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
Mrs. DYMITRUK. There was two books. One, George gave it to her; and
other one, Anna Meller gave it to her.
Mr. JENNER. And they were both English-language dictionaries?
Mrs. DYMITRUK. Yes; English-Russian.
Mr. JENNER. English-Russian?
Mrs. DYMITRUK. Yes.
So, she asked me to bring it back--those books.
Mr. JENNER. Uh-huh.
Mrs. DYMITRUK. So, it was on Tuesday early in the morning----
Mr. JENNER. Tuesday?
Mrs. DYMITRUK. Tuesday.
Mr. JENNER. I thought you said Thursday?
Mrs. DYMITRUK. No; Tuesday is my day off.
Mr. JENNER. Excuse me.
Mrs. DYMITRUK. And on Tuesday I went to Marina's house--I found her
house--and----
Mr. JENNER. Was she at home?
Mrs. DYMITRUK. At first, I couldn't find her at all. I went, first,
to see the landlady, and I talked to her for a minute--maybe 5 or 10
minutes--and I ask her where she lives, in which apartment. There was
so many apartments--some empty--and, you know, I just couldn't find
her. So, she showed me where to go up to find her. So, I came there, I
knocked on door and she came. And I asked her if she was Marina Oswald
and she said, "Yes."
Mr. JENNER. Is that the first time you ever met Marina Oswald?
Mrs. DYMITRUK. That's the first time. I think was the first time. The
first I remember.
Mr. JENNER. Okay.
Mrs. DYMITRUK. She said, "well, yes?"
And I said to her, "I hear that your baby is sick. Anna Meller told me
that your baby's very sick and you need help. And maybe I can help you
to bring that baby to the hospital."
"Oh," she said, "my husband, he's against it and I'm in trouble with
him. I don't know what to do."
And I said, "Where is he?"
"Well, he's working."
I said, "Well, so long as he's working, we can go to the hospital." I
said, "Do you have a doctor of your own?"
She said, "Well, I don't know. It was some kind of doctor before, but I
don't know."
I said, "Well, okay. Let's go to the hospital."
Mr. JENNER. Were you speaking in Russian?
Mrs. DYMITRUK. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. And, I take it, you have a fluent command of the Russian
language--you speak Russian well?
Mrs. DYMITRUK. Oh, yes.
Mr. JENNER. And do you have an impression as to Marina? Did she speak
Russian well?
Mrs. DYMITRUK. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. All right. Go ahead.
Mrs. DYMITRUK. So--and she said that the baby had 103----
Mr. JENNER. Fever?
Mrs. DYMITRUK. Fever. And I said--it was some kind of cold
weather--"You had better put some warm clothes--and in the car it's
warm, so we go to the hospital so they see that baby."
She said, "Well, all right."
So, it was about 10 o'clock or 10:30----
Mr. JENNER. In the morning?
Mrs. DYMITRUK. In the morning.
I went to the Parkland Hospital.
Mr. JENNER. All right. Now, we'll just hesitate a minute.
Did you enter the apartment?
Mrs. DYMITRUK. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. And tell us what you observed as to the conditions around
the apartment. How she was dressed; whether you thought they might or
did have funds, or whether they were poor; what did she look like? You
know.
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