Mr. Liebeler. You said Lee had told Marina he rented an apartment?
Mrs. Ray. Yes.
Mr. Liebeler. Did you have an impression they did not have an apartment prior to that time?
Mrs. Ray. I got impression that they did not.
Mr. Liebeler. Can you remember how you got that impression?
Mrs. Ray. Because I asked Marina, you know, where he going to take her. He said he had rented apartment. I said "What kind of apartment?" She didn't say. She sounded to me like she didn't know what apartment was going to be. She had never lived in that apartment. Later on when I talked to her on everything she described apartment—"I have living room, bedroom, kitchen, and bathroom"—so I am almost certain that is the impression I am stuck with. I didn't know she had apartment. He just rented to get them back. I have no idea how long she had been with her friends after that day they fight. I know she was at Anna Meller's and then Mrs. Ford's and then my house and prior to that I had no idea where she has been.
Mr. Liebeler. Did you talk to Mrs. Ford about the reasons for the Oswalds marital difficulties?
Mrs. Ray. I asked her what was matter and she said he was mean to her; he beat her up and she left him because of that. I felt terrible sorry for her because Mrs. Ford described to me she could not speak English and didn't know anybody there. That's the only reason given to me that he struck her or beat her up.
Mr. Liebeler. Mrs. Ford didn't go into any greater detail as to what reason for beating her up?
Mrs. Ray. No, no; when Marina came to my house I hated to butt in since she was only with me 1 day and 2 days and didn't spend night. I don't like to question somebody right away what is trouble, why did you leave—I am not that nosey.