Mrs. Cheek.

it, or someone else operates the-business for me. That is the way the rooming houses; I have managers in them.

Mr. Griffin.

Did Jack talk to you about how much he was making off of this business?

Mrs. Cheek.

No. He might have talked to me about that, but I don't remember the exact figures.

Mr. Griffin.

How did you come to the conclusion that his price was too high?

Mrs. Cheek.

I just thought it was too high. I could build a club for that. I know the prices of material.

Mr. Griffin.

Jack was only interested in selling an interest in the real estate at that time, or was he interested in the----

Mrs. Cheek.

The business. He didn't have the real estate. He didn't have the building. It was just the business he was selling half interest in it. I could buy a place for that.

Mr. Griffin.

So you would have been interested in the profitability of Jack's particular business?

Mrs. Cheek.

No; not his particular business. I didn't know what kind of club he was operating out there. I thought it was a dance place and cocktail lounge.

Mr. Griffin.

But in order to determine whether the twelve thousand price was too high and you weren't going to get any real estate out of it, you were going to share in the profits from the club, you would have to know something about how much money he was making off the club?

Mrs. Cheek.

I don't remember how much he was making.

Mr. Griffin.

You did talk to him; didn't you?

Mrs. Cheek.

Yes; I talked to him.

Mr. Griffin.

He said he wanted $12,500 for half of the business?

Mrs. Cheek.

I didn't look at the books. I didn't even go into that because I didn't want to put $12,500 into that kind of club.

Mr. Griffin.

How long did you talk to him on this occasion?

Mrs. Cheek.

It wasn't very long.

Mr. Griffin.

Did you talk to him for 3 hours?

Mrs. Cheek.

I just don't know how long I talked to him the first time, because it's been so long ago. But the last time I stayed down there, I think, an hour or so or 3. It might have been 3 hours or 2 hours, because he brought in this other fellow named Frank, his interior decorator, or that decorated the club, and I talked to him, and he was telling me what a nice fellow he was, because I didn't know Jack Ruby very well.

Mr. Griffin.

Was Frank's name Frank Fisher? Do you remember that name?

Mrs. Cheek.

No; I don't know. He Just kept referring to him as Frank.

Mr. Griffin.

Do you know whether this fellow was in business for himself or whether he worked with somebody, this Frank fellow?

Mrs. Cheek.

I don't know.

Mr. Griffin.

Did you ever hear the name of whom he might have been employed by?

Mrs. Cheek.

No.

Mr. Griffin.

Now as I understand it, Jack at this particular time got your name through somebody, a fellow by the name of Alexander, or another fellow that you talked to in connection with buying a club?

Mrs. Cheek.

Olen Alexander.

Mr. Griffin.

Where was the club?

Mrs. Cheek.

I don't know that to be the truth, but I Just thought that.

Mr. Griffin.

Where was the club that you were looking at?

Mrs. Cheek.

It wasn't a club. It was a building that they were showing.

Mr. Griffin.

Where was that located?

Mrs. Cheek.

On Maple.

Mr. Griffin.

Have you ever had an interest in any nightclub or dancehall?

Mrs. Cheek.

No.

Mr. Griffin.

About what time of the day or night was it that you met with Jack this last occasion?