Warren Commission (01 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15) — John Shaqi
Warren Commission (01 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (01 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. RANKIN. What did you and your husband do when he came to see you?
Did he spend his time with you there in the home or did you go some
place?
Mrs. OSWALD. No, we didn't go anywhere.
Mr. RANKIN. Did he do any reading there?
Mrs. OSWALD. No. I remember that it was only a couple of times that he
came for a weekend. Generally, he only came for a very short period of
time, because he would come together with our friends, and they could
not stay very long.
Mr. RANKIN. When he came during that period did he discuss what he had
been doing in Dallas, his work and other things?
Mrs. OSWALD. He liked his work very much.
Mr. RANKIN. After this month and a half did he find a place for you all
to live together?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes, but it wasn't a problem there to find a place, no
problem there to find a place.
Mr. RANKIN. Did you then move to a home in Dallas?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes, on Elsbeth, Elsbeth Street in Dallas.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you remember the number?
Mrs. OSWALD. No.
Mr. RANKIN. How did you move your things from Mrs. Hall's to the place
on Elsbeth Street?
Mrs. OSWALD. A friend who had a car helped us--I don't remember his
name, Taylor, Gary Taylor.
The CHAIRMAN. Suppose we take a recess now for about 10 minutes to
allow Mrs. Oswald to refresh herself.
(Short recess.)
The CHAIRMAN. The Commission may be in order.
Mr. RANKIN. Did that require one or more trips to move your things from
Fort Worth to Dallas when you went to Elsbeth Street?
Mrs. OSWALD. One trip was enough.
Mr. RANKIN. Did you observe any guns in your things when you moved?
Mrs. OSWALD. No.
Mr. RANKIN. What kind of place did you have at Elsbeth Street, was it
rooms or an apartment?
Mrs. OSWALD. An apartment.
Mr. RANKIN. How many rooms in the apartment?
Mrs. OSWALD. One living room, a bedroom, a kitchen, and the bathroom.
It sounds very small for all of you but for us it was quite sufficient.
Mr. RANKIN. Did you have a telephone there?
Mrs. OSWALD. No.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you recall what rent you paid?
Mrs. OSWALD. It seems to me that it was $60, plus the utilities.
Mr. RANKIN. That would be $60 a month?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes, and electricity and gas but the water was free. Sixty
dollars a month including water.
Mr. RANKIN. Did your husband help you with the housework at that
address?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes, he always helped.
Mr. RANKIN. What about his reading habits there, were they the same?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes, about the same.
Mr. RANKIN. Can you tell us a little more fully about his reading? Did
he spend several hours each evening in this reading?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you recall any of the books that he read at Elsbeth
Street?
Mrs. OSWALD. No. He had two books, two thick books on the history of
the United States.
Mr. RANKIN. Did your husband come home for a midday meal?
Mrs. OSWALD. No.
Mr. RANKIN. Did you go out in the evenings?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. Where did you go?
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