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. Will you tell me about that please? Just tell me in your
own words what difficulty you had with her.
Mr. PIC. Well, we just couldn't put two and two together and make it
come out to four.
Mr. JENNER. There was no outside influence?
Mr. PIC. No; none; definitely not.
Mr. JENNER. On either side?
Mr. PIC. No; there wasn't.
Mr. JENNER. You just figure you were two persons who couldn't jell; is
that just about a fair statement of your situation at that time?
Mr. PIC. That's right. We couldn't make it. We just couldn't get along,
you know, so we finally decided to quit trying and call the whole thing
off; which we did.
Mr. JENNER. Tell me this. Was she a nice girl. Would you right now be
able to look back and say whether she was what you would consider a
nice girl at that time?
Mr. PIC. Oh, definitely, yes. She was a nice girl. I couldn't say
anything about Marguerite at all. It was just one of those things. We
just couldn't get along. We had a lot of friends and everything, but
there was something that kept things getting worse and worse. Maybe I
had a rotten disposition, I don't know.
Mr. JENNER. You aren't trying to place the blame anywhere now, are you?
Mr. PIC. No.
Mr. JENNER. Now, you have lived here in New Orleans all the intervening
years; haven't you?
Mr. PIC. Yes; that's right.
Mr. JENNER. Was there a child born of your marriage to Marguerite, Mr.
Pic?
Mr. PIC. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. And that's John Edward Pic, is that correct?
Mr. PIC. Correct, sir.
Mr. JENNER. Why did you give him that name, so he wouldn't be another
"Jr.," or II or III?
Mr. PIC. I had nothing to do with that, sir. She named him.
Mr. JENNER. She gave him that name?
Mr. PIC. Yes, sir.
Mr. JENNER. Was the child born before or after the separation?
Mr. PIC. After the separation.
Mr. JENNER. Were you aware that she was pregnant at the time of the
separation?
Mr. PIC. I was, sir.
Mr. JENNER. And you discussed that with her, I presume?
Mr. PIC. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Was that a mutual agreement, to separate?
Mr. PIC. Yes, sir; we went to an attorney, the same attorney, and he
worked it out for us. We decided the best thing for us was to separate,
and we did.
Mr. JENNER. Then you supported her; did you?
Mr. PIC. Yes, sir.
Mr. JENNER. The child John Edward Pic was born then during the period
of the separation, but before the divorce, is that right?
Mr. PIC. That's right.
Mr. JENNER. Were you aware of the birth of the child?
Mr. PIC. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Then a divorce took place?
Mr. PIC. Correct.
Mr. JENNER. About how long after the birth of the boy?
Mr. PIC. Oh, I guess about a year and a half.
Mr. JENNER. About a year and a half?
Mr. PIC. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Was a decree entered?
Mr. PIC. Oh, yes.
Mr. JENNER. Under which you paid alimony to your former wife and child
support to your son?
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