Mr. Crafard.

Make up a sign that we'd be closed. He had a closed sign. He said, "Take it down there and put it downstairs about 7:30 or quarter to eight", and he said, "Wait until the other clubs open. Let them"---he said, I think it was, "Let them damn guys stay open", or something to that effect, quite similar to the wording there, I'm not sure what the wording was, that wording was.

Mr. Hubert.

He got over to you, though, that he was going to close, that he wanted you to prepare and put up a sign, but to do it in such a way that his competitors wouldn't know he was anticipating that?

Mr. Crafard.

That is right.

Mr. Hubert.

Did he tell you so in so many words?

Mr. Crafard.

He said, wait until they opened before I put it up. He said something like "Let those damn fools open if they want", or something to that effect, or "Stay open", or something like that.

Mr. Hubert.

Did he give you any other instructions?

Mr. Crafard.

That was about it. He asked me where I was going to eat and I told him and he said something about he'd call me in about an hour. He said to go ahead and eat then and he said "I'll call you in about an hour."
So he called me---I don't even remember what he said then. It was just I guess he asked me if there had been any phone calls-or something. It wasn't much. The conversation wasn't but about a dozen words at most.

Mr. Hubert.

Had there been any phone calls?

Mr. Crafard.

No; not while I was at the club. I waited until about 30 minutes after he left and then I went to eat.

Mr. Hubert.

Where did you eat?

Mr. Crafard.

To the drugstore, Walgreen Drugstore.

Mr. Hubert.

You ate alone?

Mr. Crafard.

Yes.

Mr. Hubert.

You came back to the club?

Mr. Crafard.

Yes; that's right.

Mr. Hubert.

What time was it when you got back?

Mr. Crafard.

It must have been about 6:20 or 6:30, something like that, I guess--a little later.

Mr. Hubert.

When did you next hear from Ruby or see him?

Mr. Crafard.

I never saw him again until the next morning. He called me from Eva's, talked with me for a few minutes, about an hour after he left. I just got back from eating.

Mr. Hubert.

How do you know he was at Eva's?

Mr. Crafard.

He said he was at Eva's, and then I could hear her voice. They was watching on television.

Mr. Hubert.

What was the subject of that conversation?

Mr. Crafard.

So far as I can recall, he just asked me if there had been any calls, as far as I can recall.

Mr. Hubert.

And you simply told him no?

Mr. Crafard.

That is right.

Mr. Hubert.

Did he ask you about the sign?

Mr. Crafard.

Yes; I told him I had it ready and he made sure, he told me again what time not to put it up until after about 7:30 or a quarter to eight.

Mr. Hubert.

How long did that conversation last?

Mr. Crafard.

It was just a very few minutes. It couldn't have been more than two dozen words spoken at the most.

Mr. Hubert.

Did he give you any indication as to what his plans were?

Mr. Crafard.

No.

Mr. Hubert.

Did he say anything about going to church?

Mr. Crafard.

Not that I can recall. I think he said something about I could him at Eva's if I needed him for anything, I think he said.

Mr. Hubert.

And this you think was between 6:15 and 6:30, or long in there?

Mr. Crafard.

I prefer to say between 6:30 and 7.

Mr. Hubert.

What did you do with the rest of the day?

Mr. Crafard.

I stayed at the club and watched it on television.

Mr. Hubert.

You were alone?

Mr. Crafard.

Yes.

Mr. Hubert.

Nobody else came at all?