Mr. Specter.

What aspect of his character would cause people to do that?

Mr. Peterson.

Outward appearance.

Mr. Specter.

Anything besides outward appearance?

Mr. Peterson.

No; Jack, in spite of our differences, he was a nice, a good man.

Mr. Specter.

Did you ever see him associate with any of the criminal element personally?

Mr. Peterson.

No; no.

Mr. Specter.

To your knowledge was Jack Ruby a member of any organization which advocated the forceful overthrow of the U.S. Government?

Mr. Peterson.

No.

Mr. Specter.

To your knowledge was any member of his family a member, of any such organization?

Mr. Peterson.

I know nothing about his family except I had met his sister.

Mr. Specter.

To your knowledge were any of his friends or associates members of any subversive organization?

Mr. Peterson.

No; not to my knowledge.

Mr. Specter.

When did you see Jack Ruby most recently prior to November 22, 1963?

Mr. Peterson.

I guess it was before we went to Galveston. Sometime before then. I couldn't peg it down. I'm sure we saw him. Like I say, we saw him on the street there. Next thing was the call and that was it.

Mr. Specter.

You don't recall seeing him specifically on any special date prior to the day of the assassination?

Mr. Peterson.

No; I don't.

Mr. Specter.

But you do think, in a general way, you must have seen him because he was in the area?

Mr. Peterson.

Right.

Mr. Specter.

Do you recall the day of the assassination?

Mr. Peterson.

Oh, yes.

Mr. Specter.

Tell me as specifically as you can recollect what you did on that day?

Mr. Peterson.

Well, there was going to be the parade, We went down and stood on the marquee of the Adolphus Hotel. We were there with some newspaper people we knew and everybody at the hotel. The President passed by. " We came back in the lobby. Next thing we knew we heard on the television he had been shot. That was it.

Mr. Specter.

What did you do next; if anything?

Mr. Peterson.

As well as I can remember either we called or went upstairs, told the rest of the kids in the east, those that weren't out. Just astonishment. Everybody was in the lobby just moving around.

Mr. Specter.

Did you leave the hotel on that day?

Mr. Peterson.

No.

Mr. Specter.

What time did you go to sleep that night, if you recall?

Mr. Peterson.

Well, that night we didn't have a show. I don't believe we had a show. No; we didn't have a show that night. They canceled it for three nights. That is when we went to Galveston.

Mr. Specter.

When did you go to Galveston specifically?

Mr. Peterson.

Let me think. When was the 22d? What day was that?

Mr. Specter.

The 22d was a Friday.

Mr. Peterson.

It was that night.

Mr. Specter.

Did you go to Galveston Friday or Saturday?

Mr. Peterson.

I'm not sure whether it was Friday or Saturday because they canceled the show. I think it might have been the next day. I don't know. I could not be sure.

Mr. Specter.

Do you recollect what you did next day before you went to Galveston; if in fact it was that day you went to Galveston?

Mr. Peterson.

The next day before we went to Galveston?

Mr. Specter.

Yes you have told me let's go back to Friday. You told me you stayed around the hotel the balance of that day.

Mr. Peterson.

Yes.