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. MURRET. Well, I had to stay next to him, tell you the truth.
Evidently he could handle the car--I mean just steering--because it
was just regular gas and brake. That is all it is, you know. There is
nothing to that. But in traffic, I really couldn't say how he could
have handled it, you know, the car.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did you go out with him again after that with the car?
Mr. MURRET. No; that was the only time.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did you ever let him take the car by himself?
Mr. MURRET. No, sir.
Mr. LIEBELER. Do you know whether he ever took your car by himself
without your permission?
Mr. MURRET. No, sir; I always had the car working.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did he have access to any other automobiles while he was
here in New Orleans, as far as you know?
Mr. MURRET. To my knowledge, no; not of my family's possessions.
Mr. LIEBELER. You have a brother who is studying to be a Jesuit
priest----
Mr. MURRET. Yes, sir.
Mr. LIEBELER. In Mobile, Ala., do you not?
Mr. MURRET. Yes, sir.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did there come a time in the summer of 1963 when Lee
Oswald went to Mobile, Ala.?
Mr. MURRET. Yes, sir.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did you go along?
Mr. MURRET. I was supposed to. I was in Houston at the time, we had a
sales meeting in Houston, and I didn't make the trip.
Mr. LIEBELER. You did not go?
Mr. MURRET. No, sir; I did not go.
Mr. LIEBELER. Who all went on that trip? Do you know?
Mr. MURRET. As I recall, it must have been my mother and father and
Marilyn, and that is it, and Lee and Marina and the baby.
Mr. LIEBELER. Have you talked with your brother, the Jesuit student,
since that time?
Mr. MURRET. I have; yes, sir.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did he tell you about Oswald's appearance at the seminary?
Mr. MURRET. No, sir.
Mr. LIEBELER. You never discussed that particular event?
Mr. MURRET. No, sir.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did you talk about Oswald at all?
Mr. MURRET. I did. In fact, the next time I had seen my brother was
at my wedding. You see, he doesn't come in New Orleans at all. And
I had asked him what kind of talk he gave, because I was interested
in what kind of talk he did give and what impression he made on the
Jesuits, and, like he said, you know, he didn't speak other than what
the conditions were, you know, in Russia, and how he lived and the
food and drink and so forth, and I think the other boys were asking
him questions or trying to ask him questions. He may be evading the
questions, but other than that, that is the only connection I had with
my brother, you know, just asking him about it.
Mr. LIEBELER. This was at your wedding? Is that right?
Mr. MURRET. Yes, sir.
Mr. LIEBELER. What was the date of that?
Mr. MURRET. That was October 5, 1963.
Mr. LIEBELER. 1963?
Mr. MURRET. Sixty-three, yes.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did your brother indicate--did your brother, Eugene,
indicate his opinion of Lee Oswald to you?
Mr. MURRET. Well, his mind was--as far as his thinking was concerned,
there is no doubt but that he thought in the wrong direction.
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