Lee got paid on a Friday, from the Leslie Sheetmetal Works.
Monday Lee and Marina packed their belongings and went to Dallas.
The point I am bringing, is that Lee had no idea of quitting his job in
Fort Worth, because he was not packed. This was on a Sunday. And this
couple offered a job in Dallas. And their father, her grandfather, was
a Russian, and Lee went to Dallas on a Monday, and worked for the Arts
Graphic. I do not know--but you probably have that information. His
very first job there.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you know whether he was discharged by the Leslie people?
Mrs. OSWALD. No, sir, he was not discharged by the Leslie people. He
just didn't show up. He was paid on a Friday, and that Monday he did
not show up for work, because he came to Dallas.
The point I am bringing out is this job was also offered to Lee from a
Russian father. He had no idea of moving. There was nothing packed.
Now, I understand that my son Robert helped him to move. And the way
I know this--I went there on a Tuesday, and the children had gone,
because they had left on a Monday. So then I went to Robert's home, and
Robert was at work. So I was all upset. They didn't tell me they were
leaving.
I said to Veda. "Marina and Lee are no longer there, the house is
vacant."
Mr. RANKIN. You spoke someone's name.
Mrs. OSWALD. Veda, V-e-d-a. Robert's wife is Veda. I said they had to
move yesterday.
She said "Robert helped them to move, and they gave us the food in the
refrigerator."
I said it came up all of a sudden, and I told the story about the
couple being there.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you know the name of that couple?
Mrs. OSWALD. No, sir. And I have not been able to find out.
I have asked Mrs. Paine recently, and she said she does not remember.
And the night I was in Mrs. Paine's home, I asked Marina and Mrs.
Paine, and they did say a name. Marina would know the name of the
couple. But I do not have that information.
Mr. RANKIN. And was he the owner of this business?
Mrs. OSWALD. The father was the owner of the business. And this was an
American couple. And they did not speak Russian, either one. The father
was a Russian, or the grandfather--that owned this place of business.
Mr. RANKIN. I think you said the grandfather before.
Mrs. OSWALD. I said either the father or the grandfather. I cannot be
sure.
It was the girl's father or grandfather, and not the boy.
So I told my daughter-in-law about this, and she knew about it.
So now here is something that I would like to have my daughter-in-law
as a witness.
It has been stated in the paper that my son was giving Marina black
eyes and possibly had beat her. And this is by the Russian people.
Now, living in this home in Fort Worth, I had gone by several times I
had a day off, and Marina was not at home.
I said to her, "Marina, Mama come to see you yesterday. You no home."
She didn't answer.