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. GRIFFIN. Well, I presume when he left, did he intend to stay in
Chicago permanently?
Mrs. NICHOLS. I think that he did plan to stay in Chicago permanently
when he left.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What happened in Chicago that made him change his mind
after he had been there for 6 weeks?
Mrs. NICHOLS. I thought it was because Martin Gimpel didn’t want to run
the Silver Spur and Jack had a chance to buy it back, and he came back.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What makes you think that Jack actually sold the Silver
Spur to Martin Gimpel?
Mrs. NICHOLS. Well, he told me that he did. I don’t know what the
consideration was. He didn’t tell me how much.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Is Rocky Robinson still in town?
Mrs. NICHOLS. I don’t know.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Had Rocky been a friend of Jack’s before he sold the
Silver Spur to Mr. Robinson?
Mrs. NICHOLS. Not that I know of.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did he become a friend of Jack’s after Jack sold the
Silver Spur to Rocky Robinson?
Mrs. NICHOLS. Not that I know of. I never did see Rocky Robinson but on
about two occasions.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now I believe you told the FBI that you had met Jack’s
father?
Mrs. NICHOLS. I did.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Where did you meet Mr. Rubinstein?
Mrs. NICHOLS. Where?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Yes.
Mrs. NICHOLS. Jack picked me up after I left the office and took me by
to meet his father one evening. That was the only time I ever saw his
father.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How did the father happen to be in Dallas?
Mrs. NICHOLS. Well, he and one of Jack’s sisters were visiting Jack.
Mr. GRIFFIN. When Jack sold the Silver Spur, did he also at the time he
sold the Silver Spur to Rocky Robinson, own the Vegas Club?
Mrs. NICHOLS. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. In late 1958 and on up to the time you stopped seeing him
in 1959 or 1960, did Jack own the Vegas Club?
Did Jack own any club in addition to the Vegas Club during this 1-year
period prior to the time you stopped seeing Jack? Did he operate any
clubs besides the Vegas Club in that year?
Mrs. NICHOLS. No.
Mr. GRIFFIN. In that year before you stopped seeing him, did Jack ever
discuss selling the Vegas Club?
Mrs. NICHOLS. I don’t remember him ever discussing selling the Vegas
Club.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Was it your understanding that Jack was making a profit
off the Vegas Club?
Mrs. NICHOLS. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. I suppose during the time that you were dating Jack, you
met most of his friends?
Mrs. NICHOLS. Jack introduced me to a lot of people while I was going
with him.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you meet a man by the name of Dewey Groom?
Mrs. NICHOLS. Yes; I knew him slightly. I met him. He was a bandleader
at Jack’s Silver Spur for a while.
Mr. GRIFFIN. After Jack closed the Silver Spur, did Jack continue to
see him?
Mrs. NICHOLS. I never did see him after that. I don’t know whether Jack
did or not. Jack did see most of the nightclubs; he went around to most
of the clubs and he probably did see Dewey Groom.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, did you know Ralph Paul?
Mrs. NICHOLS. I did.
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