company's, that is. So, therefore, you know, I learned that he had received that all the time though. I don't imagine it was too much money, but helping him.
And, finally, he wanted to go on his own and make money the whole time, you know. So, he opened his own office and was drilling for oil and made also some consultations. And I know that before we came here he was very successful in the Caribbean area, and he got big money--real big money.

Mr. Jenner.

This is by reputation?

Mr. Voshinin.

Yeah; but he always was bragging about him finding oil somewhere. I don't know whether it was Cuba or Haiti. I think it was Cuba. But that must be in 1953--something like that--because I know he was always running around talking about income tax on that money because it was such a deal outside the country, you know, present certain difficulties and you have to ask the lawyers, you know, which year you receive that and so on.
So, he was always consulting some specialist about what to do about that sort of thing.

Mr. Jenner.

This is what he said anyway?

Mr. Voshinin.

That's what he said anyway. I was never in business with him--so I don't know.
So, shortly after that, after we came here you see, how we met him, my wife is a geologist with a Master Degree from Rutgers University; and we were looking, you know, when we came through this area, we were looking for such a place which would be good for my health and which also would give her the possibility to work in her profession--and not be so noisy as New York is. So, she was looking for a job--which was very difficult for a beginner, you know, a woman geologist--though we have a dozen of them here. But--so Bouhe gave us--he said, "There is a Russian geologist"--so Bouhe gave my wife the dress of Mr. De Mohrenschildt's office. He has a very good---beautiful office in First National Bank. So----

Mr. Jenner.

And that's how you met De Mohrenschildt?

Mr. Voshinin.

That's how we met De Mohrenschildt.
So, my wife worked there for about----

Mr. Jenner.

She worked in his office?

Mr. Voshinin.

Yeah, for half a day--part-time.
Mr. De Mohrenschildt, he was very nice and he said, "Well, I don't have anything but you can--I want to bring my files in order, you know, and you help me a little so for sometimes I can give you something to start with--and I have a big friend of mine, Mr. Henry Rogatz, who is looking for an assistant. So, he called him on the telephone and he said, "I have an assistant for you, it's a girl, she can help you in geology and all your work."
So, Henry hired my wife for that first month at haft-day--she worked half a day for De Mohrenschildt and half a day for Rogatz. And my wife only worked for De Mohrenschildt, I think, 2 or 3 weeks and then she moved to Rogatz' office and worked there for the whole day until he retired--which was about a year and a half ago. So, all that time, my wife worked for Henry Rogatz.
And De. Mohrenschildt, in that winter, divorced his wife and closed his office.

Mr. Jenner.

What year was this?

Mr. Voshinin.

Well, he divorced his wife that was 1956, I would say, and he had trouble with his wife, I think, beginning in that winter--1955 or 1956 and finally he divorced her and after--sometimes after that he also closed his office. I don't know which year exactly he closed his. office but that must be around 1956.
And then he--after he closed his office, he told all of us that he is no more interested in opening another office because that's too hard for him because he has, you know--he had some kind of accident, as I understand, and he cannot drive too long, he cannot sit too long, and he has difficulties to concentrate and, therefore, he has to have an office where he can--you know, some job which he can walk a little, consult a little, talk a little, but not too much paperwork. That's what he explained to me.

Mr. Jenner.

Not follow a regimen--be there at 9, have lunch at 12, come back at 2----

Mr. Voshinin.

Yeah. He says he has difficulties doing that--just physical difficulties, so he said that he decided to work--to look for foreign assignments;

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