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
Mrs. PETERMAN. No; nothing like that. Like I told you, I am the kind of
person who keeps to myself too. I have been right now 23 years in that
neighborhood, I--there are some people living around there right now
that I couldn't tell you their name. I am always inside. I never go
out, you know, but I have nothing to say against her in any kind of way.
Mr. JENNER. She seemed to be industrious and a good mother, is that
right?
Mrs. PETERMAN. Yes, sir; she was good to her children, and she kept
them all, you know, nice and clean, but I don't know anything about her
business at all.
Mr. JENNER. What was your reaction to the two older boys, John and
Robert?
Mrs. PETERMAN. Well, they were like all kids, I guess, you know, having
a good time, but I will say that they were not running like the kids do
today.
Mr. JENNER. What do you mean by that?
Mrs. PETERMAN. I mean children back in those days were not like
children are today, and I know, because I have grandchildren now, and
they are altogether different now. Even Lee, he was a good little
child, and he didn't do things like the boys do today. That's why I
just can't see how this all came about. I can't understand it. We
didn't even know anything about it until the man found me, you know. We
all thought maybe it was Lee, but we just, you know, couldn't believe
it.
Mr. JENNER. Do you recall the names of any other children in the
neighborhood who were about the ages of Robert and John?
Mrs. PETERMAN. No; I don't think so.
Mr. JENNER. Would your daughter Cecelia still have a recollection of
those boys, do you think?
Mrs. PETERMAN. I doubt it, because she was only 8 then. She was small.
My older ones might remember them.
Mr. JENNER. That would be Myra and Emile?
Mrs. PETERMAN. Yes; Myra and Emile.
Mr. JENNER. All right. Is there anything else that occurs to you that
might be helpful to the Commission that I haven't asked you about,
either because I don't know about it or I have neglected to ask you
about it, or anything you might want to contribute?
Mrs. PETERMAN. No; if there was anything else, I would be glad to tell
you about it. Like I say, he was such a little bitty fellow, and after
she moved away we lost track of them.
Mr. JENNER. After they moved away from there, you never heard of them
and you never saw them until this tragic event occurred, is that right?
Mrs. PETERMAN. Yes, sir.
Mr. JENNER. And even then you didn't believe it was them until, as you
said, the man found you?
Mrs. PETERMAN. I really didn't. Lee was a good little child, and
Marguerite took good care of him.
Mr. JENNER. All right. I very much appreciate your coming down with
your husband to talk to us.
Now, these depositions that we are taking will be sent by the U.S.
attorney back to Washington, and you have the privilege, if you wish,
to read over your deposition and to sign it.
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