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. HUBERT. In other words, that was not stamped when Mr. Ruby first
came to begin the transaction?
Mr. LANE. No; it was not.
Mr. HUBERT. It was required that you do what you said you have done
concerning the document, to make the correction about “Fort Worth,” to
do the rating?
Mr. LANE. Right.
Mr. HUBERT. And did you write out the address at the bottom?
Mr. LANE. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. And to make the change and give it to him?
Mr. LANE. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. In other words, the 11:17, therefore, represents the moment
when the transaction was over?
Mr. LANE. When it is completed.
Mr. HUBERT. And actually, it could have begun a few moments or minutes
before?
Mr. LANE. A minute or so.
Mr. HUBERT. Now, I wish you to explain for the record what kind of a
timeclock this is. And what steps are taken by the Western Union Co.
locally and nationally to assure the accuracy of that timeclock?
Mr. LANE. This timeclock is set up on a national level. Hooked up with
the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C. And at 11 a.m., each
day, all clocks stop and all time is synchronized. The timeclock we
have on the counter rotates on a minute basis. It could be 1 minute,
you know, either way. I think back----
Mr. HUBERT. Well, now, the particular timeclock that was used to stamp
this machine, is that the master clock--I mean to stamp this document,
is this the master clock?
Mr. LANE. No; it is not.
Mr. HUBERT. What clock is synchronized to Naval Observatory Time?
Mr. LANE. It is the clock in the P&R office, there for the purpose of
having somebody to check it and make sure it is accurate.
Mr. HUBERT. Is it the custom of the company to have all of the master
clocks throughout the Nation synchronized each day at 11 o’clock?
Mr. LANE. It is. It very definitely is. Our business is built on the
time basis.
Mr. HUBERT. Now, how is the particular timeclock which was used to
stamp the time on Exhibit 5118 synchronized to the master clock in
Dallas?
Mr. LANE. When the master clock is set by the Naval Observatory Time,
at the same time our master clock here synchronizes all our timeclocks.
Mr. HUBERT. Is that done automatically?
Mr. LANE. It is done automatically.
Mr. HUBERT. Are you willing to state, therefore, that from your
knowledge of how time and timeclocks throughout the Western Union
system are set, that at 11 o’clock on November 24th, the master clock
in Dallas and the particular timeclock used to stamp Exhibit 5118, were
all synchronized on Naval Observatory Time?
Mr. LANE. Yes; they were.
Mr. HUBERT. Now, I show you a document which, for the purpose of
identification, I have marked, “Dallas, Texas, Exhibit 5119,” already
identified by you, and your name appears on it, and ask you to tell me
what that is?
Mr. LANE. This is a copy of the original receipt that I wrote for Jack
Ruby.
Mr. HUBERT. That is in your handwriting?
Mr. LANE. That is my handwriting.
Mr. HUBERT. What happened to the original itself?
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