Mr. Jenner.

Had you known Mr. Lane prior to this time?

Mr. Weissman.

Never beard of him before.

Mr. Jenner.

You had never spoken to him?

Mr. Weissman.

Never.

Mr. Jenner.

Did you ask--when there was an answer on the phone, did ask who it was that was on the phone?

Mr. Weissman.

I did something to the effort of "Hello, Mr. Lane?"

Mr. Jenner.

What did the voice on the other end of the phone say?

Mr. Weissman.

He said yes--yes something.

Mr. Jenner.

Did you identify yourself?

Mr. Weissman.

Yes; I did.

Mr. Jenner.

Did you identify yourself before or after you asked whether voice was that of Mr. Lane?

Mr. Weissman.

I identified myself-I called the radio station and it was a telephone thing that was broadcast over the air, question and answers you telephone in a question and he answers. So I telephoned, and just by happened to get through on the first ring. And somebody said, "Who is cal I said, "I would like to speak with Mr. Lane. This is Bernard Weissman
chairman of the American Fact-Finding Committee." And so I got him on the phone, because they could not pass this up.
And I told him, I identified him that "You are the attorney for the assassin Oswald"-this is Just what I said to him.

Mr. Jenner.

What did he say?

Mr. Weissman.

And he said--he murmured in agreement. He did not emphatically "Yes; I am." But he said, "Urn-hum," something to that effect. And I said, "I know what you are trying to do. I think you are hunting for headlines.. But you had been talking to some liar in Dallas who has been feeding you all this baloney about me. You are making all these allegations at the Town Hall and now on radio. And you have never taken the trouble to contact me. My name has been in the paper. It is very well known where I live. I am in the phone book. You could have at least tried to contact me." And I pinned him up against the wall verbally. And he agreed at that time----

Mr. Jenner.

What did he say?

Mr. Weissman.

He said that he had no definite proof, that he would have to check on it.

Mr. Jenner.

Proof of what?

Mr. Weissman.

Proof of the allegations.

Mr. Jenner.

Did you mention what the allegation was when you talked with him on the telephone?

Mr. Weissman.

Yes; I did.

Mr. Jenner.

What did you say?

Mr. Weissman.

I said, "You are alleging that I had a meeting with Patrolman Tippit in Jack Ruby's bar with some unidentified third person about a week before the assassination." I said, "You are going strictly on the story of some liar in Dallas." I said, "If you had any courage or commonsense or really wanted to get at the facts, you would have called and asked me, too." And he agreed, yes, he should have talked to me.

Mr. Jenner.

Did he say yes he should have talked to you?

Mr. Weissman.

Yes; and that he would also recheck his facts in Dallas. And that ended the essence of the conversation.

Mr. Jenner.

Have you exhausted your recollection as to that conversation?

Mr. Weissman.

As to that particular conversation; yes.

Mr. Jenner.

When you adverted to his assertion in the Town Hall meeting, that you had been present in the Carousel Club in a meeting with Officer Tippit, did you say that you denied that you were ever in the Carousel Club?

Mr. Weissman.

I denied that; yes.

Mr. Jenner.

That was what you said.

Mr. Weissman.

I said, "I did not know Lee Harvey Oswald. I did not know Jack Ruby. I have never been in the Carousel Club."

Mr. Jenner.

And you said that to him over the telephone on that occasion----

Mr. Weissman.

That's right.

Mr. Jenner.

What was his response to that?

Mr. Weissman.

This is when he came up with he would have to recheck his