Mr. Specter.

And where were you when you received those letters?

Mr. Wall.

In--I think I received two in Dallas and I would say one Houston, and they were very simple letters, just how he was feeling and, You know, what he was doing.

Mr. Specter.

Did you respond?

Mr. Wall.

Yes; I wrote him back and told him what we were doing and how we were doing and I hoped he was well.

Mr. Specter.

How many times did you write to him?

Mr. Wall.

Maybe three or four times. I don't know. I do remember another thing we discussed while he was in the jail. He said he was writing---I member two things--he was writing down his memoirs and wanted to do it into a story form and would I be interested in doing it for him. I told him I would see. And the other thing he mentioned to me is he had received a lot of telegrams and letters from all over the country saying he was correct in doing what he did, or he was wrong in doing what he did, or whatever it was. He was getting so many in he had no way of writing them back. He wanted thank each and every one for writing to him and wanted to know if I would correspond with them on behalf of him and that is when I said, "I would rather not get involved in any way and you can understand why." And he said "Yes, I do."

Mr. Specter.

Have you had any other contacts at all with Jack Ruby after November 24, 1963?

Mr. Wall.

Only through corresponding letters.

Mr. Specter.

You have now mentioned all of the contacts you have had with him?

Mr. Wall.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Specter.

Going back to November 21 .

Mr. Wall.

I have one. I'm sorry. I do have one. As I said, Phil Burleson is Joe's and my attorney and, therefore, I would go see Phil every once in a while just to give Jack a message of hello, that we are thinking of him, and to see how he was. We were all right and everything. I did ask Phil to do this for me. Every once in awhile I would do it.

Mr. Specter.

Have you now related all of the contacts you have had with Ruby since November 24, 1963?

Mr. Specter.

Going back to November 21, the day before the assassination in 1963, did you have occasion to talk by telephone to Tom McKenna on that day?

Mr. Wall.

The day before?

Mr. Specter.

The assassination?

Mr. Wall.

No, sir; not at all unless it was about football. I am a football fanatic. It was the day before. This would be Thursday, right?

Mr. Specter.

Would it refresh your recollection if I said you had a telephone call with him at about 6:50 on that day?

Mr. Wall.

No, sir; it wouldn't because I call him quite frequently. I just made a telephone call to him day before yesterday. Unless it was just to say hello and everything. We did not decide to go down to Galveston until that afternoon, the day after the assassination.

Mr. Specter.

How long have you known Edward Parker of Fort Worth?

Mr. Wall.

Eddie Parker is----came to work for us for Bottoms Up at Adolphus and he would help in costume changes and setting up the props. had a portable stage which he would set up and get everything ready before the show would start. That would be about a year and a half, but we performed at the Playbill Club, we performed a show which he also helped us in, called Razzmataz was the name of the show.

Mr. Specter.

Do you recall telephoning him on October 1st, 3d, and 4th, 1963?

Mr. Wall.

No, sir; I would call him in any respect to the show. reason I would have anything to do with him would be to tell him whether we would do a television show, needed him there and needed Carl Tressler, who was in our show. They are roommates. Anytime I would call them would be in reference to the show.

Mr. Specter.

You already mentioned you called him on November 22.

Mr. Wall.

To tell him probably that the show had been canceled.