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. If you do not mind, we will have them photostated, and
after we get the photostats, we will get them an identification number.
Suppose you tell us, then, what occurred at the second interview?
Mr. SORRELS. Continuing with what I started out with a moment ago
there, he--incidentally, I have noted here on this page where I made
these notations “3:15 p.m.,” I assume that is possibly the time this
interrogation took place.
I do have the date, “11-24-63.”
Mr. HUBERT. The beginning of the notes relating to the interview in
Captain Fritz’ office?
Mr. SORRELS. That is right.
Mr. HUBERT. It is your testimony now it would be your custom, as I
understand it, to put the time at the beginning of the notes.
Mr. SORRELS. Ordinarily we do. In this other one, I did not put the
time.
Mr. HUBERT. All right.
Mr. SORRELS. He gave his name as Jack Leon Ruby. He was asked about who
his attorneys were, and he said that he was going to get Tom Howard and
possibly Fred Brunner, and Stanley Kaufman, a civil attorney, and Jim
Arnton. In other words, he was going to consider those and C. A. Droby.
He said that his name was changed in Dallas.
Now, I might put in here as an explanation that these are in response
to questions that Captain Fritz was asking him. That he had this gun
for 2 or 3 years. That George Senator was a roommate. That he came in
the basement--the word “basement” is not shown here--he came in off
Main Street, off of the ramp. That he felt that Oswald was a Red, and
that he was alone on this assassination. That he saw Oswald in the
showup room, or a similar room. That he knew who he was going for. That
he did not want to be a martyr. That he had built up--was a buildup of
grievance. That he had closed both clubs.
And I have the notation here “Vegas, Oaklawn, 3508, Carousel, 1312½
Commerce.” That he never saw the man before this thing took place,
referring to the time that he was down at the police station, or city
hall, rather. That he had been in the mail-order business. That he had
been a labor organizer. That he was fond of the police department.
And when Police Officer Slick had been killed--that is all I have in
the notes, but he said that he grieved about that.
That he had been around Saturday night, that people were laughing,
no one was in mourning. That he had seen a eulogy on TV. That he saw
the President’s brother, Bobby, on TV. That he guessed that there
was created a moment of insanity. That he read about the letter that
someone sent to little Caroline. That he knows the police department is
wonderful. That his heart was with the police department. That he had
hoped that if ever there was an opportunity--that he had hoped there
was an opportunity for him to participate in a police battle, and he
could be a part of it, meaning on the side of the police.
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