Mrs. MURRET. I can't recollect that. Maybe if you give me a lead, I might remember.
Mr. JENNER. Is the name of Ewing Street in Fort Worth, Tex., familiar to you?
Mr. JENNER. Does Eighth Avenue refresh your recollection any as to an address where they lived in Fort Worth?
Mrs. MURRET. I never heard from her at that address, unless that was the house that she bought, and she was having trouble with the party that bought it.
Mr. JENNER. You mean she was having trouble with the purchaser?
Mrs. MURRET. Yes; he was supposed to pay rent to her. You see, she always wanted to do everything herself, and he wasn't paying her the rent, and I don't think they was paying the other, and they lost out on the deal.
Mrs. MURRET. Yes; she told me about that. Now, I don't know if that's the same place, the same house or not, but that was one house that she spoke about.
Mr. JENNER. Is the name Mrs. Beverly Richardson familiar to you?
Mr. JENNER. While Mr. Ekdahl was living with her, of course, he was supporting the family, but after he left, then that was left up to her; is that right?
Mr. JENNER. She had to support the family when Mr. Ekdahl left; is that right?
Mr. JENNER. She got some assistance from her sons, did she?
Mrs. MURRET. Well, I think Robert was working at a supermarket, and she had to make him give her his salary, and I don't know whether John was in the Coast Guard at the time or not. I don't think he contributed anything--John, but I don't know.
Mr. JENNER. Was it your impression that about that time she was becoming increasingly despondent with life?
Mrs. MURRET. I wouldn't say that. She seemed to be a person, or rather, she was a person who adjusted very easily to situations.
Mrs. MURRET. She knew she had to do something about these things; that she had to get out and work, and so forth, to buy these boys things that they needed and to keep them going. Of course, I guess it was hard, naturally. It's hard for any woman, you know, to try to support three boys, and I don't think they ever appreciate what you do for them.
Mrs. MURRET. Well, she told me that the boys weren't helping out, I mean, John. Now, I don't know if John was married right about then or not, but I don't think he was helping out at home at all. If it had been my son, I know he would have stayed with me. He wouldn't have run out. Of course, maybe John had a family and maybe he couldn't help, I don't know.