Mr. Rankin. Can you give us an idea of how often this happened that you recall?
Mrs. Oswald. It began to happen quite frequently after he was arrested there in connection with some demonstration and handing out of leaflets.
Mr. Rankin. Was that the Fair Play for Cuba demonstration?
Mrs. Oswald. Yes.
Mr. Rankin. From what you observed about his having the rifle on the back porch, in the dark, could you tell whether or not he was trying to practice with the telescopic lens?
Mrs. Oswald. Yes. I asked him why. But this time he was preparing to go to Cuba.
Mr. Rankin. That was his explanation for practicing with the rifle?
Mrs. Oswald. Yes. He said that he would go to Cuba. I told him I was not going with him—that I would stay here.
Mr. Rankin. On these occasions when he was practicing with the rifle, would they be three or four times a week in the evening, after the Fair Play for Cuba incident?
Mrs. Oswald. Almost every evening. He very much wanted to go to Cuba and have the newspapers write that somebody had kidnapped an aircraft. And I asked him "For God sakes, don't do such a thing."