Mr. De Mohrenschildt. As soon as I heard the name Lee. Now, why it occurred to me—because he was a crazy lunatic.
Mr. Jenner. Did you think about the rifle you had seen?
Mr. De Mohrenschildt. Immediately something occurred in my mind—the rifle. Actually, my wife and I were driving from a reception at the Syrian Embassy, where we heard the story of the assassination. We were driving to the house of this friend of ours who works at the Embassy and wondering who could it be. And as soon as we heard that name, some association started working in our minds—and the fact that there was a gun there.
But my opinion—and again—was influenced naturally by what you read and hear in the papers. We were out of contact with people in Dallas, and out of contact with events.
The only thing we could judge is what we read in the papers.
Sometimes you read something like he was going to get some money, and naturally you start thinking that possibly somebody bought him.
Now, we heard, also, that he was getting some regular checks from somewhere.
Mr. Jenner. Where did you hear that?
Mr. De Mohrenschildt. That I read in the papers some place—he was getting regular checks.
Mr. Jenner. That didn't score with your recollection, did it?