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
Would you tell us the circumstances, persons involved also, that led to
your becoming acquainted in advance with something about the Oswalds
and which led up to the occasion when you met them, as you have now
indicated?
Mr. TAYLOR. All right.
Mr. JENNER. In other words, how did it come about--from the beginning
of the world to the present?
Mr. TAYLOR. Uh--about a week before I met them, uh--my wife was told of
them by either her father or stepmother. That would be either Mr. or
Mrs. George De Mohrenschildt [spelling] D-e M-o-h-r-e-n-s-c-h-i-l-d-t.
Mr. JENNER. Yes. And the first name is George. And do you know the
present Mrs. De Mohrenschildt's first name--given name?
Mr. TAYLOR. It is pronounced Zhon [phonetic].
Mr. JENNER. Pronounced as though it's spelled J-o-n?
Mr. TAYLOR. Yes--uh--it is pronounced as the Dutch would say it--Zhon.
I believe that she uses the French spelling of the name, although I'm
not familiar with it.
Mr. JENNER. Is she sometimes called Jeanne [spelling] J-e-a-n-n-e?
Mr. TAYLOR. Yes. I'm not sure of the "e" on the end of it.
Mr. JENNER. I'd like to back up a moment. Your wife--what was her
maiden name?
Mr. TAYLOR. Alexandra Romyne----
Mr. JENNER. [Spelling] R-o-m-i-n-e?
Mr. TAYLOR. [Spelling] R-o-m-y-n-e.
Mr. JENNER. De Mohrenschildt?
Mr. TAYLOR. That's right.
Mr. JENNER. And she was the daughter of whom?
Mr. TAYLOR. Of George De Mohrenschildt and a woman who is now known as
Mrs. J. M. Brandel.
Mr. JENNER. Spell that last name.
Mr. TAYLOR. [Spelling] B-r-a-n-d-e-l.
Mr. JENNER. And the present Mrs. Brandel--she was the wife of George De
Mohrenschildt and, in turn, is the mother of your wife?
Mr. TAYLOR. That is true. But that is not the present Mrs. De
Mohrenschildt.
Mr. JENNER. No. I appreciate that. Where does she live now?
Mr. TAYLOR. Mrs. Brandel, as last I knew, was living at Stellara B.
Mr. JENNER. Will you spell that?
Mr. TAYLOR. [Spelling] S-t-e-l-l-a-r-a B.
Mr. JENNER. Just the letter B?
Mr. TAYLOR. Just the letter B. I believe Stellara means apartment in
Italian. Vagna Clara [spelling] V-a-g-n-a C-l-a-r-a, Rome, Italy.
Mr. JENNER. Has she remarried?
Mr. TAYLOR. Yes, she has remarried--and her name is Brandel.
Mr. JENNER. How many children were born of that marriage?
Mr. TAYLOR. One.
Mr. JENNER. Just your wife?
Mr. TAYLOR. That's right.
Mr. JENNER. And was the present Mrs. Brandel the first wife, second
wife, third wife of Mr. George De Mohrenschildt?
Mr. TAYLOR. The first wife--to my knowledge.
Mr. JENNER. Are you informed that in addition to the present Mrs.
Brandel and the present Mrs. De Mohrenschildt, De Mohrenschildt also
was married to at least one, if not two other women?
Mr. TAYLOR. Yes, I am aware of one other one.
Mr. JENNER. Will you tell us about the one that you do have in mind?
Mr. TAYLOR. I know very little about her, other than that her name is
Dee--her first name is Dee.
Mr. JENNER. [Spelling] D-e-e?
Mr. TAYLOR. Yes.
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