Mr. JENNER. Where is that?
Mr. TAYLOR. In Tubac, Ariz. Uh--Mrs. Tilton remarked that some friends
of hers, the people in question in Guatemala, had found them living in
their home----
Mr. JENNER. Had found the De Mohrenschildts there?
Mr. TAYLOR. Yes, living in their home in Guatemala and had forcefully
evicted them from it.
Mr. JENNER. That the Tiltons had forcefully evicted the De
Mohrenschildts from the Tilton home in Guatemala?
Mr. TAYLOR. No; it isn't the Tiltons' home in Guatemala. It was a
friend of the Tiltons. I don't remember their names.
Mr. JENNER. Well, who was evicted? The De Mohrenschildts or the people
who owned the house?
Mr. TAYLOR. The De Mohrenschildts were evicted when the people who
owned it returned.
Mr. JENNER. In other words, you gather from that that they had not had
advance permission to occupy that home?
Mr. TAYLOR. That's right. They had not had advance permission and had
occupied it for a period of about 3 weeks--as best the people who
evicted them could determine from what was eaten and----
Mr. JENNER. In other words, they were trespassing?
Mr. TAYLOR. That's right.
(Off the record discussion follows.)
Mr. JENNER. You are basing your comment with respect to the De
Mohrenschildts' possible involvement, if there was any involvement
by anyone else with Oswald which you have already stated and you are
stating the reasons why. And you have related the walking trip down
through Mexico to the tip of South America. This was at the time of
the training of Cuban refugees for a possible invasion of Cuba. And
it was during the period of time in which you were married to the De
Mohrenschildts' daughter?
Mr. TAYLOR. That's correct.
Mr. JENNER. And now you have made a remark that we didn't quite get.
What was that?
Mr. TAYLOR. Are you speaking of what I said off the record?
Mr. JENNER. Yes.
Mr. TAYLOR. I summed it up by saying that--uh--there was an
indication here that they had been in an area where some spying or
information-gathering might be valuable to Communist interests. They
had expressed a desire to live in a Communist country; and that they
had traveled extensively through Communist countries.
Mr. JENNER. What countries?
Mr. TAYLOR. Poland and Hungary--no; I'm sorry. Poland and
Czechoslovakia. And Mr. De Mohrenschildt told me one time that he had
met Marshal Tito.
Mr. JENNER. In Yugoslavia?
Mr. TAYLOR. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. And did they make any trips to Europe during the period
that you were married to their daughter?
Mr. TAYLOR. No; they did not. These trips were prior to our marriage.
However, I had seen photographs and had some pointed out to me in the
family album--photographs of them in various Communist countries.
Mr. JENNER. I see. Where does your former wife, Alexandra, now live--if
you know?
Mr. TAYLOR. In Wingdale, N.Y.
Mr. JENNER. Is she married?
Mr. TAYLOR. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. What's her husband's name?
Mr. TAYLOR. Gibson. I only know him as Don Gibson.
Mr. JENNER. What business is he in?
Mr. TAYLOR. I do not know.
Mr. JENNER. Where does Christiana reside--if you know?
Mr. TAYLOR. To my knowledge, they have not had a fixed residence since
they married. My last communication from the De Mohrenschildts said
that they were on their way to Europe and I don't know anything other
than that.
Mr. JENNER. All right. Is there anything in addition to what you have
already said that you would like to add to the record that you think
might be helpful to the Commission--that would open avenues for further
investigation or give us directly information that might be helpful?
Mr. TAYLOR. No.
Mr. JENNER. We have been off the record once or twice, Mr. Taylor. Is
there anything that you now can recall that you related to me off the
record that is pertinent here or, at least, that you might think is
pertinent, that I have failed to bring out?
Mr. TAYLOR. No; there is nothing.
Mr. JENNER. Is there anything that was stated in your off the record
statements that you regard as inconsistent with any statement you said
on the record?
Mr. TAYLOR. No.
Mr. JENNER. All right. Now, you have the right to read this deposition
if you wish. It will be ready sometime next week. You may communicate
with me or Mr. Barefoot Sanders, the U.S. attorney, and come in and
read it and make any corrections, if you think any are warranted, make
any additions if you think any are warranted, and sign it if you desire
and prefer to sign it. You have all of those rights. You also have the
right to waive that if you see fit.
Mr. TAYLOR. For the sake of accuracy, I would like to read it.
Mr. JENNER. All right. You call, I would suggest--this is a rather long
deposition--about Wednesday of next week.
Mr. TAYLOR. All right. Barefoot's an old friend. I'll call him.
Mr. JENNER. All right. Thank you very much. We appreciate it. It's much
longer that I had anticipated--but you were very helpful and thanks for
coming here despite the inconvenience.
Mr. TAYLOR. That's quite all right. I hope I was of some help.