Mrs. RICH. He taught me how to be a prostitute, obtained dates for me,
et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. I married into a very respectable
family. I come from a respectable family. And I came here today all
set on any question such as this to take the fifth amendment, or just
refuse to answer.
Mr. HUBERT. Well, ma’am, let the record show that a moment ago, when
you said you would rather not go into this, you were not pressed into
going into it, but you said you wished to do so, is that correct?
Mrs. RICH. That is not correct.
Mr. HUBERT. What was the situation?
Mrs. RICH. Why did I do it?
Mr. HUBERT. No; why did you tell us about this?
Mrs. RICH. I am sorry. Change my statement from that is not correct to
that is correct.
Mr. HUBERT. That is to say a moment ago—let me get this clear—when you
said that is a matter you did not want to go into, you will agree with
me, will you not, that I did not pursue the matter, but that you then
said “I might as well tell you” and proceeded to do so.
Mrs. RICH. That is correct. Why did I do so?
Mr. HUBERT. No, ma’am; I am not asking you why.
Mrs. RICH. All right, that’s fine.
Mr. HUBERT. I think we do have the date of your husband’s death.
Mrs. RICH. August 29, 1962, city of New Orleans.
Mr. HUBERT. And you say there was an autopsy made?
Mrs. RICH. Yes; there was. He had been dead 2 days before I knew it. I
wasn’t there. I think all I felt was a great sense of relief.
Mr. HUBERT. Now, Mrs. Rich, is it not a fact that there has been no
off-the-record conversation between us at all?
Mrs. RICH. That is correct?
Mr. HUBERT. Is it not a fact that all that has occurred between you and
me in this interview, with Mr. Griffin, is all on the record?
Mrs. RICH. That is correct.
Mr. HUBERT. All right. Thank you, Mrs. Rich.