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. JENNER. Excuse me. Had you ever heard of a Lee Oswald or of an
American being back here with a Russian wife--or was this entirely new
to you?
Mr. TAYLOR. This was new to me. I was not aware of the presence of
either one of them prior to this.
Mr. JENNER. And, as far as you know, was it new to your wife?
Mr. TAYLOR. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. And, from a conversation we had while we were off the
record, the wife you now speak of--that is, back in 1962--that is not
your present wife?
Mr. TAYLOR. That's correct.
Mr. JENNER. But that wife--what was her maiden name?
Mr. TAYLOR. Alexandra Romyne De Mohrenschildt.
Mr. JENNER. All right.
Mr. TAYLOR. And we met them, as they had suggested, in Fort Worth one
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. JENNER. When you say "them," you mean----
Mr. TAYLOR. The two De Mohrenschildts. And we met the Oswalds and
also----
Mr. JENNER. Excuse me. What did you do? You went to the concert over
there?
Mr. TAYLOR. We went to the Oswalds' home. We had been given an address
and a time when the De Mohrenschildts would already have arrived.
Mr. JENNER. And when you arrived at this place, were your father-in-law
and mother-in-law present?
Mr. TAYLOR. Yes; they were.
Mr. JENNER. And where was this?
Mr. TAYLOR. This was on Mercedes Street. I do not remember the number.
Mr. JENNER. In Fort Worth?
Mr. TAYLOR. Yes, sir; in Fort Worth.
Mr. JENNER. You located the apartment, as you had been advised of the
number?
Mr. TAYLOR. Yes; it was a house.
Mr. JENNER. It was a house--not an apartment?
Mr. TAYLOR. It was a house.
Mr. JENNER. Was it a single-family dwelling or a duplex?
Mr. TAYLOR. I'm not sure. It was either a single-family unit or a
duplex.
Mr. JENNER. You have no present recollection which one it was?
Mr. TAYLOR. No, sir; I do not.
Mr. JENNER. Describe to us what you saw in the way of the room or
rooms, the surroundings, whether neat and clean and whether threadbare
or new furniture--or what did it look like inside?
Mr. TAYLOR. It was a comparatively bare room, as I remember,
uncarpeted. The furniture was badly worn. It was, however,
clean--particularly so considering the number of people that were there.
Mr. JENNER. And it was orderly--not messy?
Mr. TAYLOR. That's right.
Mr. JENNER. Now, when you entered that room, there were present two
persons introduced to you as Mr. and Mrs. Oswald?
Mr. TAYLOR. That's right.
Mr. JENNER. Was Mrs. Oswald introduced to you as Marina Oswald?
Mr. TAYLOR. I believe she was.
Mr. JENNER. And your father-in-law and your mother-in-law, the De
Mohrenschildts, yourself, and your wife--anybody else present?
Mr. TAYLOR. Yes; several other people were present. Lee Oswald's mother
was there.
Mr. JENNER. Marguerite Oswald?
Mr. TAYLOR. Yes. George Bouhe was there. A Mr. and Mrs. Hall was
there--John Hall and his estranged wife. I'm not sure of her
name--first name.
Mr. JENNER. Elena [spelling] E-l-e-n-a Hall?
Mr. TAYLOR. Elena.
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