Mr. MARTIN. Excuse me. We were trying to create in the public mind an
image of a bereaved widow and a simple lost girl. And I think we did
actually. This was for her, as I say, for her benefit. She has received
some $68,000 in contributions, and the image is not all true.
Mr. REDLICH. Would you tell us in respect to which in your opinion the
image is not true?
Mr. MARTIN. Well, as I mentioned before about the bible, this is a very
small incident, she has received numerous bibles in the mail, and to my
knowledge has never read the first page of one, and most of them are in
Russian.
This is a small thing really but it is part of her image, that she is a
religious person.
She wants to be thought of as we have built her now but she doesn't
conform to that image.
Mr. REDLICH. In what way, how?
Mr. MARTIN. Well, she is lazy, for one thing.
Mr. REDLICH. Lazy in what respect?
Mr. MARTIN. Well, as far as even taking care of the children. The
children bother her. I mean to her they are a constant upset. When she
left our home to go up to Denton, my wife offered to keep the baby
there at the house if she liked, and Marina took her up on it and then
Robert told her she had better take the baby with her. She hadn't
seen the baby for over a week. And the first day she was back she was
willing to leave the baby again.
Mr. REDLICH. Is there anything else?
Mr. MARTIN. Her lack of, well, humbleness as far as all these
contributions are concerned. She takes it as a matter of--she takes it
for granted. She is quite unhappy when the contributions slack off.
Mr. REDLICH. Has she discussed the amount of contributions with you?
Mr. MARTIN. I have kept her informed all along on it.
Mr. REDLICH. Has she indicated that there is some relationship between
the story that she reveals to the public and the contributions which
she will receive?
Mr. MARTIN. Yes.
Mr. REDLICH. Would you be more specific about that?
Mr. MARTIN. Well, she has read newspaper articles, for instance, that I
haven't written but I have directed.
Mr. REDLICH. Directed?
Mr. MARTIN. By giving them information.