(Testimony of Ruth Hyde Paine Resumed)
Mrs. Paine.
I do.
Mr. Jenner.
Are you familiar with that signature?
Mrs. Paine.
I am not.
Mr. Jenner.
Are you familiar with Marina Oswald's signature?
Mrs. Paine.
I am.
Mr. Jenner.
Looking at the endorsement on the reverse side of Exhibit 277-A, in your opinion is or is not that Marina Oswald's signature?
Mrs. Paine.
That is not Marina Oswald's official hand.
Mr. Jenner.
Did you repeat that process on some subsequent occasions of remitting cash gifts by check?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes, I did.
Mr. Jenner.
And you have now handed me another instrument which purports to be and which is a check.
Mrs. Paine.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
On the Southwest Bank and Trust Co., and what is the other document No. 277-A, this one, which is dated January 8, 1964, and it is the sum of $5 and it is check No. 216.
Mrs. Paine.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
It is also payable to Marina Oswald; is that your check?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes, it is.
Mr. Jenner.
We will mark it as Ruth Paine Exhibit No. 277-B.
(Instrument referred to marked by the reporter as Ruth Paine Exhibit No. 277-B, for identification.)
Mr. Jenner.
Referring to Exhibit 277-A and 277-B, does your signature appears as the maker of each of those checks?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes; it does.
Mr. Jenner.
And you recall distinctly that you did make them?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes; I do.
Mr. Jenner.
And these are the cancelled checks that are returned to you by your bank, Southwest Bank &Trust Co.?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
Referring to Exhibit No. 277-A and turning it over, is there an endorsement on the reverse side?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes; there is.
Mr. Jenner.
And do you recognize that endorsement?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes; I do.
Mr. Jenner.
Is it in longhand?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes; it is.
Mr. Jenner.
In whose hand?
Mrs. Paine.
That is in Marina Oswald's hand.
Mr. Jenner.
And it reads "Marina Oswald," does it not?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
Each of these checks also bears the stamped endorsement "For deposit only, to Oswald Trust Fund," is that right?
Mrs. Paine.
That's right--that should be said.
Mr. Jenner.
And are these instruments now in the same condition when they were returned to you, by your bank?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes; they are.
Mr. Jenner.
Miss Reporter, I hand you the check No. 205 dated December 28, 1963, please mark it Ruth Paine Exhibit No. 277-A. And mark check No. 216, dated January 8, 1964, as Ruth Paine Exhibit No. 277- B.
(Instruments marked by the reporter as Ruth Paine Exhibits Nos. 277-A and 277-B.)
Mr. Jenner.
May I have your permission, please Mrs. Paine, to retain these two exhibits and as soon as I have photostated them with all of the other originals of documents that you produced last week, I want to return them all to you at once.
Mrs. Paine.
All right.
Mr. Jenner.
Anything else, now, that occurs to you?
Mrs. Paine.
No.
Mr. Jenner.
Anything else that is pertinent which you think might be helpful to the Commission in this investigation?
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