Mrs. Oswald. No.
Senator Russell. Had you ever heard of any husband striking his wife in Russia?*
*Mrs. Oswald. It seems that beating of wives by the Russian husbands is a rather common thing in the Soviet Union and that is why I was afraid to marry a Russian.
Senator Russell. I see. Do they beat them with anything other than their hands?
There was a law in my State at one time that a man could whip his wife as long as he didn't use a switch that was larger than his thumb. That law has been repealed.
But, did they ever whip their wives with anything other than their hands in Russia?*
*Mrs. Oswald. I do not know. I was not interested in what manner they beat their wives.
Senator Russell. That's difficult for me to believe—that a very charming and attractive girl who was being courted by a number of men, I would have thought you would have been greatly interested in all the aspects of matrimony?* **
*Mrs. Oswald. How would I know?
Senator Russell. How would you know it—well, by general conversation. Don't people talk about those things all over the world—in Russia and everywhere else?