is a rather unusual character to meet and to know--being somewhat of a beatnik. But, at least, he seems to, when he