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
Mrs. OSWALD. She talked to them in the usual manner, in English, when
they were addressing her.
But when they addressed me, she was interpreting.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you recall the exact time of the day that you discovered
the wedding ring there at the house?
Mrs. OSWALD. About 2 o'clock, I think. I don't remember. Then
everything got mixed up, all time.
Mr. RANKIN. Did the police spend considerable time there?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you remember the names of any of the officers?
Mrs. OSWALD. No, I don't.
Mr. RANKIN. How did they treat you?
Mrs. OSWALD. Rather gruff, not very polite. They kept on following me.
I wanted to change clothes because I was dressed in a manner fitting to
the house. And they would not even let me go into the dressing room to
change.
Mr. RANKIN. What did you say about that?
Mrs. OSWALD. Well, what could I tell them?
I asked them, but they didn't want to. They were rather rough. They
kept on saying, hurry up.
Mr. RANKIN. Did they want you to go with them?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. Did you leave the house with them right soon after they
came?
Mrs. OSWALD. About an hour, I think.
Mr. RANKIN. And what were they doing during that hour?
Mrs. OSWALD. They searched the entire house.
Mr. RANKIN. Did they take anything with them?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes--everything, even some tapes--Ruth's tapes from a tape
recorder, her things. I don't know what.
Mr. RANKIN. Did they take many of your belongings?
Mrs. OSWALD. I didn't watch at that time. After all, it is not my
business. If they need it, let them take it.
Mr. RANKIN. Did they give you an inventory of what they took?
Mrs. OSWALD. No.
Mr. RANKIN. You have never received an inventory?
Mrs. OSWALD. No.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you now know what they took?
Mrs. OSWALD. No. I know that I am missing my documents, that I am
missing Lee's documents, Lee's wedding ring.
Mr. RANKIN. What about clothing?
Mrs. OSWALD. Robert had some of Lee's clothing. I don't know what was
left of Lee's things, but I hope they will return it. No one needs it.
Mr. RANKIN. What documents do you refer to that you are missing?
Mrs. OSWALD. My foreign passport, my immigration card, my birth
certificate, my wedding certificate--marriage certificate, June's and
Rachel's birth certificates. Then various letters, my letters from
friends. Perhaps something that has some bearing--photographs, whatever
has some reference--whatever refers to the business at hand, let it
remain.
Then my diploma. I don't remember everything now.
Mr. RANKIN. What documents of your husband's do you recall that they
took?
Mrs. OSWALD. I didn't see what they took. At least at the present time
I have none of Lee's documents.
Mr. RANKIN. The documents of his that you refer to that you don't have
are similar to your own that you described?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes. He also had a passport, several work books, labor
cards. I don't know what men here--what sort of documents men here
carry.
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