(Testimony of Jack L. Ruby)
Mr. Herndon.
of questions here, and I'm going to ask them in a series called 9 and a series called 9a.
Mr. Ruby.
All right.
Mr. Herndon.
And I'm not going to interject any of these other minor questions. These are all direct questions and I want to make sure that you understand what they are.
Mr. Ruby.
Yes.
Mr. Herndon.
"Did you ever meet Oswald at your post office box?"
Mr. Ruby.
No.
Mr. Herndon.
"Did you use your post office mailbox to do any business with Mexico or Cuba?"
Mr. Ruby.
No. Pardon me--why don't you say, "Did you ever meet him at the post office or at the club?" Wouldn't that be good too?
Mr. Specter.
We have asked you if you ever knew him before, and now we're focusing on this.
Mr. Ruby.
Oh--"How many times did he come up to the club?"--that's something else. Also, somebody said that they saw Tippit, I, this Mr. Lane stated that he saw Tippit, myself, and Oswald at the club--so go ahead, I don't want to throw you off.
Mr. Specter.
Well, we will add a question there at that point, such as this: "Did you ever meet with Officer Tippit and Oswald at your club?"
r. HERNDON. Do you want that "Oswald and" or "or"?
Mr. Specter.
Yes; we do. Use "and."
Mr. Ruby.
The first thing about that post office box--how do we know whether it's really authentic or the man had the box there or not? It could have been placed there at a later date?
Mr. Alexander.
It was right, Jack. He had it. I saw the key myself and it had "X" number on the box.
Mr. Ruby.
How come it never come out before then? Why didn't it come out still before that?
Mr. Alexander.
It did.
Mr. Ruby.
No; it didn't come out until a long time until just recently. It just came out about a week ago.
Mr. Alexander.
They just didn't feature it--it was just overlooked. I saw the key that night.
Mr. Ruby.
But Bill, I know one thing--I know that box could have been purchased at a later date, after Oswald's death and could make it look like it's close to mine; I know that.
Mr. Specter.
Well, the situation there isn't really directly germane here.
Mr. Ruby.
It looks very bad for me, though, I know that.
Mr. Alexander.
No; Jack, I saw the key Friday night.
Mr. Specter.
We will cover the subject matter here, so you will have a chance under the polygraph examination to cover it.
Mr. Ruby.
You probably saw the key, but I know the affiliation with the Government, that you can always get a box at a later date, if you wanted to do that.
Mr. Alexander.
Jack, on Friday night that key was photographed, inventoried, and----
Mr. Ruby.
What Friday night?
Mr. Alexander.
The Friday night of the assassination.
Mr. Ruby.
You mean it was known--the number of the box--that Friday night?
Mr. Alexander.
Yes, sir; sure was.
Mr. Ruby.
Did the public know about it and everybody else?
Mr. Alexander.
I'm sure they did.
Mr. Ruby.
All right; go ahead.
Mr. Herndon.
I will proceed, Mr. Ruby. "Did you do business with Castro Cuba?"
Mr. Ruby.
No.
Mr. Herndon.
"Was your trip to Cuba solely for pleasure?"
Mr. Ruby.
Yes.
Mr. Herndon.
"Did you keep $2,200 in cash on you because you didn't have a chance to get to the bank?" Is that question clear?
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