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. EVANS. Yes; that's right.
Mr. JENNER. What impression did you get as to the life and habits and
personality of Mr. Ekdahl and Marguerite and Lee, that is, when they
were not on vacation--when they were moving from place to place in the
pursuit of Mr. Ekdahl's line of business, from city to city?
Mr. EVANS. Well, I think Marguerite and Ekdahl got along pretty well,
except for the kid. I mean, he wanted his own way about everything.
Mr. JENNER. You noticed that?
Mr. EVANS. Oh, yes.
Mr. JENNER. That was quite apparent to you even though this was
vacation time when you saw them over in Covington?
Mr. EVANS. I don't understand that.
Mr. JENNER. I said, was this apparent to you even when they were on
this picnic over in Covington that you told us about?
Mr. EVANS. Yes; you could notice that. It seemed like all his life, Lee
wanted his way, and that's what he wanted.
Mr. JENNER. Well, you are expressing that opinion from what you have
heard and read, in addition to what you saw yourself, are you not?
Mr. EVANS. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. But you did notice that yourself?
Mr. EVANS. Oh, yes, I did; definitely I noticed it.
Mr. JENNER. Was that the first time that you had met either Marguerite
or Ekdahl?
Mr. EVANS. Yes; that's the first time. I may have met Marguerite before
but not Ekdahl, and not the boys either, but Marguerite was working on
Canal Street in some hosiery shop, and I might have seen her there. I
know Myrtle knew her for quite a few years, so I probably had met her
before. I just don't remember now.
Mr. JENNER. What kind of a person was she?
Mr. EVANS. She was a very fine person, a nice looking woman--well
educated, soft spoken, a very, very nice woman; wonderful.
Mr. JENNER. Did you get the impression that Mr. Ekdahl and she, apart
from this vacation, traveled a lot?
Mr. EVANS. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Because of his work?
Mr. EVANS. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Living in hotels?
Mr. EVANS. That's right; they lived in hotels and also they took Lee
with them.
Mr. JENNER. They took Lee with them?
Mr. EVANS. Yes; everywhere.
Mr. JENNER. In traveling on his job?
Mr. EVANS. That's right. They were living in Texas for awhile, I
believe, and then he did some traveling in Texas, New York, and other
places, but they would always take the boy with them when they went.
Mr. JENNER. You and Mrs. Evans maintained somewhat of a friendship with
Marguerite, did you not?
Mr. EVANS. That's right. Of course, my wife knew her more years than I
did. She knew her a long time before she was even married.
Mr. JENNER. That's right; our information shows that.
Mr. EVANS. She knew her when she lived down on Alvar Street.
Mr. JENNER. That was before you had any contact with the Oswald family,
is that right?
Mr. EVANS. That's right.
Mr. JENNER. Has your wife given you any of the details regarding the
background of the Oswald family?
Mr. EVANS. Yes; over the years we have discussed it.
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