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. Were you familiar with the other nightclubs in town when
Mr. Ruby had the Sovereign Club?
Mr. SENATOR. Oh, I knew some of them; yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you visit any of those?
Mr. SENATOR. On rare occasions; yes. I couldn’t afford them, number
one. I was never a member because I couldn’t afford membership. I
wasn’t making that kind of money. But I’d either go up with a friend
who was a member or something of that nature.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Was there something about the Sovereign Club that was more
attractive to you than some of the other clubs?
Mr. SENATOR. No; not particularly; no. It is just that I knew Jack and
Jack said like he said a thousand times to many people. First of all
the Carousel of course is a $2 admission. But many people would say
“Come on up, be my guest,” free admission.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you know any other nightclub operators in town at the
time Jack was running the Sovereign Club and letting you in?
Mr. SENATOR. Well, normally on getting into clubs I would probably go
in with a friend who was a member. You probably know the Kings Club and
the Adolphus don’t you or you heard of it?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Yes; for example did you know the manager of the Theatre
Lounge?
Mr. SENATOR. As of recent?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Back there when you were going to the Sovereign Club and
Jack would let you in.
Mr. SENATOR. No; I knew who the owner was but I didn’t know the
manager, who the manager was at that time.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You know Abe Weinstein?
Mr. SENATOR. Oh, yes; I don’t know him that well. I know who he is, I
know him casually.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Had you visited his clubs?
Mr. SENATOR. On very rare occasions. Abe’s place I have probably been
up maybe as long as I have been in Dallas, if I have been up there four
times I have been up there a lot, if I have been up there that many
times.
Mr. HUBERT. All right; now we had progressed to the point where your
casual relationship with Jack Ruby had developed into a little more
than that commencing roughly about 2½ years ago when you began to go
to the Sovereign Club. I think you went there about four or five times
before it changed to the Carousel. But you have previously mentioned
that about 2 years ago something happened that changed this improving
relationship let’s say in the sense that you got to know each other
better, so that you could be called friends then. Something happened
you said about 2 years ago, and that is what I want you to take it from
there.
Mr. SENATOR. When I got through with Volume Sales I was unemployed
again. In other words, I was down again. So Jack Ruby is of a nature,
he will help somebody. Rather he has to feed them or give them a place
to sleep or something of this nature, this is when he took me in when
he knew I was broke. He said “George you can stay with me.”
Mr. HUBERT. Did you tell him you were broke or did he find out from
another source?
Mr. SENATOR. No; I told him I was down.
Mr. HUBERT. Did you ask to go in with him?
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