Mr. Armstrong.

Yes, but he always did sort of a half Job, and so then it got to be where I spent most of the afternoon there just taking phone calls and reservations and things like that, and taking care of all of the buying and things like that.

Mr. Hubert.

What do you mean by taking care of the buying?

Mr. Armstrong.

Well, taking care of the buying--whatever that had to be bought--whatever stock they needed--no food, just beer.

Mr. Hubert.

In other words, as I understand you, as you stayed on longer, you assumed more responsibility?

Mr. Armstrong.

Right.

Mr. Hubert.

And more duties?

Mr. Armstrong.

Right, and they got me to where I was doing the hiring of the waitresses and contacting different peoples about acts and things like that.

Mr. Hubert.

Ruby delegated the authority to you to actually employ people, both as waitresses and for acts?

Mr. Armstrong.

Well, not actually employ them for acts, but contact them--he already knowed who he wanted and I just contacted certain persons.

Mr. Hubert.

In other words, you would do the legwork, shall we say, about getting these acts?

Mr. Armstrong.

Certainly not all of them, just some of them--when he didn't have time to.

Mr. Hubert.

Did you ever tell Jack, or did he ever find out you had been in the penitentiary?

Mr. Armstrong.

No; I never told him.

Mr. Hubert.

Do you know whether he knows to this day about it?

Mr. Armstrong.

I don't know whether he knows--you see, I never told anyone connected with him until the trial, and then I told Mr. Phil Burleson.

Mr. Hubert.

Did you testify in the trial?

Mr. Armstrong.

No.

Mr. Hubert.

You had been subpenaed, I think.

Mr. Armstrong.

I was subpenaed.

Mr. Hubert.

Did it get to the point where you handled the money of the club?

Mr. Armstrong.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Hubert.

How was the money handled?

Mr. Armstrong.

Well, I was--I always had $225 in my possession. That was for a bank every night, you know, to start things off and at the end of the night when I checked up, I would give him the receipts for the night and I would take what I had put in back to the safe and so, with the buying on Thursdays, when I took care of all of the purchases, I would give him the receipts and the total of the receipts---he would return the money to me.

Mr. Hubert.

In other words, you always kept for making change for beginning the night's operation, the sum of $225.

Mr. Armstrong.

Right.

Mr. Hubert.

And the next day after the night's operation, you would turn over to him----

Mr. Armstrong.

No; I would always give it to him that night.

Mr. Hubert.

The same night?

Mr. Armstrong.

Yes, sir; the same night.

Mr. Hubert.

You would give him everything but the $225.

Mr. Armstrong.

Right.

Mr. Hubert.

Now, what about paying for the goods that you bought?

Mr. Armstrong.

Well, that was--happened the same way.

Mr. Hubert.

Was it a cash basis?

Mr. Armstrong.

Yes; most everything was cash.

Mr. Hubert.

You would pay it out of the $225.

Mr. Armstrong.

I would pay it out of the $225, and he would give me the money back that I had spent.

Mr. Hubert.

So, that, you began with $225 each night?

Mr. Armstrong.

Right.

Mr. Hubert.

And usually he would put the money in the safe, that is to say, the amount of $225?

Mr. Armstrong.

No, I would put the $225--I kept that money.