(Testimony of Ralph Paul)
Mr. Paul.
We got divorced in 1931.
Mr. Hubert.
And you have never remarried?
Mr. Paul.
No, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
Were you supposed to supply capital to the venture?
Mr. Paul.
What venture?
Mr. Hubert.
With Joe Bonds?
Mr. Paul.
Oh, yes.
Mr. Hubert.
And you say it was in a very short period after arriving here you got interested in a place called the Sky Club?
Mr. Paul.
No; they interested me to come down here--they interested me to come down here and rent the Sky Club from a man called Satterwhite, and after we stayed there a month, he decided to sell it to us and then is when we bought it.
Mr. Hubert.
Who put up the capital?
Mr. Paul.
We put up some capital--the rest of it was by notes.
Mr. Hubert.
Was the corporation formed then?
Mr. Paul.
No, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
So, it was owned by you and Bonds?
Mr. Paul.
Ralph Paul and Joe Bonds.
Mr. Hubert.
Half and half?
Mr. Paul.
Yes.
Mr. Hubert.
How long did that venture last?
Mr. Paul.
I sold out my interest in May of 1948.
Mr. Hubert.
So, it lasted a very short period of time?
Mr. Paul.
Yes.
Mr. Hubert.
Whom did you sell it to?
Mr. Paul.
I sold it to a man from Miami that came up here looking for business--I can't think of his name Rosenheim.
Mr. Hubert.
Do you remember his first name?
Mr. Paul.
I think it's some place in this--that is, his first name is.
Mr. Hubert.
That's all right, we will get to that. What sort of place was the Sky Club--what was it?
Mr. Paul.
A nightclub.
Mr. Hubert.
Where was it located?
Mr. Paul.
On the Fort Worth Cutoff. I think the address was six something Fort Worth Avenue.
Mr. Hubert.
What venture did you go into after that?
Mr. Paul.
I opened up a bar in downtown Dallas called the Blue Bonnet, underneath the Blue Bonnet Hotel.
Mr. Hubert.
Did you rent the premises there and operate the bar yourself?
Mr. Paul.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
Did you have any partners in that?
Mr. Paul.
No, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
How long did you maintain that occupation?
Mr. Paul.
I maintained it close to 5 years. I opened it in November and sold it 5 years later in September.
Mr. Hubert.
So, you would have opened it in November 1948?
Mr. Paul.
Correct.
Mr. Hubert.
And you would have sold it?
Mr. Paul.
In September 1963.
Mr. Hubert.
1953?
Mr. Paul.
No; 1953--that's correct.
Mr. Hubert.
And what did you do after 1953?
Mr. Paul.
Well, I didn't do nothing for several months and then I and Chris Semos opened up the Miramar Restaurant on Fort Worth Avenue.
Mr. Hubert.
And that was a partnership too?
Mr. Paul.
Yes; that was a partnership.
Mr. Hubert.
It was not a corporation?
Mr. Paul.
No.
Mr. Hubert.
Now, this Chris Semos, did he put up the money?
Mr. Paul.
We both put up some money and the rest was notes.
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