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. HUBERT. Is that the only time?
Mr. SENATOR. The only time in my life.
Mr. HUBERT. The only time you have ever been arrested?
Mr. SENATOR. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. There have been no other charges?
Mr. SENATOR. No.
Mr. HUBERT. Also I gather from the fact that you got an honorable
discharge, that you had no difficulties with military justice?
Mr. SENATOR. Never.
Mr. HUBERT. During the war?
Mr. SENATOR. Never, none whatsoever.
Mr. HUBERT. Now, while you were living in Miami, did you have occasion
to get to know or meet or make friends with, either one, any person who
would be classified as gamblers, professional gamblers?
Mr. SENATOR. Professional?
Mr. HUBERT. Yes.
Mr. SENATOR. No.
Mr. HUBERT. Did you go to any gambling houses?
Mr. SENATOR. Me? No; of course I’m certain there must be sneak gambling
you know, like anyone else. They call it sneak gambling, you know, you
do it under cover. But at that time when I got down there, I think it
was either shut down or close to being shut down. I don’t remember just
what year it was. They just clamped down, you know.
Of course, I remember when I first went there as a kid, everything was
open. Slot machines used to be on the streets and all that.
Mr. HUBERT. Have you yourself ever done any gambling?
Mr. SENATOR. No; I’m no gambler. When you put it this way, I will
put it this way: You mean have I played poker at home, 5 and 10 or
something like that?
Mr. HUBERT. No.
Mr. SENATOR. No; the only time that I ever did any gambling was when
I was overseas. I was in the jungles for approximately 3 years. What
other recreation did we have? So we gambled.
Mr. HUBERT. I want to explore a bit more the means by which you
obtained money to live during the 2½ years that you were apparently
unemployed, at least no earnings were reported, that is to say, from
July of 1958 until the first of 1962.
Mr. SENATOR. What years?
Mr. HUBERT. According to the records, there were no earnings reported
for you by anybody nor did you apparently report any yourself from July
roughly of 1958 until January 1 of 1962, or the first part of 1962.
Mr. SENATOR. Approximately about 4 weeks ago the Internal Revenue had
me and they called me right after I got off the witness stand at the
Jack Ruby trial that they wanted to see me.
Mr. HUBERT. Go ahead.
Mr. SENATOR. They gave me a notice to come up and see them. They
allowed me 10 days to come up and see them, which I did.
When I was unemployed, when I lost my job I think it was in 1958, when
I was with Rhea, which is a very depressing feeling, I don’t know how
to explain this, I really don’t know how to explain it to you, I didn’t
file. Why I didn’t file I can’t even answer, I don’t know why I didn’t
file.
Mr. HUBERT. Before you get to that, maybe we ought to get to this part.
You say you lost your job. You are talking about being with Smoler’s?
Mr. SENATOR. No; that was with Rhea.
Mr. HUBERT. You were with Smoler’s a long time. What caused you to lose
your job there?
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