(Testimony of Andrew , Jr. Armstrong)
Mr. Armstrong.
He just said, "Did you hear?" and I said, "Yes." He said, "Ain't it terrible?" "It's a shame." Just like that--real sadlike.
Mr. Hubert.
That was before the President had died?
Mr. Armstrong.
That was before the President had died.
Mr. Hubert.
Do you know where he was calling from?
Mr. Armstrong.
Well, I assumed he was calling from the Morning News.
Mr. Hubert.
Why do you assume that?
Mr. Armstrong.
Because I could always tell when he called from the Morning News.
Mr. Hubert.
Why--because of what?
Mr. Armstrong.
Well, usually on Saturday at the time he was at the Morning News--that was on a Saturday, wasn't it?
Mr. Hubert.
No; it was on Friday.
Mr. Armstrong.
It was on Friday--well, Friday or Saturday is the same as-the Saturday ads----
Mr. Hubert.
Well, is it your testimony then that he was usually at the Morning News on both Friday and Saturday attending to the ads for the week?
Mr. Armstrong.
Right.
Mr. Hubert.
Is there any other thing that would make you believe he was there at the Morning News, such as some background noises that would be peculiar to a newspaper?
Mr. Armstrong.
Well--there was this typewriter that I always hear when he called from down there, and I only heard it at this time about four clicks of it.
Mr. Hubert.
You mean on the time he called you about 20 minutes after the President had been shot?
Mr. Armstrong.
Yes.
Mr. Hubert.
You heard four clicks?
Mr. Armstrong.
On the typewriter that I usually hear it on.
Mr. Hubert.
Usually, you would hear a big clatter of it?
Mr. Armstrong.
Right.
Mr. Hubert.
At this time you heard about four clicks and no more?
Mr. Armstrong.
And no more.
Mr. Hubert.
Did you place any particular significance to that?
Mr. Armstrong.
No.
Mr. Hubert.
Do you now?
Mr. Armstrong.
No.
Mr. Hubert.
I was curious why you mentioned that fact then.
Mr. Armstrong.
Well, I mentioned it to verify the reason why I thought he was at the Morning News. He did not tell me he was at the Morning News.
Mr. Hubert.
I understand.
Mr. Armstrong.
But I assumed that he was at the Morning News.
Mr. Hubert.
Now, he asked you if you had heard and you told him yes and he said, "Wasn't it terrible," and so forth?
Mr. Armstrong.
Yes.
Mr. Hubert.
What else did he say?
Mr. Armstrong.
Well, he said if anything happens we are going to close the club up.
Mr. Hubert.
"If anything happens," I suppose you mean that he was inferring, or you thought he was, that if the President would die?
Mr. Armstrong.
Right.
Mr. Hubert.
Did he say so in so many words?
Mr. Armstrong.
No.
Mr. Hubert.
He just said, "If anything happens."
Mr. Armstrong.
"We are going to close the club."
Mr. Hubert.
Any other conversation?
Mr. Armstrong.
No; he said, "I'll see you in about 30 minutes," and I would say he was there in about 5 minutes after they announced that the President was dead.
Mr. Hubert.
Do you remember what time that was?
Mr. Armstrong.
No; I don't recall what time it was.
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