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. JENNER. Direct your attention, if you will, to Exhibit No. 9-A, an
envelope and its contents, Exhibit No. 9, this being a letter from Fort
Worth, June 9, 1950, to you at Brooklyn, N.Y.
There is an inside page reading, "Mother called in on and told some of
my problems." Do you find that?
Mr. PIC. Yes, sir.
Mr. JENNER. Uncle Dutz wired $75. That is your uncle Charles Murret?
Mr. PIC. Yes, sir.
Mr. JENNER. And then it reads, "And Lee was invited to spend a couple
of weeks, so I sent him on the train by himself. To what is your mother
referring in connection with her problems and the wiring of the $75 by
your uncle?
Mr. PIC. It appears to me, sir, that at this time period she was
between jobs. Further down she states she is starting on a new job
Monday.
Mr. JENNER. Does she refer to that job on the page that is numbered 3,
I believe, as McDonald Kitchens is the name?
Mr. PIC. She first refers to it on the one where it begins, "Mother
called in on".
Mr. JENNER. Now, the mother there mentioned is your mother, isn't it?
Mr. PIC. Yes, sir.
Mr. JENNER. Then there is a page numbered 3?
Mr. PIC. That is right, sir.
Mr. JENNER. Which referred to McDonald's Kitchens as the name and what
they do is cook food for commercial use?
Mr. PIC. Yes, sir.
Mr. JENNER. "I will drive a station wagon and deliver the food, also."
Mr. PIC. Yes, sir.
Mr. JENNER. Is that a job she was about to obtain?
Mr. PIC. I can only assume from the letter, sir; I have no other
knowledge of that.
Mr. JENNER. She makes a reference on that page "Haven't sold the house
as yet but have a good prospect." Calling your attention to the date,
June 9, 1950, what house was that?
Mr. PIC. I am sure this refers to the little house in Benbrook, sir.
Mr. JENNER. It refers to people called DeLogans. Who are they?
Mr. PIC. I assume these people were renting the house from her, I don't
remember them.
Mr. JENNER. That was a duplex of some kind?
Mr. PIC. No, sir; that was this little L-shaped house.
Mr. JENNER. In all this correspondence, Sergeant, by and large your
mother very frequently, if not all the time, refers to her straitened
circumstances, need for funds, and references to you having sent money.
In your testimony you have referred to conversations with her on the
subject and she raised the subject to you. Was that something that was
pretty constantly in her mind all the time?
Mr. PIC. Yes, sir; it was.
Mr. JENNER. Did she talk about that subject at times when you were of
the opinion that she was not as straitened as she appears to report in
these letters?
Mr. PIC. Will you repeat that, please, sir?
Mr. JENNER. Would you read it, please, Mr. Reporter.
(The question, as recorded, was read by the reporter.)
Mr. PIC. I am sorry, sir; I don't understand your question.
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