Mrs. Grant.

Or maybe together--they were together I think on insurance cases previously--I assume this.

Mr. Hubert.

So, Belli chose a local lawyer, as it were, to go along with him; is that the idea?

Mrs. Grant.

Well, Tom was still in the case. Tom called him right away.

Mr. Hubert.

Called who?

Mrs. Grant.

You know more about that--Tom got us an investigator, Bob Dennison.

Mr. Burleson.

You made the statement that Tom called you?

Mrs. Grant.

Tom called you.

Mr. Hubert.

You mean Phil Burleson?

Mrs. Grant.

Phil Burleson.

Mr. Hubert.

And ultimately, in any case, Mr. Belli was retained to handle the defense?

Mrs. Grant.

That's right.

Mr. Hubert.

Was a fee arrangement made with him?

Mrs. Grant.

Let me explain that part--this is what I know I was not in San Francisco or Los Angeles. Earl told me this--he says, "You're looking at Belli--$75,000," and Earl thought you might as well have said $75 million, but he says, "I will want about $25,000 to pay my expenses and I think I could write a book and make $50,000."

Mr. Hubert.

Earl was telling you that?

Mrs. Grant.

Earl told me words that----

Mr. Hubert.

That Belli had told him?

Mrs. Grant.

Yes; and this is what took place in their conversation.

Mr. Hubert.

When you were quoting some sentences there a moment ago, I understood you to mean, and see if I am correct, that Earl was telling you what Belli had told him?

Mrs. Grant.

Yes, and I don't know if there was a contract--I assumed it was agreeable with Earl. Earl already had talked to a fellow by the name of Billy Woodfield, the writer. Billy Woodfield, and don't ask me how they got connected--I know little about these things--he's going to write a short story for Europe, and he probably could help us raise this initial $25,000 cash. Well, no; he didn't say that--that was for his expenses--he didn't get any money down that day as far as I know.

Mr. Hubert.

Then, the fee was $75,000, of which he thought----

Mrs. Grant.

He could write a book and retain $50,000 out of the book, but he would like $25,000.

Mr. Hubert.

As soon as possible?

Mrs. Grant.

That I don't know--he says for expenses on the case.

Mr. Hubert.

How much was actually paid to him; do you know?

Mrs. Grant.

Let me tell you this--the short stories were sold in Europe and some in America through newspapers. Each paper paid separately--$400, $300, $600, and the story said, "My story--Jack Ruby." I gave most of the story, Jack gave some of it, but I knew this story--what would you call it--little incidents that happened in his life, some of it, and some part of the story was right on Friday and Saturday the 22d. I gave the whole story, you know, I have newspaper stories of it, and I gave it to Belli, and all these little stories, we were supposed to get $50,000 from all the different agencies that bought this to put it in their papers--that's how it's done, but we received, I would say to my knowledge, $23,000.

Mr. Hubert.

How was it handled?

Mrs. Grant.

Earl.

Mr. Hubert.

Earl controlled the funds at that time?

Mrs. Grant.

At that time, yes. It came to the writer and the agent, Larry Schiller and Billy Woodfield. Larry sells the story, Billy wrote the story. You know, you need a writer even ,though you write.

Mr. Hubert.

I'm talking about the money that came to you?

Mrs. Grant.

Well, they received some money on the west coast but they deposited it in a bank with an escrow deal.

Mr. Hubert.

In what bank and under what name was it?

Mrs. Grant.

Earl will tell you--Earl has papers from the bank.