(Testimony of Jack L. Ruby)
Mr. Herndon.
"Is your first name Jack?"
Mr. Ruby.
"Yes."
Mr. Herndon.
"Is your last name Ruby?"
Mr. Ruby.
"Yes."
Mr. Herndon.
"Did you voluntarily request this test?"
Mr. Ruby.
"Yes."
Mr. Herndon.
"Did you know Oswald before November 22, 1963?"
Mr. Ruby.
"No."
Mr. Herndon.
"Do you use the middle name 'Leon'?"
Mr. Ruby.
How can I answer that? I don't have my driver's license, but I don't use it.
Mr. Herndon.
All right, just sit still and we will discuss it. "Did you assist Oswald in the assassination?"
Mr. Ruby.
"No."
Mr. Herndon.
"Have you ever been arrested?"
Mr. Ruby.
"Yes."
Mr. Herndon.
"Did you take any medication this morning?"
Mr. Ruby.
"No."
Mr. Herndon.
"Have you answered all my questions truthfully?"
Mr. Ruby.
"Yes."
Mr. Herndon.
This first series is over. If you will just sit still for a moment. I will release the pressure on your arm, and you may now move your arm and relax and get the circulation moving.
Mr. Ruby.
I'm all right.
Mr. Herndon.
That wasn't too bad, sir; was it?
Mr. Ruby.
(Reporter's note: 3:12 p.m.)
Mr. Herndon.
Mr. Ruby, there are two questions I want to ask you about on our first series.
I know you couldn't refrain from laughing and talking about that middle name of "Leon." Do you want to further explain that?
Mr. Ruby.
Yes; I don't use it, so hence it's sort of a remembrance of a very good friend of mine. I used it on my driver's license, but since then it has become a habit of keeping it on my driver's license, but I've never been called with it and very rarely do I sign papers that way, but once I stated it on my driver's license, I had to follow through with it that way, and that's the answer to it. Once you have it on your driver's license, you have to have it the same way.
Mr. Herndon.
Do you like the name "Leon"?
Mr. Ruby.
Well, I did more for sentimental reasons, but as I went along later I sort of dropped it.
Mr. Herndon.
Is it actually on your driver's license, though?
Mr. Ruby.
I think it's Jack L. Ruby. No---Jack Leon Ruby. It's Jack Leon Ruby on my driver's license and that's something that once you start with it, and its been years ago, when you renew your license, it remains the same, but outside of signing papers or contracts or anything of vital importance, you only find out it's much simpler to sign "Jack Ruby."
Mr. Herndon.
All right, Mr. Ruby, and one other question. I would just like to ask you what went on in your mind when you did answer the question "Yes" to "Have you ever been arrested?"
Mr. Ruby.
Well, the police had taken me---I had been arrested, because when the police officer said, "Jack, come on, we're taking you down," you're arrested.
Mr. Herndon.
When was this? Are you referring to this current or some previous time?
Mr. Ruby.
Previous to that.
Mr. Herndon.
What situation was that?
Mr. Ruby.
Well, it was--I was arrested for dancing after curfew. Some fellows smuggled in intoxicants after hours.
Mr. Herndon.
Was this here in your own place or some other place?
Mr. Ruby.
At my own place. No felony crime, nothing serious--only misdemeanors.
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