Mr. Ball.
Did he say anything about how much money he had, or how much he could spend or would spend?
Miss MUMFORD. No.
Mr. Ball.
That's all.
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Dial Duwayne Ryder
Testimony of Dial Duwayne Ryder
The testimony of Dial Duwayne Ryder was taken at 5:25 p.m., on March ?5, 1964, in the office of the U.S. attorney, 301 Post Office Building, Bryan and Ervay Streets, Dallas, Tex., by Mr. Wesley J. Liebeler, assistant counsel of the President's Commission.
Mr. Liebeler.
Would you please rise, I will swear you as a witness.
Do you solemnly swear that the testimony you are about to give will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?
Mr. Ryder.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Liebeler.
Please be seated. My name is Wesley J. Liebeler. I am a member of the legal staff of the President's Commission investigating the assassination of President Kennedy. Staff members have been authorized to take testimony of witnesses by the Commission pursuant to authority granted to it by Executive Order No. 11130 dated November 29, 1963, and joint resolution of Congress No. 137. The Commission has adopted rules of procedure in conformance with the Executive order and the Joint resolution. I understand that Mr. Rankin. the general counsel to the Commission, wrote you a letter last week and told you that I would contact you to take your testimony this week. He sent with that letter, I understand, a copy of that Executive order and joint resolution together with a copy of the rules of procedure adopted by the Commission for the
taking of testimony of witnesses. You received that letter?
Mr. Ryder.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Liebeler.
And copies of the papers I referred to?
Mr. Ryder.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Liebeler.
Today we want to examine you briefly concerning the possibility that you did some work on a rifle for a man by the name of Oswald who may in fact have been Lee Harvey Oswald. Before we get into that, we would like to have you state your full name for the court reporter.
Mr. Ryder.
Dial Duwayne [spelling] R-y-d-e-r.
Mr. Liebeler.
What is your address?
Mr. Ryder.
2028 Harvard.
Mr. Liebeler.
What city?
Mr. Ryder.
Irving, Tex.
Mr. Liebeler.
Where are you employed, Mr. Ryder?
Mr. Ryder.
Irving Sports Shop.
Mr. Liebeler.
Where is that?
Mr. Ryder.
221 East Irving Boulevard, Irving, Tex.
Mr. Liebeler.
What kind of place is the Irving Sports Shop?
Mr. Ryder.
Well, it's a retail sporting goods store.
Mr. Liebeler.
What do you do in your work there?
Mr. Ryder.
Actually, my capacity is, I guess you could refer to it as service manager. I do all the service work, gun work, outboard motor work, rig boats. I guess you say general flunkie or service man you refer to it as.
Mr. Liebeler.
How old are you?
Mr. Ryder.
Twenty-five.
Mr. Liebeler.
Were you born here in Texas?
Mr. Ryder.
No, sir; I was born in Claremont, Ill.
Mr. Liebeler.
When did you move to Texas?
Mr. Ryder.
1945.
Mr. Liebeler.
1945?
Mr. Ryder.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Liebeler.
Where did you go to school?
