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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. XIII - Page 253« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Huey Reeves)

Mr. Reeves.
just a car drive, and you run into Main Street and it is up two or three doors, and it's the Eatwell Care. It stays open all night.
Mr. Hubert.
It's on Main Street?
Mr. Reeves.
Yes.
Mr. Hubert.
Did he tell you that the girl worked there, or that he was just meeting her there?
Mr. Reeves.
He said he was going to meet her. I don't know whether she worked there or was just meeting him there, I just don't know. He said, "I've got to go and meet her." I would talk to him a few times--he was friendly--he would say, "I've got to go and meet a girl." Whether he has one he seemed to be sort of a windy guy in talking.
Mr. Hubert.
Did that happen once or more than once?
Mr. Reeves.
I believe once or twice----I would say probably a couple of times.
Mr. Hubert.
Did anybody tell you he just took off and left?
Mr. Reeves.
No, sir; nobody didn't say anything. I just seen him working, because Jack had a lot of boys like that working for him. He had one boy that worked before this time for him, a Jewish-looking boy, a stocky-looking boy. The fact of the. business is, Jack and him had a little trouble, and when they were having trouble up in the place, they came down to where I could see him out in front.
Mr. Hubert.
Who was having trouble?
Mr. Reeves.
This boy--I don't know his name.
Mr. Hubert.
You mean the Jewish-looking boy?
Mr. Reeves.
He was a Jewish looking--little short type guy, and Jack--they was having trouble and Jack went up in the club and he came down and I heard ,the boy say, "I'm going to go get a gun and kill Jack Ruby," and when Jack come back down, I told Jack, I said, "Go back there and hide somewhere, he's got a gun and he's going to kill you," and Jack raised the turtle shell of his car there in the parking lot and got his gun out and he went up to that whisky store and hit him across the head with it.
Mr. Hubert.
What whisky store?
Mr. Reeves.
Right there up at the corner.
Mr. Hubert.
You saw him do it yourself?
Mr. Reeves.
No; I stayed out at the garage, but I heard the boy say, "I'm going to get a gun and kill Jack Ruby," and he said it real down low, and when Jack came down, I didn't want Jack to get killed, and I said, "Go back there and hide. That boy said he was going to kill you." Instead of hiding like I told Jack, Jack reached back up in his car and got his six-shooter out and went up to this whisky store and tapped him with his gun like that [indicating].
Mr. Hubert.
When was that?
Mr. Reeves.
It was when he went up to the store and I seen the big guy come out across there.
Mr. Hubert.
How long ago was that?
Mr. Reeves.
It has been probably 5 or 6 months--I wouldn't say for sure.
Mr. Hubert.
Did the police come?
Mr. Reeves.
No, sir. Oh, yes.
Mr. Hubert.
Did anybody arrest Jack Ruby?
Mr. Reeves.
He didn't bother Jack.
Mr. Hubert.
How old a man is this boy--this Jewish boy Jack was supposed to have hit?
Mr. Reeves.
He looked like 30 years old or something like that.
Mr. Hubert.
Where is the liquor store?
Mr. Reeves.
It's right up there on the corner. I believe I may have the address here in my pocket--it's the first one on the corner--Segal's--I believe.
Mr. Hubert.
What corner is it on?
Mr. Reeves.
It's on the corner of Akard and Commerce that's it.
Mr. Hubert.
What time of night did this happen?
Mr. Reeves.
It was probably--I don't remember just exactly, probably about 10:30, 9:30 or 10:30, something like that.
Mr. Hubert.
Did Jack Ruby come back right away after that?
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