Mr. Liebeler. Did you ever have any information or knowledge to the effect that Oswald owned a rifle prior to the assassination?
Mrs. Ray. No; in fact, I am surprised how in the world he could have bought it with as little money as he was making; how can you afford to buy a rifle.
Mr. Liebeler. I don't think I have any more questions at this point. I want you to feel free to add anything that you think the Commission might want to know about or should know about.
Mrs. Ray. I know I forgot something when she was at my house. Mr. George Bouhe and I took her out to lunch. Actually, George Bouhe took us out, her and me, to lunch.
Mr. Liebeler. This was after the assassination?
Mrs. Ray. No; this was when she was staying at my house in 1962. We were trying discuss what we were going to do with her because she had left her husband, with one child, could not speak English and both knew she could not go from one friend to another. First thing she had to do was speak little bit of English and I volunteered she could stay at my house as long as it is necessary and I will be talking to her in English very slowly and teach her as much as I could at the time and put her in night school where she could learn little bit more. Actually, it was just luncheon to decide what, not immediately, we are going to do for her later on, so as it turned out to be, Lee Oswald came and got her before we did anything.
Mr. Liebeler. Was Marina there at the time?
Mrs. Ray. Yes; she went to lunch with me and George Bouhe.
Mr. Liebeler. Bouhe finally gave up trying to help Marina and Oswald?
Mrs. Ray. He was so disgusted when she went back with Lee. He would have done anything for her. He said "If she goes back, I wash my hands clean"; from then on, I don't know if he helped her or not. I know when I took him out there 2 weeks ago, he said "There's a woman living alone and here I am calling on her." I said "I will go with you, that will help you if you afraid." We went to store; she needed baby food; it amounted to $7, groceries, baby food.