Warren Commission (13 of 26): Hearings Vol. XIII (of 15) — John Shaqi
Warren Commission (13 of 26): Hearings Vol. XIII (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (13 of 26): Hearings Vol. XIII (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. GRAVES. I have never in my entire time at that police station seen
Jack Ruby in the police station. Now, it is possible Jack was down
there. I know he has been in jail, but to say that he, like some people
do hang around the police station, I have never seen him do that, and
I have worked all hours. That still doesn’t mean that he couldn’t
have been coming in there. However, with someone that worked opposite
hours to me--and I wouldn’t see him, but during the time that I have
been there I have never seen him hanging around the police station.
You know, speculation is, is that he is a friend of the police and so
forth. He might have done some policeman some favor, I don’t know that
to be true, so, it would be speculating on my part to say that he was.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How long did you remain at Parkland Hospital?
Mr. GRAVES. Oh, I’d hate to say this for the record, not seeing my
report. Until he died. This in the basement happened about 11:10, or
11:19, and we reached Parkland a few minutes after. He was pronounced
dead at 1 something.
Mr. GRIFFIN. I don’t really care about the exact time. We are going to
get the time records and check it out there but what I am trying to
establish is when you learned that he was dead, what did you do?
Mr. GRAVES. Well, of course, we made arrangements to get the
pathologist up there and maintaining guards over him, even during the
time he was in the morgue. We discussed that, and then Clardy and Brown
were charged with that responsibility, and I changed clothes and me and
Leavelle, I believe me and Leavelle came back to city hall with Officer
Burgess.
Mr. GRIFFIN. About what time would you say he got back to the city hall?
Mr. GRAVES. Well, again, I wouldn’t want to say definitely. I think
somewhere around 2:30 or 3:45, somewhere in that vicinity.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Up to the time that you got back to city hall, had you
heard anything about how Ruby might have gotten into the basement?
Mr. GRAVES. No; I hadn’t, sure hadn’t. Of course, everyone was
wondering at that point how it happened and how he got in there, but I
hadn’t heard anything at that point. Hadn’t seen or been around anybody
except those that I went out there with and they didn’t know any more
than I did.
Mr. GRIFFIN. When you got back to the police department, what did you
do?
Mr. GRAVES. I went back to the office, of course.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Homicide bureau?
Mr. GRAVES. Homicide bureau.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Who was there at the time?
Mr. GRAVES. Well, frankly, I don’t remember who all were in the office.
I know Jack Ruby was in Captain Fritz’ office talking with him.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Who else was in Captain Fritz’ office at the time?
Mr. GRAVES. I don’t know, frankly. That window blind was open there and
I could see Jack Ruby, and I could see Captain Fritz and some other
people were in there, but just who, I don’t know.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, was Jack Ruby fully clothed at the time?
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