Mr. GRIFFIN. Was Jack a social friend of his? Mrs. NICHOLS. I don’t know. Well, I don’t know whether he ever went to his home or not. Mr. GRIFFIN. Did Mr. Kaufman visit the Vegas Club from time to time? Mrs. NICHOLS. I don’t remember ever seeing him in the Vegas Club. Mr. GRIFFIN. How about Tom Howard? Did Jack ever mention Tom Howard as an acquaintance? Mrs. NICHOLS. He had mentioned Tom Howard, but I had never seen—as far as I know, they were not friends. I never did see them together. I never did see Tom Howard in the club. But I have worked for Tom Howard when I first started working for attorneys, and I knew that I had known Tom Howard because I worked for him. Mr. GRIFFIN. When did you work for Mr. Howard? Mrs. NICHOLS. Right after I got my divorce in 1947, for a short time. Mr. GRIFFIN. Then before you went to work for your present employer? Mrs. NICHOLS. That’s right. Mr. GRIFFIN. You have been employed continuously with your present employer? Mrs. NICHOLS. Since; yes, sir. Mr. GRIFFIN. How long did you work for Mr. Howard? Mrs. NICHOLS. About 6 months. Mr. GRIFFIN. Did Jack ever mention Ed Pullman? Mrs. NICHOLS. Who? Mr. GRIFFIN. Ed Pullman? Mrs. NICHOLS. I don’t remember that name. Mr. GRIFFIN. Did he ever mention the name of Frank Fisher? Mrs. NICHOLS. No. Mr. GRIFFIN. Did he ever mention the name of Alex Gruber? Mrs. NICHOLS. No. Mr. GRIFFIN. How about Lawrence Meyers? Mrs. NICHOLS. I don’t know. Mr. GRIFFIN. How about Mike Shore? Mrs. NICHOLS. No. Mr. GRIFFIN. How about Buddy Heard? Mrs. NICHOLS. No. Mr. GRIFFIN. Well, during the time that you were dating Jack, other than the band that he would hire for his club, did Jack have business contacts with the entertainment world? Mrs. NICHOLS. Business contacts? Mr. GRIFFIN. With the entertainment world? Mrs. NICHOLS. I don’t know whether I understand. You mean personal, individual, or bands? Mr. GRIFFIN. Yes; was it a regular practice of his to hire entertainers other than the band to play at the Vegas Club? Singers and comedians or dancers? Mrs. NICHOLS. No; he didn’t hire any. He had a little colored boy one time who used to put on a floor show out at the Vegas Club. Mr. GRIFFIN. Was that Little Daddy Nelson? Mrs. NICHOLS. Yes. Mr. GRIFFIN. Is that the only entertainer that you knew of that Jack was connected with while you knew him? Mrs. NICHOLS. Yes. Mr. GRIFFIN. Now I believe you indicated to the FBI that Mr. Ruby was very attached to his mother. Mrs. NICHOLS. Well, he was devoted to his mother. He told me how—he had remarked how much her death had hurt him. Mr. GRIFFIN. Were you able to tell whether he was more or less devoted to his mother than to his father? Mrs. NICHOLS. No. He seemed to be devoted to his father, too. He seemed to be quite interested in his father’s welfare. Mr. GRIFFIN. Did he ever mention to you in connection with his mother that his mother had been a source of many problems to the family?