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. EBERHARDT. No. It was a metal filing cabinet they pried, came in
the back door, came up the fire escape. He had closed the place, went
to eat, went back for his dogs, and when he came back, they were there,
the burglars were there. They didn’t get away with any of the loot, and
they were later filed on, I believe.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What did Jack do when he surprised them?
Mr. EBERHARDT. He called the police.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did he fight with them or anything?
Mr. EBERHARDT. No. They got out. He had a gun with him.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did Jack have a safe?
Mr. EBERHARDT. Not to my knowledge.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did Jack ever talk with you about putting a safe into the
Carousel?
Mr. EBERHARDT. No.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you ever hear of his talking with anybody about his
installing a safe in the Carousel?
Mr. EBERHARDT. No.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you ever talk with Jack about his practice with
respect to keeping money?
Mr. EBERHARDT. He always kept a large sum of money in his pocket, and
I talked to him several times about leaving that place at 2:30 or 3
o’clock in the morning and driving home with it, but this was just one
of his peculiarities.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did he ever tell you what he did with it, where he kept it
once he got it home?
Mr. EBERHARDT. No.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Do you know whether he used any banks or anything like
that?
Mr. EBERHARDT. No; I don’t know anything about that.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Do you know whether Jack owned any real estate?
Mr. EBERHARDT. No.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did Jack ever talk to you about the financial condition of
his club?
Mr. EBERHARDT. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. When was that?
Mr. EBERHARDT. That was when it was a private club. Before he opened
the Carousel, see, it was a private club.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Was that when it was known as the Sovereign Club?
Mr. EBERHARDT. Yes. And he said he was losing his shirt and he was
going to open it up to the public, and he did.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, since then, did he ever talk to you about how he was
doing financially?
Mr. EBERHARDT. Yes. Business was good.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How recently did you talk to him about financial condition?
Mr. EBERHARDT. Any time you would go up there and see him, you know, he
would come, you know, he liked to tell you business was good, he was
doing good, because he didn’t like his opposition, they were on the
outs all of the time, the two brothers, Weinsteins. They didn’t like
each other at all. They didn’t go to each other’s places. He would like
to say he was doing good, getting some of their business, he was doing
good. He liked to talk about that.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you know or did you ever hear him talk about Ralph
Paul?
Mr. EBERHARDT. No.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Have you heard of him?
Mr. EBERHARDT. No; I haven’t.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, I believe you also told me that you knew George
Senator and that George was a bartender for Jack at the Carousel?
Mr. EBERHARDT. He was doorman.
Mr. GRIFFIN. He was doorman?
Mr. EBERHARDT. He took the money when the people came in.
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