Warren Commission (03 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (03 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. BELIN. Did he fill it out in front of you, or not?
Mr. TRULY. Yes; he did. And he told me--I asked him about experience
that he had had, or where he had worked, and he said he had just served
his term in the Marine Corps and had received an honorable discharge,
and he listed some things of an office nature that he had learned to do
in the Marines.
I questioned him about any past activities. I asked him if he had ever
had any trouble with the police, and he said, no. So thinking that he
was just out of the Marines, I didn't check any further back. I didn't
have anything of a permanent nature in mind for him. He looked like a
nice young fellow to me--he was quiet and well mannered. He used the
word "sir", you know, which a lot of them don't do at this time.
So I told him if he would come to work on the morning of the 16th, it
was the beginning of a new pay period. So he filled out his withholding
slip, with the exception of the number of dependents.
He asked me if I would hold that for 3 or 4 days, that he is expecting
a baby momentarily.
So some 4 days or so later--I don't remember the exact day--he told me
that he had this new baby, and he wanted to add one dependent.
He finished filling it out. And I sent it up to Mr. Campbell who makes
out the payroll for the company.
Mr. BELIN. Now, on October 15th you saw him fill out the application
form for employment in his own writing?
Mr. TRULY. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. You also saw him fill out the withholding slip, except for
the number of exemptions, in his own writing, is that correct?
Mr. TRULY. Yes, sir.
Mr. BELIN. Any other conversation that you can remember from your
meeting on October 15th?
Mr. TRULY. Well, he told me that he needed a job. He said he had a wife
and child to support. And he also repeated that he was expecting a
child in a few days.
And I told Lee Oswald that I had some work, that if he could fit in,
of a temporary nature, we could put him on. But I didn't have anything
in mind of a permanent job at that time, because I didn't have any
openings for a permanent person. And he said he would be glad to have
any type of work I would give him, because he did need--and he stressed
he really needed a job to support his family.
Mr. BELIN. Anything else from that conversation on October 15th?
Mr. TRULY. Nothing that I can recall, except that he seemed to be
grateful that I was giving him the chance of a little extra work, if
you want to call it that.
He left, and I didn't see him any more until the morning of the 16th.
Mr. BELIN. What were his hours of work to be?
Mr. TRULY. His hours were from 8 in the morning until 4:45 in the
afternoon.
His lunch period was from 12 to 12:45.
Mr. BELIN. Did you have a time clock there that they punch or not?
Mr. TRULY. No, sir.
Mr. BELIN. The next morning, do you know whether or not he came to work?
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