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. EVANS. I don't think that she ever parted with Lee for a minute.
If she did, I don't know about it, but when she came back, the way she
talked, I figured that Lee was with them the whole time, and they had
lived in hotels and things like that while Mr. Ekdahl was traveling.
Mr. JENNER. Do you recall when her marriage to Ekdahl took place, Mrs.
Evans?
Mrs. EVANS. Well, it was when she went to Texas, just about at that
time.
Mr. JENNER. Around 1945, would that have been, in maybe 1944?
Mrs. EVANS. Along in there; yes. She married him, I think, in Dallas,
Tex., or maybe it was Fort Worth. I can't recall that for sure.
Mr. JENNER. But he had been here in New Orleans, and that's when they
struck up this acquaintanceship, here in New Orleans, is that right?
Mrs. EVANS. That's right.
Mr. JENNER. She said that he had had a heart attack, is that right?
Mrs. EVANS. Yes; she did.
Mr. JENNER. And he was courting her during this time?
Mrs. EVANS. Yes, sir.
Mr. JENNER. His sister came down from Boston, is that right, to sort of
see how he was getting along here, is that correct?
Mrs. EVANS. That's right. I guess that's what prompted her to come down
here, because he had had this trouble, and I guess she was concerned
about him.
Mr. JENNER. And that courtship between him and Marguerite ripened into
marriage then; is that right?
Mrs. EVANS. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Did Ekdahl's sister approve of Marguerite?
Mrs. EVANS. Oh, yes; she wanted her to marry Ekdahl, and before she
went back to Boston, Margie made her a promise that she would look
after him.
Mr. JENNER. Then Margie moved to Texas with Mr. Ekdahl; is that right?
Mrs. EVANS. Yes, sir.
Mr. JENNER. And you say you visited them over there, in Dallas; is that
right?
Mrs. EVANS. Yes, sir; I did.
Mr. JENNER. And you think you might have heard from her at different
times when she was traveling with her husband?
Mrs. EVANS. That's right--you know, postal cards and such.
Mr. JENNER. And then you didn't hear from her for a while; is that
right?
Mrs. EVANS. That's right.
Mr. JENNER. And then you said you heard from her again?
Mrs. EVANS. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Would you give me the circumstances of that now, please?
Mrs. EVANS. Well, she called me, most likely. She was at her sister's.
She was looking for an apartment.
Mr. JENNER. Excuse me, but when you say "her sister's," who do you mean?
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