Warren Commission (14 of 26): Hearings Vol. XIV (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (14 of 26): Hearings Vol. XIV (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. CRAFARD. He called two or three different people and talked to them
trying to get them to go in with him on this club. He made something,
a statement to the effect that he had a building already, that it
wouldn’t take much to get it into shape, something about they could
make the best club in Dallas, make it into the best club in Dallas, I
believe specialized clientele, you might say a closed club.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Was this going to be a striptease club?
Mr. CRAFARD. I believe so.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Do you recall any of the people that Jack talked with
about that?
Mr. CRAFARD. No, sir; I don’t.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What was Jack trying to interest these people in doing?
Mr. CRAFARD. Backing him.
Mr. GRIFFIN. He was looking for money?
Mr. CRAFARD. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Do you know anything about any friends that Jack had at a
bar called Ed’s Bar?
Mr. CRAFARD. No.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Are you familiar with Ed’s Bar?
Mr. CRAFARD. No.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How about the Dallas Cabana, do you know anything about
any friends or acquaintances down there?
Mr. CRAFARD. I believe he knew the gentleman who runs the Cabana Club.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Was that man ever at the Carousel?
Mr. CRAFARD. I am not positive. He may have been but I don’t remember.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Do you have any idea how often Jack visited the Cabana?
Mr. CRAFARD. No, I don’t.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Do you have any idea how often he visited the Baker Hotel
or the Adolphus Hotel?
Mr. CRAFARD. No.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you ever meet or hear Jack talk about or hear anybody
else talk about a girl named Connie Tramel or Trammell?
Mr. CRAFARD. No.
Mr. GRIFFIN. I believe you testified before that you don’t recall Jack
saying anything about, saying anything after the President was killed
about the dogs he was going to send to California?
Mr. CRAFARD. No.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Do you know whether Jack visited the Ritz Delicatessen?
Mr. CRAFARD. The what?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you ever hear of the Ritz, R-i-t-z, Delicatessen?
Mr. CRAFARD. I believe he ate meals there occasionally, although I am
not positive.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you ever hear Jack discuss any travels he had taken?
Mr. CRAFARD. No.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you ever hear him discuss having been to Cuba?
Mr. CRAFARD. No.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you ever hear him discuss anything about taking a
Caribbean cruise?
Mr. CRAFARD. No.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Plans for taking a Caribbean cruise?
Mr. CRAFARD. No.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you ever hear him discuss Barney Ross?
Mr. CRAFARD. Not that I remember.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Barney Ross’ name familiar to you?
Mr. CRAFARD. No.
Mr. GRIFFIN. I want to hand you what I have marked as “Exhibit 5227”
and I would like you to look at that and tell me if you recognize that.
(Letter marked Crafard Exhibit No. 5227 for identification.)
Mr. CRAFARD. Yes; it is a letter I wrote.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Are you able to tell without having read that letter when
it was you wrote it?
Mr. CRAFARD. Not the exact date. It was while I was working for Jack.
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