Mr. Griffin. What do you think that has to do with the shooting of Oswald?
Mrs. Helmick. I don’t know that he told him that he was going to shoot Oswald or not, but I do know that he told him about the gun.
Mr. Griffin. You must certainly think that he might have been telling him that he was going to shoot Oswald? That is the reason he was talking about the gun?
Mrs. Helmick. I don’t know what I thought. I mean, I didn’t give it too much thought. I didn’t give anything much thought about it then. I have thought a lot since.
Mr. Griffin. What have you thought about it since?
Mrs. Helmick. Well, in my own mind, I believe that he told Ralph Paul that he was going to shoot Oswald. But if he did, Ralph didn’t tell none of us that he did. At least I don’t think he did. I don’t remember.
Mr. Griffin. Well, I certainly appreciate your coming here and helping us on this.
Mrs. Helmick. I have thought a lot on it, but I just can’t remember. It’s just been too long ago. If someone had suggested me calling the police or FBI or something right away, I would have. I mean I didn’t have nothing to hide. I wasn’t trying to hide from them, but I just never thought of it. It didn’t even enter my mind, and I would have remembered a lot more then, I guess, if there was anything to remember. But it’s just been too long ago.
Mr. Griffin. Well, it’s been very good of you to help us even at this point, and we are very grateful to you. I have no more questions, unless you can think of something else that you might want to add.
Mrs. Helmick. You want to keep this?