Mr. TAYLOR. I think he may even have come by himself once or twice. We
were not far from downtown and had good bus service--and I remember at
least one occasion where he rode the bus. He left late one evening and
rode the bus back to town.
Mr. JENNER. Any questions, at any time during the 2-week period or
at any other time, about his ability to operate an automobile on the
streets?
Mr. TAYLOR. Yes; there was discussion about this possibly on two or
three occasions.
Mr. JENNER. With him?
Mr. TAYLOR. I don't remember him being present or having knowledge of
them. Mrs. De Mohrenschildt tried to get me to teach him how to drive,
and I never did.
Mr. JENNER. You never got around to it?
Mr. TAYLOR. I never had any time or inclination to use my automobile to
teach a beginner how to drive.
Mr. JENNER. Your understanding was from Mrs. De Mohrenschildt that he
was unable to operate an automobile?
Mr. TAYLOR. That's right.
Mr. JENNER. But you had no direct conversation with him on the subject?
Mr. TAYLOR. No.
Mr. JENNER. Or with Marina through an interpreter?
Mr. TAYLOR. No.
Mr. JENNER. Did this conversation with respect to inducing you to
attempt to teach him to drive a car occur in the presence of Marina?
Mr. TAYLOR. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Do you recall whether Mrs. De Mohrenschildt then, in
Russian, spoke to Marina on the subject in your presence?
Mr. TAYLOR. No; I don't remember the details such as that on the
various discussions we had. I just remember that on several occasions
they did try to get me to do it, and I refused.
Mr. JENNER. Did you receive or was there paid or offered to be paid to
you anything by them, Lee or Marina, financially for this generosity on
your part of keeping her in your home for that 2-week period?
Mr. TAYLOR. No.
Mr. JENNER. You never received anything?
Mr. TAYLOR. No.
Mr. JENNER. Did you receive anything from anybody other than Marina and
Lee Oswald?
Mr. TAYLOR. No.
Mr. JENNER. You never received anything from anybody at all?
Mr. TAYLOR. No.
Mr. JENNER. The answer is "Yes; you have never received anything from
anybody."
Mr. TAYLOR. I never received any financial reimbursement for any of the
expenditures that I made on their behalf.
Mr. JENNER. All right. Now, the 2-week period concluded and was
there something that occurred in particular that brought about the
termination of that 2-week guest period?
Mr. TAYLOR. Mrs. Hall--I believe you said Elena--had an automobile
accident and I think Marina went to Fort Worth and lived in Mrs.
Hall's home so that she might help Mrs. Hall. Mrs. Hall was at least
semibedridden. She was certainly not able to get up and cook herself
food and so on.
Mr. JENNER. Was she living alone at that time?
Mr. TAYLOR. Yes she was.
Mr. JENNER. That is, Mrs. Hall?
Mr. TAYLOR. Yes; the only reason I remember about Mr. Hall was by
associating it with either Midland or Abilene--I don't remember which
one. It was west Texas anyway. And he was living there at the time.
Mr. JENNER. And her leaving your home then--there was no cause or
reason for it other than that, as you now understand or from your
memory of it, that Mrs. Hall had been involved in an automobile
accident, was partially bedridden, was having some difficulty in any
respect; she was then by herself because her husband was in west Texas
and at that time they were, as you understood, separated?
Mr. TAYLOR. Or divorced. I don't remember which.
Mr. JENNER. And Marina went to Mrs. Hall's home in Fort Worth to help
care for Mrs. Hall?
Mr. TAYLOR. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Now, that would take us to about the last week in
November--somewhere in that area--I mean September--is that correct?
Mr. TAYLOR. September; I should think; yes. Toward the end of
September, and possibly even early in October--again, due to time, this
is all quite vague--I had Lee with me. I don't remember where I got
him. But Lee and my wife, Alex, and I went to Fort Worth and picked up
Marina and their child and all of the Oswald's belongings that had,
through this period, been stored at Mrs. Hall's, and brought them to
Dallas.
Mr. JENNER. Now, you went to Mrs. Hall's--is that where you went?
Mr. TAYLOR. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. When you reached the Halls' you picked up the Oswalds'
house paraphernalia, clothing and other things----
Mr. TAYLOR. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Or whatever had been stored at the Halls' you picked up?
Mr. TAYLOR. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Now, your recollection doesn't serve you at the moment to
be more specific as to how this came about?
Mr. TAYLOR. It doesn't. Not at all. I can't even remember now where I
got Lee that day. I wish I could--for several reasons you are probably
aware of. But I don't remember.