Mrs. Ford. That is right, the first time I saw her I did see bruises on her face. And George Bouhe was saying that Anna Meller, I don't know who picked her up, I believe George Bouhe because Anna Meller don't have a car, they went to Marina's apartment and picked up the baby things, playpen, and other things that she could take with her at the time, and she stayed there, I couldn't say how many days.
Mr. Liebeler. Stayed with Mrs. Meller?
Mrs. Ford. With Mrs. Meller, I don't think it was longer than a week, and then my husband was supposed to go away for a week or so; I don't remember the time, I thought he was going—he said he had to go Austin and I told Mr. Bouhe that I could take her for a week, just take her in, if she didn't have a place to go, so I did, and she stayed with me.
Mr. Liebeler. Why did she come to you as opposed to staying with Anna Meller?
Mrs. Ford. Anna Meller has a small two-room apartment and I have a bigger house. We have four bedrooms so I could make room for her and her children.
Mr. Liebeler. When Mr. Bouhe called you and told you about this, did he tell you anything about why Marina was leaving Lee Oswald?
Mrs. Ford. Yes; he said because of mistreatment and she decided she is not going to return to him any longer, and Mr. Bouhe said, told her, if she made a promise to him she is not going to return to that man he will help her all he could to find a place to stay permanently such as maybe as help at home at somebody's house until she learns enough English to start going on her own whatever she could do.
And I think he was trying to do, he was trying to find a place and that is the reason before that she needed a place to stay until she did find a place, and I kept her for a week until my husband returned and then another friend of mine, who also has a fairly large place where Marina could be comfortable, she told me she could keep her there for as long as Marina wished to stay.
Mr. Liebeler. How did Marina actually get to your place? Did Mr. Bouhe bring her to your place?
Mrs. Ford. Yes; he did.