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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. XIII - Page 312« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Andrew , Jr. Armstrong)

Mr. Hubert.
Well, the pistol wouldn't do him much good in the trunk of the car if he had the cash on his body, would it?
Mr. Armstrong.
No; not much.
Mr. Hubert.
Have you any other reason then to suggest as to why he did?
Mr. Armstrong.
Well, he would always bring it in the club at night.
Mr. Hubert.
Pistol?
Mr. Armstrong.
It was brought in just in case he was robbed or something like that.
Mr. Hubert.
Now, let's see--we have a little difference there I had understood you to say that the pistol was always kept in the bag which was in the trunk of the car.
Mr. Armstrong.
But I said he would always bring it in when he would come to the club.
Mr. Hubert.
I see, but when he would bring it in, he would not put it on or keep it on his person?
Mr. Armstrong.
No, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
Would he bring it in in the bag?
Mr. Armstrong.
He would bring it in in the bag and put it in the office back there.
Mr. Hubert.
So, there would be the money and the pistol and the bag that were all in the office?
Mr. Armstrong.
All in the office.
Mr. Hubert.
And then at night he would take the money and the pistol, which were in the bag, and bring it out to the car?
Mr. Armstrong.
And bring it out to the car, but most of the time the money that he had in his bag would be left in the car, unless he was up early in the day and was handling cash--he just left it in the office some place because he wasn't going back out, but if he left, and went home to get dressed or something like that, and come back about 9:30 or 10 o'clock, he would lock the money, if he had it in the back in the trunk.
Mr. Hubert.
IS it fair to say that almost every night he would bring the pistol from the car to the club?
Mr. Armstrong.
Yes; to the club.
Mr. Hubert.
And then when he left at night, he would carry the pistol back?
Mr. Armstrong.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
And it was always in the bag?
Mr. Armstrong.
Always in the bag, that I know of.
Mr. Hubert.
Where did he keep the pistol in the club?
Mr. Armstrong.
Back in the office.
Mr. Hubert.
Did you ever see him use it?
Mr. Armstrong.
No, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
I don't mean by shooting anybody, but by hitting somebody with it?
Mr. Armstrong.
No; I never saw him use it.
Mr. Hubert.
Can you tell us what sort of man he was?
Mr. Armstrong.
Worried and disturbed always.
Mr. Hubert.
Now, how did that manifest itself so that you could tell that he was worried and disturbed always?
Mr. Armstrong.
Now, I'll tell you this--there was always--if he was sitting down inside the club in the daytime at one of the tables and some people came in, he would always want to hold a conversation with them, he would always want to talk about something, and I have seen numbers of times when someone had said something about a certain thing, he would get angry about it without even knowing it--he would just get angry, just like that, but that would pass over in a matter of seconds.
Mr. Hubert.
When he got angry, how did he act?
Mr. Armstrong.
He would always let people know if they said anything that he didn't like.
Mr. Hubert.
How did he act?
Mr. Armstrong.
Sort of like ungentlemanlike in a nice way--let me see if I can explain it any better?
Mr. Hubert.
I wish you would.
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