Mrs. Murret. That he had defected, yes. That was about the time she had this accident, I remember, and then he got out of the Marines.
Mr. Jenner. Now, that was before he defected; right?
Mrs. Murret. Yes; that was before he went to Russia. He got out of the Marines and he came to see her, and he had all that money, but he didn't give her any of it, I don't think, but $10. I think he gave her $10, she told me, and then he left, supposedly to come to New Orleans, so she thought, so I didn't hear from her any more until she learned by him from letter that he was in Russia.
Mr. Jenner. So she told you that; is that right?
Mrs. Murret. She told me; yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner. Was the fact that he had defected prominently displayed in the New Orleans papers?
Mrs. Murret. Well, not here so much, but in Fort Worth and so forth, over there, they mentioned it; they made quite a to do about it.
Mr. Jenner. There was nothing in the New Orleans papers about it?
Mrs. Murret. I don't think. There might have been.
Mr. Jenner. Well, at least it didn't come to your attention?