Would you do so?
Lieutenant REVILL. Would have been on December the 1st in the county jail. Present at that interview was Lieutenant Cornwall, a jailer, whose name I do not recall. This man was present at both interviews, at Mr. Decker's request.

Mr. Hubert.

The jailer was?
Lieutenant REVILL. The jailer; yes, sir. And this proposed interview took place just outside the cell where Ruby was confined in, I believe it would be the chief jailer's office.

Mr. Hubert.

Will you tell us about what happened?
Lieutenant REVILL. Yes, sir; Lieutenant Cornwall and I, after interviewing all these people, trying to determine how Ruby got into the basement, decided that the best thing was to talk to Ruby himself, so, we finally got clearance to go talk to him and we did. and-

Mr. Hubert.

Now, by that time you had already heard from the press that he had said that he had come through the Main Street ramp?
Lieutenant REVILL. Something to the effect that, "You may not believe me, but I walked down the ramp." Anyway at the interview, Ruby was there with Cornwall and I, and this unknown jailer, and he refused to disclose how. he gained access into the basement stating that .this is a part of his defense, so, we then had Sheriff Decker call Tom Howard, who was representing Ruby at that time as a legal counsel. Mr. Howard came to the jail and was present throughout the interview. Ruby was very precise as ,to his activities on Friday, the date of the shooting of President Kennedy. He refused to discuss with us
any of his activities on Saturday, November 23 or November 24, the day of the shooting.

Mr. Hubert.

Did he give you any reason ?
Lieutenant REVILL. This was part of his defense, so he stated. The interview approximately took 45 minutes. It was a lot of--

Mr. Hubert.

Did you ask him specifically whether the story in the press, that he had come through the Main Street entrance, was correct or not correct?
Lieutenant REVILL. Yes, sir; I asked him this, and he refused to discuss it. He said that he did not want to get anyone in trouble.

Mr. Hubert.

Did you pursue that?
Lieutenant REVILL. Yes; I did. I was assigned to this committee to find out what happened, and I really wasn't concerned who we got in trouble, because if someone was wrong, then they suffer the consequences and I asked him about officers by name who were present in the basement, if they had seen him or talked to him, and he wouldn't discuss it. Knowing Jack Ruby, Jack Ruby is the type of individual that can't be anywhere for a period of time without talking to someone.

Mr. Hubert.

Did you mention to him specifically Roy Vaughn's name?
Lieutenant REVILL. Yes, sir; the officer

Mr. Hubert.

At the Main Street exit?
Lieutenant REVILL. Yes, sir; I did.

Mr. Hubert.

He made no comment?
Lieutenant REVILL. No, sir; he wouldn't discuss this. I asked him about Detective Harrison. The films showed that Ruby was standing at Harrison's shoulder.

Mr. Hubert.

What did he say about that?
Lieutenant REVILL. He became very upset.

Mr. Hubert.

Did--describe how he was upset?
Lieutenant REVILL. This is when he said---well, he got real angry at me and cussed me and told me---

Mr. Hubert.

Ruby did,?
Lieutenant REVILL. Oh, yes; told me I was a hatchet man and trying to get the man's job.

Mr. Hubert.

When he said you were trying to get the man's job, that is Harrison's job?
Lieutenant REVILL. He meant Harrison's job, so, what I did, was later got it approved to put Harrison on the polygraph to determine if he had seen Ruby prior to the shooting and if he had talked to Ruby. Well, the polygraph examination showed that Harrison had no knowledge of Ruby being present.

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