(Testimony of Lt. Jack Revill)
The Chairman.
He didn't say exactly that, Mr. Rankin. He said he hoped he wouldn't have to use it against Hosty as I understood him to say.
Mr. Revill.
Yes, sir; my opinion, and this was my personal opinion that it would not serve any purpose. In your scope of the investigation, yes, I can see where it would, but I hated to get involved in a controversy with the FBI, because of our past relations.
Mr. Rankin.
Did you recently have a conversation with Lieutenant Hopkins of Fort Worth?
Mr. Revill.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Rankin.
Where was that?
Mr. Revill.
Lieutenant Hopkins and I went to Sacramento, Calif., to a law enforcement intelligence unit conference and shared a room.
Mr. Rankin.
Did you discuss this matter with him?
Mr. Revill.
Yes, sir; it broke in the papers while we were there.
Mr. Rankin.
What did you say to him about it?
Mr. Revill.
About the report? About this report?
Mr. Rankin.
Yes.
Mr. Revill.
I told him about the conversation with Mr. Hosty and about according to the news release, the news stories, this thing was released, and the newspaper reporters and television people in Sacramento made it impossible for me to remain at the conference so I returned to Dallas. I was there for 1 day and returned the next, the next evening.
Mr. Rankin.
Did you say anything about the report being inaccurate?
Mr. Revill.
Inaccurate?
Mr. Rankin.
Yes.
Mr. Revill.
No, sir.
Representative Ford.
What was the date of this conference in Sacramento?
Mr. Revill.
April 22, 23, and 24, I believe. It was on a Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. It could have been the 23d, 24th, and 25th but I returned on Friday evening.
Mr. Rankin.
Did you examine the newspaper report of your report, Exhibit 709?
Mr. Revill.
Did I examine it? Yes, sir; I read several newspaper reports of it.
Mr. Rankin.
Did you give the reports to the newspapers?
Mr. Revill.
No, sir; I did not.
Mr. Rankin.
Did you have anything to do with giving it to the newspapers?
Mr. Revill.
No, sir; this would have been the last thing I would have done.
Mr. Rankin.
Do you know who did?
Mr. Revill.
No, sir; I do not.
Representative Ford.
What prompted you to discuss this information with the other officer from Fort Worth?
Mr. Revill.
I started getting long-distance telephone calls on the evening, it must have been the 23d, it was Thursday night, I got two long-distance phone calls, and Lieutenant Hopkins and I were sharing a double room and, of course----
The Chairman.
Lieutenant who?
Mr. Revill.
Lieutenant Hopkins of the Fort Worth Police Department. H.F. Hopkins.
The Chairman.
Yes.
Mr. Revill.
And I discussed it with him.
Representative Ford.
Who was calling you long distance, what relevance does that have to it?
Mr. Revill.
To my discussing it with him?
Representative Ford.
Yes.
Mr. Revill.
The long-distance phone calls were about this report, the Associated Press and the United Press.
Representative Ford.
I see. They had heard about it, they called you long distance and you discussed it with Hopkins who was in the room with you?
Mr. Revill.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Rankin.
That is all that I have, Mr. Chief Justice.
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