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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. II - Page 467« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Ruth Hyde Paine)

Mr. Mccloy.
Nor that he might have had any gun.
Mr. Jenner.
After Marina's things and the baby's things had been placed in your home then what occurred in the evening, was this late in the day of the 24th?
Mrs. Paine.
It was close to supper. I am sure we then ate and put our children to bed, possibly talked a short time. I no doubt explained to her quite soon that I was to go away for the weekend. Indeed, this invitation was made quite on the spur of the moment. You don't normally invite someone to come and stay with you when you are about to go away, but I was to go to a folk-dance camp with Michael that weekend, and you see on the calendar "FDC" which stands for folk-dance camp, arrow San Antonio. That is the 26th, 27th and 28th.
Mr. Jenner.
Yes; I noticed that.
Mrs. Paine.
And I left her in the house with the telephone number of a Russian tutor to call, and I believe they talked, in fact, before I left.
Mr. Jenner.
Would you tell us the name of your Russian tutor.
Mr. Dulles.
Could I ask one question that we passed by?
Mr. Jenner.
Yes.
Mr. Dulles.
When you unloaded Marina's things and the baby's things, did this subtract one suitcase from this number you have indicated? Was one of the suitcases delegated to her things or were they Just loose in the car?
Mrs. Paine.
Insofar as I remember, I believe they were loose.
Mr. Dulles.
They were loose. So that the number of suitcases you have indicated were those that were eventually checked and taken by Lee Harvey Oswald to New Orleans.
Mrs. Paine.
Well, that is the way I remember it. It does not seem reasonable that he would go off without leaving her a suitcase to put her things in, so I would guess there was something for her in the nature, perhaps, of a small bag.
Mr. Dulles.
So that one of these bags may have been unloaded at your house?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes.
Mr. Mccloy.
You testified, I believe, you started to testify, that there was also a radio that had been presumably purchased in Russia. Did he take that with him?
Mrs. Paine.
He took that.
Mr. Mccloy.
He took that with him. He didn't return that to her.
Mr. Jenner.
Mrs. Paine, I don't want to speculate, but I thought you had testified in response to my questions that the two or three pieces of luggage, that is, the suitcases, plus the two duffel bags, plus the zipper bag, plus the radio, had been checked into the bus station.
Mrs. Paine.
Yes; that is right.
Mr. Jenner.
All of those pieces of luggage were actually checked in, and when you left the bus station none of the pieces of luggage or the radio or the duffel bags had been placed back in your car.
Mrs. Paine.
I don't recall it, but it seems to me unreasonable
Mr. Jenner.
Now, please, I don't want you to rationalize. I want your best recollection.
Mrs. Paine.
I cannot recall. I mean the suitcases that came to my house.
Mr. Jenner.
You don't recall having taken one of the pieces of luggage and placed that piece back in your station wagon?
Mrs. Paine.
Oh, no, no, that is definite. All that went to the bus station.
Mr. Jenner.
Remained there.
Mrs. Paine.
Remained there.
Mr. Jenner.
I see.
Mr. Dulles.
At what stage did they go to the bus station? Did you go from their apartment to your house and then to the bus station or did you go to the bus station first?
Mrs. Paine.
Directly to the bus station.
Mr. Dulles.
And then went to your house?
Mrs. Paine.
Directly to the bus station from their apartment, back to their apartment and picked up the rest of the things.
Mr. Dulles.
I see.
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