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
I said, "When did you get out? When did you get back? What are you
doing?" He said, "I have been back since about a year-and-a-half now,"
and I said, "Well, I'm glad you got back," and he said, "I'm married,
and I got a baby." I think he said she was 14 months old, so anyway, he
said, "Would you put me up for a while?" And he said, "I am down here
trying to find a job; would you put me up for a while?" And I said,
"Well, we will be glad to, Lee," but then I started thinking, because
if he had a wife and child, I would have to make other arrangements
maybe, and so I asked him, I said, "Lee, are you alone?" and he said,
"Yes," and I said, "Well, come right on out."
Mr. JENNER. This was in May or April 1963; is that right?
Mrs. MURRET. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Just about a year ago?
Mrs. MURRET. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Do you remember whether it was May or April, which month it
was.
Mrs. MURRET. It was way after Easter, I know. It was possibly the week
after Easter.
Mr. JENNER. All right. Now, he arrived at your home; is that right?
Mrs. MURRET. Yes, he took the streetcar and bus, I suppose, to be
coming to my house, and he came out to the house and he was very poorly
dressed.
Mr. JENNER. How was he dressed?
Mrs. MURRET. He just had on a sportshirt, and a very poorly pair of
pants.
Mr. JENNER. Did he have a suit coat on?
Mrs. MURRET. A suit coat?
Mr. JENNER. Yes.
Mrs. MURRET. No, he didn't.
Mr. JENNER. Was your husband home?
Mrs. MURRET. No.
Mr. JENNER. Was anybody other than you home?
Mrs. MURRET. No.
Mr. JENNER. What luggage did he have when he arrived at your home?
Mrs. MURRET. I don't think he came with anything over to the house. He
could have one of these bags, I mean when he came to my home from the
bus station.
Mr. JENNER. Now, this is particularly important to us. Let me take
you back now to just a year ago, and tell me first of all, as to your
recollection of whether he had any luggage with him when he arrived at
your house.
Mrs. MURRET. Well, I asked him over the telephone where he was, and he
said he was at the bus station, and when I asked him to come out, he
came right on out, and when he came into my house, I think he was only
carrying just a little handbag, they call it.
Mr. JENNER. What color was it?
Mrs. MURRET. Possibly it was brown.
Mr. JENNER. Brown?
Mrs. MURRET. I think so.
Mr. JENNER. What kind of material was it?
Mrs. MURRET. What the handbag was made of?
Mr. JENNER. Yes.
Mrs. MURRET. I think it was just cloth.
Mr. JENNER. A cloth bag?
Mrs. MURRET. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Did he have it in just one hand?
Mrs. MURRET. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. It was not a Marine duffelbag or anything like that?
Mrs. MURRET. Oh, no.
Mr. JENNER. It wasn't too large, then?
Mrs. MURRET. No; it was small.
Mr. JENNER. The witness indicates about 14 inches.
Mrs. MURRET. It was just an ordinary bag, like athletes use to put
their clothes in, something like that.
Mr. JENNER. And that's all he had on that occasion? You are sure of
that?
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