Mr. Hubert.

When you say the club belonged to an agent of yours you don't mean that he owned the club?

Mr. Crowe.

No; the agent hooked it.

Mr. Hubert.

He owned the right to book you there, is that it?

Mr. Crowe.

Right.

Mr. Hubert.

So you paid him a normal fee for booking at that place even though you arranged to go yourself?

Mr. Crowe.

Between Jack Ruby and myself, yes.

Mr. Hubert.

Was there any particular reason why you wanted to go back to Jack Ruby's club?

Mr. Crowe.

I didn't, but Jack can be pretty persuasive at times, and because I had been there so many times before, and the agent said that I would possibly go up to Kansas City but it wouldn't be for a week or more.

Mr. Hubert.

Who was that agent?

Mr. Crowe.

Wayne Keller in St. Louis.

Mr. Hubert.

Where is he located?

Mr. Crowe.

St. Louis.

Mr. Hubert.

Go ahead.

Mr. Crowe.

A week's out of work you know, is a couple of hundred dollars, so--

Mr. Hubert.

Where were you at the time that he advised you of that?

Mr. Crowe.

At the T-Bone in Wichita.

Mr. Hubert.

All right. So when he told you that he had another booking for you elsewhere, but it would be a week, what happened next?

Mr. Crowe.

I told Jack I would go ahead and come down to his place.

Mr. Hubert.

Jack had contacted you at the T-Bone?

Mr. Crowe.

He had called me at the T-Bone.

Mr. Hubert.

How long before? How long before you actually went to Jack's Carousel Club had he called you inviting you to come?

Mr. Crowe.

Four days.

Mr. Hubert.

Was it arranged then as to how long your booking would be there?

Mr. Crowe.

No; nothing definite. I said 4 or 5 weeks.

Mr. Hubert.

You had no written contract, did you?

Mr. Crowe.

I don't recall whether I wrote the contract before I went down or after I got there.

Mr. Hubert.

But there was a written contract?

Mr. Crowe.

There was a contract, yes, sir.

Mr. Hubert.

Who would have a copy of that? Would you?

Mr. Crowe.

I would have a copy of it.

Mr. Hubert.

Do you have it in fact?

Mr. Crowe.

Yes; but not on me.

Mr. Hubert.

I suppose it is a standard contract?

Mr. Crowe.

Standard AGVA.

Mr. Hubert.

What is it?

Mr. Crowe.

American Guild of Variety Artists.

Mr. Hubert.

What was the word you used?

Mr. Crowe.

Standard AGVA.

Mr. Hubert.

Standard AGVA form. What was the agreed price?

Mr. Crowe.

$182.50.

Mr. Hubert.

Per week?

Mr. Crowe.

Yes.

Mr. Hubert.

When did you begin?

Mr. Crowe.

It was about 2 weeks before that eventful weekend. That was on the 22d.

Mr. Hubert.

Do you remember the day of the week that you began. Perhaps it would help you if you would look at this calendar of 1963, which--do you have a calendar of 1963?

Mr. Crowe.

I am not sure, I think so.

Mr. Hubert.

Do you remember what day of the week you would normally begin?

Mr. Crowe.

Monday would be, the 11th.