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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. III - Page 40« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Ruth Hyde Paine Resumed)

Mrs. Paine.
I did not awaken him. I thought about it and I decided if he was not interested in being awake I would tell him in the morning.
Mr. Jenner.
And the morning was Monday?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
Having learned that he was the father of a baby girl, I assume you told him that?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
Did he go to work that day?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
Did he return to Irving that evening?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes. It was agreed when he left that he would return that evening.
Mr. Jenner.
How did he--was he brought back to Irving that evening?
Mrs. Paine.
I imagine Wesley brought him.
Mr. Jenner.
At least you did not?
Mrs. Paine.
I did not.
Mr. Jenner.
Did he visit with Marina at the hospital that evening?
Mrs. Paine.
When he arrived it was not decided whether he would go to the hospital or not. He thought not, and I thought he should, and encouraged him to go.
Mr. Jenner.
Why did he think he ought not to go?
Mrs. Paine.
I am uncertain about this. This thought crossed my mind that perhaps he thought they would find out. he was working, but I had already told them he was working since I had been asked at the hospital when she was admitted and I mentioned this and it may have changed his mind about going, but this is conjecture on my part.
Mr. Jenner.
In any event he did go?
Mrs. Paine.
He did go. It was a good thing as he was the only one admitted, I was not either a father or grandmother so I was not permitted to get in.
Mr. Jenner.
I see, and you waited until his visit was over and returned home with him?
Mrs. Paine.
That is right.
Mr. Jenner.
Did he return to work the next morning?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes; he did.
Mr. Jenner.
When next did you hear from him?
Mrs. Paine.
The following Friday he came out again.
Mr. Jenner.
Do you know how he returned to Dallas that following morning, that is the 22d?
Mrs. Paine.
Probably went with Wesley also.
Mr. Jenner.
And he came out the following weekend, did he?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes. That was his birthday.
Mr. Jenner.
The 18th of October is his birthday. Did you have a party for him?
Mrs. Paine.
We had a cake; yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
Was that weekend uneventful?
Mrs. Paine.
Well, Marina was already home.
Mr. Jenner.
The baby was now home. She came home very quickly?
Mrs. Paine.
Very quickly, a day and a half. She was home on Tuesday, the 16th, is that right-- skipped a day, the 22d. So that his party was the week before, too. I was wrong then.
Mr. Jenner.
When did he return, on Friday of that week?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes, which was the 25th. I was mistaken.
Mr. Jenner.
Did he call in each day in the interim?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
And talk to Marina and to you?
Mrs. Paine.
Well, to Marina.
Mr. Jenner.
Inquire about the baby?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
You overheard some of the conversation?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
Was anything said about the nature of his reaction to his position
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