Warren Commission (08 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (08 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. JENNER. Does the late summer of 1952 refresh your recollection as
to when she went to New York?
Mrs. MURRET. 1952?
Mr. JENNER. Yes; 1952, when she went to New York.
Mrs. MURRET. Well, she was living here--let's see----
Mr. JENNER. Well, she was living in Fort Worth before going to New
York, I believe. Do you think that would have been in the summer of
1952?
Mrs. MURRET. I can't recollect that. Maybe if you give me a lead, I
might remember.
Mr. JENNER. Is the name of Ewing Street in Fort Worth, Tex., familiar
to you?
Mrs. MURRET. No; I don't know that one.
Mr. JENNER. Does Eighth Avenue refresh your recollection any as to an
address where they lived in Fort Worth?
Mrs. MURRET. I never heard from her at that address, unless that was
the house that she bought, and she was having trouble with the party
that bought it.
Mr. JENNER. You mean she was having trouble with the purchaser?
Mrs. MURRET. Yes; he was supposed to pay rent to her. You see, she
always wanted to do everything herself, and he wasn't paying her the
rent, and I don't think they was paying the other, and they lost out on
the deal.
Mr. JENNER. She reported that to you?
Mrs. MURRET. Yes; she told me about that. Now, I don't know if that's
the same place, the same house or not, but that was one house that she
spoke about.
Mr. JENNER. Is the name Mrs. Beverly Richardson familiar to you?
Mrs. MURRET. I never heard of her.
Mr. JENNER. Mrs. Llewellyn Merritt?
Mrs. MURRET. I never heard of her.
Mr. JENNER. Patricia Aarons?
Mrs. MURRET. I never heard of her.
Mr. JENNER. Herman Conway?
Mrs. MURRET. No.
Mr. JENNER. Thomas W. Turner?
Mrs. MURRET. I never heard of him.
Mr. JENNER. While Mr. Ekdahl was living with her, of course, he was
supporting the family, but after he left, then that was left up to her;
is that right?
Mrs. MURRET. What?
Mr. JENNER. She had to support the family when Mr. Ekdahl left; is that
right?
Mrs. MURRET. That's right.
Mr. JENNER. She got some assistance from her sons, did she?
Mrs. MURRET. Well, I think Robert was working at a supermarket, and she
had to make him give her his salary, and I don't know whether John was
in the Coast Guard at the time or not. I don't think he contributed
anything--John, but I don't know.
Mr. JENNER. Was it your impression that about that time she was
becoming increasingly despondent with life?
Mrs. MURRET. I wouldn't say that. She seemed to be a person, or rather,
she was a person who adjusted very easily to situations.
Mr. JENNER. She adjusted easily?
Mrs. MURRET. She knew she had to do something about these things; that
she had to get out and work, and so forth, to buy these boys things
that they needed and to keep them going. Of course, I guess it was
hard, naturally. It's hard for any woman, you know, to try to support
three boys, and I don't think they ever appreciate what you do for them.
Mr. JENNER. What makes you say that?
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