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(Testimony of Henry Wade)
Mr. Wade.
I don't know him personally--I mean I didn't know who he was. of these things I had seen the man, I imagine, but I had no idea who he was, and I will even go further, after it was over, this didn't come out in the trial, as they left down there, Ruby ran up to me and he said, "Hi Henry" he yelled real loud. he yelled. "Hi, Henry," and put his hand to shake hands with me and I shook hands with him. And he said, "Don't you know me?" And I am trying to figure out whether I did or not. And he said, "I am Jack Ruby, I run the Vegas Club." And I said, "What are you doing in here?" It was in the basement of the city hall. He said, "I know all these fellows." Just shook his hand and said, "I know all these fellows." I still didn't know whether he was talking about the press or police all the time, but he shook his hands kind of like that and left me and I was trying to get out of the place which was rather crowded, and if you are familiar with that basement, and I was trying to get out of that hall. And here I heard someone call "Henry Wade wanted on the phone," this was about 1 o'clock in the morning or about 1 o'clock in the morning, and I gradually get around to the phone there, one of the police phones, and as I get there it is Jack Ruby, and station KLIF in Dallas on the phone. You see, he had gone there, this came out in the trial, that he had gone over there and called KLIF and said Henry Wade is down there, I will get you an interview with him.
Mr. Rankin.
Who is this?
Mr. Wade.
KLIF is the name of the radio station.
You see, I didn't know a thing, and I just picked up the phone and they said this is so and so at KLIF and started asking questions.
But that came out in the trial.
But to show that he was trying to be kind of the type of person who was wanting to think he was important, you know.
Mr. Rankin.
Did you give him an interview over the telephone to KLIF?
Mr. Wade.
Ruby?
Mr. Rankin.
No.
Mr. Wade.
I answered about two questions and hung up, but they had a man down there who later interviewed me before I got out of the building. But they just asked me had he been filed and one or two things.
Mr. Dulles.
It was a KLIF reporter that you gave this to, not Ruby?
Mr. Wade.
Not Ruby. Ruby was not on the phone, he had just gone out and called him and handed the phone to me. I thought I got a call from somebody, and picked it up and it was KLIF on the phone.
Mr. Rankin.
On the pornography charge, was Ruby involved in that?
Mr. Wade.
No, sir; I don't know why he was down there, actually. But there were six or seven police officers, special services of the Dallas police were officers in the thing and I don't know whether he was just interested in it or what he was down there for but he was down there, and I didn't know him. He has tried to leave the impression that he had known me a long time but it is one of those things, I have been in politics and sometimes there are a lot of faces I know that I don't know actually who they are, but I didn't know who he was and he actually introduced himself to me that night. Well, that is about all I can recall of that night. I went home then.
Mr. Rankin.
You have told us all you remember about the showup?
Mr. Wade.
I told you all, and, of course, all I know about it as far as my interview with the press. You can get more. accurate, actually, by getting a transcript of it because I don't remember what all was asked, but I do remember the incident with Ruby and I know I told them that there would be no evidence given out in the case.
At that time, most of it had already been given out, however, by someone. I think by the police.
Now, the next morning, I don't know of anything else until the next morning. I went to the office about 9 o'clock.
Mr. Dulles.
Could I ask a question?
Mr. Wade.
Yes, sir.
(Discussion off the record.)
Mr. Rankin.
Do you have any Particular transcript that you are speaking about?
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