Mr. Knight.

so forth and so on that you would get through the mail by sending off. There's a possibility somebody could have given him that speech, planting the seeds of heroism in his mind, knowing that he was of an excitable nature and a very impressionable type person and did like to be on the side of right people, the people in the front, show people, et cetera.

Mr. Griffin.

Do you have any idea who such a person might be?

Mr. Knight.

No; but it seemed to me like too much of a coincidence that he should be carrying a speech called "Heroism" and then for him to shoot Oswald on Sunday morning, and for this point, maybe it is a coincidence, but it's been overlooked.

Mr. Griffin.

Can you think of any other places he could have got this heroism ad except from Station KRLD or a person affiliated with it, the H. L. Hunt booth down at Dallas State Fair perhaps, or from writing in to wherever it is centrally produced? Those would be the three places?

Mr. Knight.

I can't, but again, with his seemingly handing this speech to me and wanting, maybe wanting a reaction from me, saying "Russ, you are a square guy," like maybe you know more about these things than I do, "Who is Earl Warren," denotes a confused attitude in his mind about the whole situation. If somebody did know him---of course, that's a pretty farfetched idea.

Mr. Griffin.

Well, now, did you know George Senator?

Mr. Knight.

I met George at the Cotton Bowling Palace I think about twice and I didn't even recall his name until I read it in the paper, or heard it over the radio, rather.

Mr. Griffin.

Did you know Ralph Paul?

Mr. Knight.

The name is familiar; yes. I don't know if I would know him if I'd see him or not. I think I would but I'm not sure.

Mr. Griffin.

Did you know a police officer by the name of Harry Olsen?

Mr. Knight.

Again I might but I don't recall the name.

Mr. Griffin.

Did you know any of Jack's strippers?

Mr. Knight.

Let's see. I met one called Jada up there.

Mr. Griffin.

Did you see Jada's act?

Mr. Knight.

Yes.

Mr. Griffin.

Did Jack have any comments on her act?

Mr. Knight.

Oh, he thought she was great. He said, if I remember, on this situation, he said, "She's very good but she's tough to handle."

Mr. Griffin.

Did you know an entertainer named Breck Wall?

Mr. Knight.

Not personally. I had read about him in the Dallas paper.

Mr. Griffin.

I take it that you did not see any of these people or hear about any of these people that I have Just mentioned on the 22d or 23d or 24th?

Mr. Knight.

No.

Mr. Griffin.

Do you have any information at all as to how Ruby got into that basement when he shot Oswald?

Mr. Knight.

None whatsoever; I just know that they weren't checking very closely.

Mr. Griffin.

How do you know that?

Mr. Knight.

Because I walked in there Friday night myself.

Mr. Griffin.

Did anybody attempt to check you?

Mr. Knight.

No. Let me see. This was right before I went on my air shift at 7. I walked in with some sandwiches for our reporter over there, Gary De Laune. I I walked around the scene and so forth. I couldn't find him so I just took the sandwiches back to the station.

Mr. Griffin.

Where did you go just before 7 o'clock? Where did you walk? Did you walk up on the third floor?

Mr. Knight.

Yes.

Mr. Griffin.

Did you walk on any other floors?

Mr. Knight.

No. I think the third floor--is that where Oswald was being held now?

Mr. Griffin.

Yes.

Mr. Knight.

Okay. I went up to there and stood around with the battery of camera and press photographers waiting, trying to find our reporter. Then I went down in the basement, couldn't find him, then I left.

Mr. Griffin.

How long before 7 o'clock was that?