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. GRIFFIN. And to continue dictating what Detective Eberhardt told
me, he stated that he regarded Jack Ruby as a source of information in
connection with his investigatory activities. I asked him in particular
whether he remembered any instances when Jack had been a source of
such information, and he stated that at one time Jack reported to him
a female employee of his whom he believed had been forging checks and
also thought might be a source of narcotics or drugs of some sort, and
as a result of the information which Ruby provided, a charge was filed
against this girl.
Now, do you remember the name of the girl?
Mr. EBERHARDT. Not her true name. We handed her over to the forgery
bureau. She had some dangerous drugs. She was up under the name of
[deletion]. She never came back. We arrested her out of the club.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How long ago was that?
Mr. EBERHARDT. That was when I was working vice. Three years.
Mr. GRIFFIN. And you also stated that he informed on a fellow by the
name of [deleted], who was wanted in connection with a white slavery
charge. Did you ever prosecute that?
Mr. EBERHARDT. No. He came into town. He was already under indictment.
He told us that he was in town and where he was staying, which we like
to know. He was staying at the Baker Hotel, which was half a block away
from the Carousel, and he had heard one of the parking lot boys talking
about this Valentine being up there.
Mr. GRIFFIN. I see.
Mr. EBERHARDT. And a search warrant was executed and a squad of
officers went in there and arrested them all.
Mr. GRIFFIN. When was that?
Mr. EBERHARDT. That was when I was in vice, too. Two or three years.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What kind of information did he give you in connection
with burglary investigation?
Mr. EBERHARDT. I investigated one burglary when his place was
burglarized, and I had several complaints at the Vegas Club from them
as owners. Out on the street, if we asked him about a particular
person--we asked him about 8 or 9 months ago about a safe burglar
[deleted]. He said he didn’t know him. If he was on the street, he
would come in and call it.
Mr. GRIFFIN. When was that burglary at Ruby’s place?
Mr. EBERHARDT. I was working deep nights. He surprised the burglars in
his club and ran them out. I was in burglary and theft then for about
a year or year and a half. The case wasn’t assigned to me. I was the
officer on the scene, being the detective on duty at the time of the
occurrence.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Was this at the Carousel Club?
Mr. EBERHARDT. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You say a year or year and a half. Do you mean a year or
year and a half ago or after you went on B. and T.?
Mr. EBERHARDT. A year ago from now.
Mr. GRIFFIN. So that would have taken it to early 1963 or late 1962?
Mr. EBERHARDT. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did Jack have a safe in his club at that time?
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