Warren Commission (09 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (09 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. TAYLOR. As I remember it, shortly after they moved, Mrs. De
Mohrenschildt----
Mr. JENNER. They moved where? Into your home or from your home?
Mr. TAYLOR. Moved into their apartment here in Dallas--the first
apartment they had, on Elsbeth.
Mrs. De Mohrenschildt came by and told us that she had seen Marina and
that she had a black eye, I believe, and was crying and said that she
and Lee had had a fight over the lessons and they had been taken from
her, and----
Mr. JENNER. Lee had struck her?
Mr. TAYLOR. Yes; that Lee had struck her.
Mr. JENNER. She said that to you?
Mr. TAYLOR. Yes; this is Mrs. De Mohrenschildt now. This is not Marina
that said that.
Mr. JENNER. Yes; I appreciate that.
Mr. TAYLOR. And--not pursuant to that, but while we are speaking of
their marital troubles, I seem to remember on one occasion where Marina
left--I think this was somewhat later, probably in November----
Mr. JENNER. Left the home?
Mr. TAYLOR. Left Lee and went to stay with someone--I don't remember
who. It may have been this woman in Irving that she was living with.
Mr. JENNER. Mrs. Paine?
Mr. TAYLOR. Mrs. Paine. I do not know where she went except that I was
told that she had left him.
Mr. JENNER. All right. Anything else that comes to your mind with
respect to their relations, one with the other, and whatnot, covering
this 2-week span while she was a visitor in your home?
Mr. TAYLOR. The only other observation I would make is that--again,
it has to do with relationship between them--and that is that to
my knowledge at all the meetings between them that I was present
at during this 2-week period, there was no personal communication
between them--at least, that I was able to determine. Of course, I
couldn't understand them when they spoke to each other in Russian. But,
certainly, for this length of time, you would think that a man and
woman married would want some time alone together. They could have--we
had parks nearby, within one door of us was a big park where they could
have taken walks and been alone together and talked--but this never
happened.
Mr. JENNER. Uh-huh.
Mr. TAYLOR. It was just like two friends meeting. There was nothing
intimate or personal between them at these meetings.
Mr. JENNER. No expressions that you could understand or, at least,
conduct between them that would lead you to believe there were
evidences of love and affection?
Mr. TAYLOR. That's right.
Mr. JENNER. It was more platonic--a friendship relationship?
Mr. TAYLOR. Uh-huh.
Mr. JENNER. Did he visit on more than one occasion in your home during
the 2-week period?
Mr. TAYLOR. Yes; on several occasions.
Mr. JENNER. And on these occasions, was it always that he called and
asked to come over, or were you told that he was coming and there had
been a previous arrangement--or what do you recall as to that?
Mr. TAYLOR. Well, I think perhaps once or twice Marina instigated their
meetings, would call him and he would then come.
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