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. SENATOR. Yes; I know one. The other is a little short girl I think
by the name of Helen. I think it is Helen. See, now once in a while
they wear badges but I can’t remember one from the other, outside of
their faces. I always say hello to them. On the other hand, I never
take that much notice of who’s who.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Of course, the waitress who was on duty knew that you were
Jack Ruby’s roommate, did she not?
Mr. SENATOR. I don’t think so. I don’t think she did.
Mr. GRIFFIN. The people at the Eatwell knew——
Mr. SENATOR. Some know me but I don’t think this one knew me.
Mr. GRIFFIN. They know Jack as well as they know you, don’t they?
Mr. SENATOR. No; I don’t know if they know him. See, Jack and I never
went in there, I mean together.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Jack eats there regularly?
Mr. SENATOR. No.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Or ate there regularly, did he not?
Mr. SENATOR. No; Jack don’t eat there because he don’t like their type
cooking. No; Jack don’t eat there. Now I go there every day. I go
there every day, I go there every morning. I have coffee, I would say,
probably 7 days a week.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Was there any recognition by anyone at the Eatwell while
you were in there?
Mr. SENATOR. There was very few people in there that morning.
Mr. GRIFFIN. But of the people who were there, did any of them appear
to recognize that you were connected with Jack Ruby when they learned
over the television set that Jack Ruby had——
Mr. SENATOR. I would probably say to the best of my knowledge, no.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, that would indicate that nobody said anything to you
about it. You did not have anything to——
Mr. SENATOR. No, they didn’t say a word to me about it. Now, if they
did or not, as I say, to the best of my knowledge, no. Now I can’t
quote myself, if I am that correct or not.
Mr. GRIFFIN. I am curious as to any other people that you thought of
contacting after you heard that Jack had shot——
Mr. SENATOR. No; that was it.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Of course, you——
Mr. SENATOR. I called up Jim because I happened to know Jim and Jim was
an attorney.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You thought about calling Jim before you knew who it was
that had shot Lee Oswald?
Mr. SENATOR. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you know at the time that you tried to call Martin
that it was somebody associated with the Carousel Club that had done it?
Mr. SENATOR. You mean Jack Ruby, my roommate?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Yes. Now, you say it was after you called Martin that you
learned that it was Jack Ruby who had shot Oswald, but you said as I
understand it somewhere between the time you learned Oswald was shot
and you learned Ruby had done it, you heard something about it being
someone from the Carousel Club.
Mr. SENATOR. No; I didn’t.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You did not?
Mr. SENATOR. No.
Mr. GRIFFIN. So that at the time you called Mr. Martin, you had no idea
who shot——
Mr. SENATOR. I called him because it was local news. That is why I
called Jim.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you think of calling anybody else?
Mr. SENATOR. No.
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