Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15) — John Shaqi
Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. PIC. Yes, sir; that sounds familiar. This was a brick house, with
quite a bit of ground. I think way back they told us that one of the
Roosevelt sons had a house out there, that is how I remember. We
arrived there sometime the next day or two; my mother quizzed us on why
we were so late. One reason we were late besides the wait was the heavy
fog, and I informed her we had to wait a while for Mr. Ekdahl, and she
kind of hinted to me, I think I was 15 at the time, did I see another
woman or was there anything shady about it or something. That is all I
have to say about that. She was under the impression years later, she
told me that he had met some woman in Shreveport and they were having
some fun.
Mr. JENNER. You were in Benbrook, Tex., then for the Christmas holiday?
Mr. PIC. Yes, sir.
Mr. JENNER. You and Robert?
Mr. PIC. Yes, sir.
Mr. JENNER. Lee was living with Mr. Ekdahl and your mother at the
Benbrook, Tex., home out on the outskirts of Fort Worth; I guess this
is----
Mr. PIC. Yes, sir; that is correct.
Mr. JENNER. And you returned after the Christmas holiday to----
Mr. PIC. It would be January 1946 we returned to, back to
Chamberlain-Hunt.
Mr. JENNER. Did you return home at all from then on until the summer of
1946?
Mr. PIC. No, sir.
Mr. JENNER. Where were you during the summer of 1946?
Mr. PIC. In the summer of 1946, Robert and I were informed that we
would stay at the academy to attend summer session there. Well, school
let out in May and I think summer session starts in June, so there was
a waiting period of about 2 to 3 weeks, so we just stayed there. This
suited us fine. We really liked the school.
Sometime during that waiting period my mother showed up and informed us
that her and Mr. Ekdahl had separated, and she showed up with Lee, of
course, and she was going to take us to Covington where we would stay
the summer. We had--the commandant of the school was an attorney, and I
think she got some legal assistance from him about divorce proceeding
or something. She talked to him about it, I know. His name was Farrell,
Herbert D. Farrell. He was commandant of the school. Did you ever talk
to him?
Mr. JENNER. Not that I know of.
Mr. PIC. A real nice man, too. She had the car.
Mr. JENNER. The 1938 Buick?
Mr. PIC. Yes, sir. She had it.
Mr. JENNER. Had she taken a home or a house in Covington?
Mr. PIC. Yes, sir. When we arrived there she looked for a house, and
there always is one neighborhood two or three blocks from the downtown
area that we stayed in during the summers and she took a house in this
area. That address I don't remember.
Mr. JENNER. Does the address, the street Vermont Street refresh your
recollection, 311 Vermont?
Mr. PIC. The only thing I remember about the house is a lady next door
was plagued by squirrels throwing nuts on her roof because she was out
every morning chasing them with a broom.
Mr. JENNER. The squirrels?
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