Mrs. Grant.

You know, I was not in the courtroom all during the trial. They kept me out in the lobby, but I do know--that is what I heard or saw.

Mr. Burleson.

Now, within a week after the verdict came in, did you write a letter to Mr. Belli dismissing him from the case or asking him to withdraw, one or the other ?

Mrs. Grant.

Yes.

Mr. Burleson.

You told him in the letter--what?

Mrs. Grant.

Well, I couldn't reach him by telephone and since he's traveling around, and I'm----

Mr. Burleson.

What did you tell him in the letter?

Mrs. Grant.

Say it again?

Mr. Burleson.

Did you tell him in effect if he didn't resign you would fire him?

Mrs. Grant.

Well, yes; words to that effect.

Mr. Burleson.

In other words, he did resign?

Mrs. Grant.

Yes.

Mr. Hubert.

I think that letter was published in the press, was it not?

Mrs. Grant.

No--I never gave it to them. If it was, it shouldn't be, because we only made three copies, the original went to him and one to Mr. Burleson and one to Tonahill. I didn't want any more copies around--I didn't want that--that was one of the things that bothered me.

Mr. Hubert.

I don't know, ma'am, I had the impression that I had seen that letter through seeing a copy of it in the press.

Mrs. Grant.

If you did--I didn't see it here, or we didn't, and we would have known it.

Mr. Hubert.

I don't know--I may be mistaken.

Mrs. Grant.

That is one thing--that's the whole thing--the whole case was tried in the papers.

Mr. Burleson.

Now, after that you were feeling pretty low and sick at that time, weren't you?

Mrs. Grant.

Yes.

Mr. Burleson.

Did your family--Earl and Sam and sisters go down to Houston and talk to Mr. Percy Foreman?

Mrs. Grant.

They did.

Mr. Burleson.

Was a contract drawn up at that time?

Mrs. Grant.

Yes; there was.

Mr. Burleson.

Did Mr. Foreman know you had Jack Ruby's power of attorney?

Mrs. Grant.

I don't know what they told him but it was well indicated that I was now controlling. I took over Earl Ruby's power.

Mr. Burleson.

What did Mr. Foreman do as to whether or not he made any announcements as to whether he was the attorney?

Mrs. Grant.

Well, he immediately called in the press. He immediately stated what he wanted, he took pictures of my family and he said he wanted $5,000 within 10 days and another $5,000 30 days following the 10 days.

Mr. Burleson.

Did he come to Dallas shortly thereafter?

Mrs. Grant.

The following week, I think, he came to Dallas--it wasn't that weekend, it was the following weekend--am I right--or was it that week?

Mr. Burleson.

That week--I think they went down there, if I might help you a little bit, about Monday.

Mrs. Grant.

He came down on a Saturday--I did not see him, but I spoke with him over the phone. I thought he asked too much money. He wanted power of attorney and I wasn't happy about the contract, because these contracts have a----

Mr. Burleson.

You had not signed a contract?

Mrs. Grant.

No.

Mr. Burleson.

Anyway, he went and visited Jack?

Mrs. Grant.

And he wanted Jack to come downstairs to take pictures with him and our civil attorney, Stanley Marcus----

Mr. Burleson.

Do you mean Stanley Kaufman?

Mrs. Grant.

Stanley Kaufman, pardon me, wouldn't permit it. He said "This is one of the reasons Mrs. Grant and her family didn't want Belli in the picture. There has been too much newspaper publicity, radio, and television. He couldn't be hurt any worse and there is no sense of you getting into this widespread