Mr. Weissman.

facts and he would have to check into it. Subsequently, I had talked to him later that same evening--the show went off at 1 a.m. in the morning. And I had been given a private number to call at the radio station. I talked to him on the telephone.

Mr. Jenner.

How did you get that number?

Mr. Weissman.

The announcer gave it over the air. And he said, "If you want to speak with Mr. Lane"--because I was getting pretty hot.

Mr. Jenner.

You mean angry?

Mr. Weissman.

Angry; yes. And he said, "If you want to talk to Mr. Lane call him after the show is over, about 5 after 1," I forget the number of the station. And I telephoned him.

Mr. Jenner.

You called the same number again.

Mr. Weissman.

Yes.

Mr. Jenner.

You asked for Mr. Lane.

Mr. Weissman.

Yes; I did.

Mr. Jenner.

And somebody responded?

Mr. Weissman.

Mr. Lane got on the wire.

Mr. Jenner.

Was it the same voice?

Mr. Weissman.

Yes.

Mr. Jenner.

What did he say in the way of acknowledging that it was Mr. Lane?

Mr. Weissman.

I went into it again.

Mr. Jenner.

Did you say, "Mr. Lane"?

Mr. Weissman.

Yes.

Mr. Jenner.

And the voice's response was what?

Mr. Weissman.

I said, "Hello, Mr. Lane." And he said--I said, "Hello, Mr. Lane." And he said, "Yes."
"This is Bernie Weissman" or Mr. Weissman. And he said "Yes." And then I reiterated what I had said, and that he had better check his facts--and "I am going to get a hold of some friends in Dallas to check on your witness and find out who he is."

Mr. Jenner.

Please identify these people.

Mr. Weissman.

I was saying this to Mark Lane. And Mark Lane repeated again----

Mr. Jenner.

Please say again what you said to Mr. Lane, and then what his response was, because with the rapidity with which you speak, it is difficult to sort out his words from your words.

Mr. Weissman.

Well----

Mr. Jenner.

It might be well if you started over again. You called the station. You asked for Mr. Lane and a voice responded.

Mr. Weissman.

Yes.

Mr. Jenner.

You then said. "Mark Lane"? And he responded?

Mr. Weissman.

Yes.

Mr. Jenner.

All right. Now, carry on from there.

Mr. Weissman.

I told him that he had better check his facts, that he is off on a tangent, that there is absolutely no factual background.

Mr. Jenner.

For what?

Mr. Weissman.

For him saying, his allegations, that I had had this meeting with Tippit in Ruby's bar.

Mr. Jenner.

Did you repeat that again? Did you repeat again that you had not been in the Carousel Club at anytime?

Mr. Weissman.

I don't know if I repeated it at that time. I just made a point of saying that he had better check his facts and talk with me also, and get both sides of the story here, before he got himself in trouble. By trouble, I had assumed he knew what I meant--I meant a lawsuit. And I would have sued him, but I could not find a lawyer to handle the case. They said any publicity that comes out of it would be only bad. So I dropped it. Several days later----

Mr. Jenner.

Have you finished the conversation?

Mr. Weissman.

I have finished the conversation with him. Several days later I got ahold of his office number.

Mr. Jenner.

Would you fix the time of this Town Hall meeting broadcast, as best you can.