Four Days in November: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy by Bugliosi Vincent

Author:Bugliosi, Vincent [Bugliosi, Vincent]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2008-05-17T00:00:00+00:00

Back at the Homicide and Robbery Bureau, Captain Fritz focuses his questions to Oswald once again on the time of the assassination.

“Did you eat lunch with anyone yesterday?” he asks.

“I ate with two colored boys I worked with,” Oswald says.

“What are their names?” Fritz asks.

“One of them is called Junior,” Oswald says, “and the other one is a short fellow. I don’t remember his name, but I would recognize him on sight.”*

“What did you have for lunch?” Fritz asks.

“I had a cheese sandwich and an apple,” Oswald answers, “which I got at Mrs. Paine’s house before I left.”1093

Captain Fritz changes the subject and begins probing Oswald’s relationship with the Paines. He asks Oswald to explain again the living arrangements he has for his wife, Marina.

“Mrs. Paine doesn’t receive any pay for keeping my wife and children there. What she gets in return is that she’s interested in the Russian language and having Marina around helps her with it.”

“What do you know about Mr. Paine?” Fritz asks.

“I don’t know Mr. Paine very well,” Oswald says. “He usually comes by the house on Wednesday or Friday. He has his own car. Mrs. Paine has two.”

“Do you keep any of your belongings at the Paine residence?” Fritz asks.

“I’ve got some things in her garage that I brought back with me from New Orleans in September,” Oswald says.

“Like what?” Fritz inquires.

“Well, let’s see,” Oswald says, “two sea bags, a couple of suitcases, and a few boxes of kitchen articles—dishes and such.”

“That it?”

“I’ve got some clothes there too,” Oswald adds.

“What about a rifle?” Fritz asks.

“I didn’t store a rifle there,” Oswald says, very perturbed. “I’ve already told you, I don’t own a rifle.”1094

Fritz switches gears.

“Lee, do you have any other friends or relatives living nearby?”

“My brother Robert lives in Fort Worth,” Oswald replies.

“Anyone else? Any other friends?” Fritz asks.

“The Paines are close friends of mine,” Oswald answers.1095

“Anyone ever visit you at your apartment on North Beckley?” Fritz asks.

“No,” Oswald says.1096

“Have you ever ordered guns through the mail?” Fritz asks.

“I’ve never ordered guns,” Oswald sighs, tiring of the game, “and I don’t have any receipts for any guns.”

“What about a rifle?”

“I don’t own a rifle,” Oswald snaps, “nor have I ever possessed a rifle. How many times do I have to tell you that?”1097

Captain Fritz doesn’t answer him.

“Are you a member of the Communist Party?” Fritz asks instead.

“No,” Oswald says. “I never joined and have never had a card.”

“What about the American Civil Liberties Union?” Fritz asks.

Oswald smiles at the thought that Fritz would ask about the Communist Party and the ACLU in the same breath.

“Yes,” he says, “I’m a member of the ACLU. I pay five dollars a year in dues. Does that make me a Communist?”1098

Oswald snickers under his breath.

“Lee, if you never ordered a gun or purchased a gun like you say,” Fritz says calmly, “then where did you get the pistol you had in your possession at the time of your arrest?”

“Oh, I bought that about seven months ago,” Oswald says, avoiding the obvious contradiction.

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