Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. JENNER. There appears immediately above those printed words "3519
Fairmount," and that is lined out. Do you recognize that handwriting?
Mr. GRAEF. The "3519 Fairmount," I am certain is Lee's also.
Mr. JENNER. And above that is 602 Elsbeth Street?
Mr. GRAEF. Yes; now, I don't recognize that handwriting. Now, this card
would ordinarily be kept in the front office; it would not be in my
possession, and so for some reason this is probably one of the office
personnel who wrote this and crossed that--Lee's writing--out and wrote
in this at the top for some reason or other.
Mr. JENNER. Wrote in 602 Elsbeth Street?
Mr. GRAEF. That's correct.
Mr. JENNER. And the next line there appears the word "permanent home
address," and above that is P.O. Box 2915.
Mr. GRAEF. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. You don't know that handwriting?
Mr. GRAEF. I don't know that handwriting; I don't recognize that.
Mr. JENNER. You don't recall his having advised you that he had a post
office box?
Mr. GRAEF. No--no.
Mr. JENNER. You were about to refer to a figure number, "Number of
dependents."
There appears to have been a "2" written in there, and an overlay on
top of that is a "3"?
Mr. GRAEF. The "3" is mine. Now, I don't know why--I can almost
remember writing that "3" but whether he changed his mind and wanted
it put "3"--that sometimes happens with income tax the way it is--that
may have happened because he first was going to take two dependents and
then decided to change it to a "3"--it was probably about the time that
this was brought in. It looks like my "3" but I'm not sure about it.
I've looked at it and it looks like a "3" that I might make over it,
but I can't recall. I thought I might help a little there but I don't
think I can. Whether he wrote down "2" on the number of dependents and
then decided--when the card was in my possession, when I was going
to turn it into the front office to make it "3", and then I changed
it--that may have happened, but I do not recall.
Mr. JENNER. Well, it is obviously either a different handwriting or
certainly a different instrument.
Mr. GRAEF. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. That's a different signature.
Mr. GRAEF. I was just comparing the pen I used to--used up here and
this may be pencil. No, I believe it is a ballpoint pen.
Mr. JENNER. Now, that card is signed "Lee Harvey Oswald." Do you recall
whether the card was signed in your presence?
Mr. GRAEF. No; it may not have been. In other words, generally, we hand
this card to an employee and he fills out the whole card and then I
would take it and turn it up to the front office, so I could have been
back in the department working when he filled the whole thing out and
signed it.
Mr. JENNER. Now, is Commission Exhibit 427 part of the books and
records of Jaggars-Chiles-Stovall kept in the usual and regular course
of business?
Mr. GRAEF. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. And prepared in part by you and the remaining part under
your general supervision and direction?
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