Mr. Branch.

Yes; he do that a lot of times.

Mr. Hubert.

How much would he give?

Mr. Branch.

Sometimes he give away $25 or $30.

Mr. Hubert.

But on this night you said it was two?

Mr. Branch.

Two or three.

Mr. Hubert.

So, I suppose you want to modify your statement in Exhibit No. 1, page 2, the top paragraph, to indicate that he was in the dancehall for the purpose you said, and that he did give out at least two or three $5 bills, is that right?

Mr. Branch.

That's right.

Mr. Hubert.

Now, do you know whether he went to any other Negro nightclub on the night of November 23?

Mr. Branch.

No; I don't.

Mr. Hubert.

Do you know anything about Lee Harvey Oswald?

Mr. Branch.

I don't know him at all.

Mr. Huber.

Have you ever seen him before in your life?

Mr. Branch.

No, sir.

Mr. Hubert.

Have you seen pictures of him?

Mr. Branch.

Only in the paper.

Mr. Hubert.

But you don't identify him with anybody you ever saw?

Mr. Branch.

No.

Mr. Hubert.

What was his mood, was he sad or glad?

Mr. Branch.

What do you mean--Mr. Ruby?

Mr. Hubert.

Yes.

Mr. Branch.

You can't never tell about him--he's a weird person.

Mr. Hubert.

How did he seem that night?

Mr. Branch.

He's always in a hurry. He's fidgety, you know, he talks fast.

Mr. Hubert.

Did he seem to be crying, grieving, gay, happy, or what?

Mr. Branch.

He wasn't too happy--he wasn't too happy.

Mr. Hubert.

What makes you believe that?

Mr. Branch.

Because he will take time and set down, but this time he was--he just wanted to know for sure if she's going to have a pianoplayer--get his sister a pianoplayer our there because they was disgusted with the pianoplayer they had.

Mr. Hubert.

Did you tell your wife that Mr. Ruby had been there?

Mr. Branch.

No; I didn't tell her.

Mr. Hubert.

What?

Mr. Branch.

I didn't tell her.

Mr. Hubert.

Your wife is named Eleanor?

Mr. Branch.

I didn't tell her that night.

Mr. Hubert.

When did you tell her?

Mr. Branch.

I may have told her 2 or 3 days after.

Mr. Hubert.

She works for Mrs. Mandell?

Mr. Branch.

That's right. As soon as she heard it was him, she knew that we were always taking care of business with him. I sold him the first band he had in Dallas--Red Calhoun--when he was at the Silver Spur, and when I got sick the first time, he gave me some money.

Mr. Hubert.

Did Mr. Ruby talk about the President's assassination at all?

Mr. Branch.

Nothing; he didn't say a word.

Mr. Hubert.

He didn't say a word?

Mr. Branch.

He didn't say a word--he didn't say anything.

Mr. Hubert.

Are you familiar with the so-called Weissman ad, the ad that appeared in the paper that had to do with the President, and so forth?

Mr. Branch.

I don't think so.

Mr. Hubert.

He didn't talk about that?

Mr. Branch.

No, sir.

Mr. Hubert.

Did he talk about any posters that he had seen on the streets about impeaching the Chief Justice, Mr. Earl Warren?

Mr. Branch.

No; the only discussion we had was about the pianoplayer and then him going to the Carousel.

Mr. Hubert.

Well, you said he talked a lot and he was there for about 40 minutes, there must have been something else he talked about all that time?