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
And why was he sentenced for that--because at the hearing, whatever
they called the court, they asked him, "What kind of government
do you suggest for Soviet Russia?" And he said, fool as he was,
"Constitutional monarchy," and that was it. That was his sentence--just
because of that. Because, actually, they didn't have anything against
him. My father was a liberal and never hurt anybody. He became very
sick in jail. And these friends--the friends whom he had helped
previously----
Mr. JENNER. You mean true friends?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. That is right. In this particular case I don't
remember their names. They were a couple of Jewish doctors who advised
my father to eat as little as possible, any way to appear very sick,
and finally--they themselves were his doctors. They finally made the
position with the Soviet Government that he was going to die, he was
not going to survive the trip to Siberia, because he was going to be
sent directly to Siberia, with the family, with all of us. And that
he should be released to stay home, and just appear once--a couple of
times a week to show he is there, until his health condition improved,
and he was able to be sent to Siberia.
And they did that, surprisingly, and they released him. And that is
where he made his preparations for escape. And the same people, helped
him to get some transportation, a hay wagon, and we crossed the border,
in a very long and tedious way. But we crossed the border of Poland.
Mr. JENNER. You crossed the border into Poland, and he settled where?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. In a town called Wilno.
Mr. JENNER. That was yourself, your mother, and your father?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. My father. But my mother almost immediately died
from typhoid fever which she contracted during this escape. We all had
this typhoid fever.
Mr. JENNER. But she succumbed to it?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. That is right.
Mr. JENNER. And this was what year?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. 1922.
Mr. JENNER. You are now 11 years old.
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. At this point I might ask you--the name was Von
Mohrenschildt at this particular time?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Your name is now De Mohrenschildt.
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. I think your brother still uses the Von, does he not?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Would you explain that?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes--because I am more or less of a French
orientation. And when I became an American citizen, I did not like
the prefix "Von" which is German to the average person. And so we
used "De" which is equally used in Sweden or in the Baltic States,
interchangeably. And my uncle, who was here in the States for quite
some time, and died here----
Mr. JENNER. I was going to ask you about him. You might as well give
his full name.
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Ferdinand De Mohrenschildt.
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