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. After having refreshed your recollection with this report,
are you able to state how soon after Ruby came into the club he told
Andy Armstrong to notify the personnel?
Mr. CRAFARD. It wasn’t more than about a half hour or 45 minutes after
he came into the club.
Mr. GRIFFIN. But he didn’t do it right away?
Mr. CRAFARD. No.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You people sat around for awhile?
Mr. CRAFARD. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you discuss as you were sitting there the question of
closing the club?
Mr. CRAFARD. I don’t believe we did.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Do you remember how Jack came to give these instructions
to Andy?
Mr. CRAFARD. No; I don’t.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How soon after Andy began to call the personnel do you
remember Jack calling the newspapers and changing the ad?
Mr. CRAFARD. I believe it was just shortly after Andy started calling
personnel and Jack went in and used the pay phone and said something
about calling the paper.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You recall if up to that time Jack had received a
telephone call from any newspaper person asking him if his clubs were
going to be open?
Mr. CRAFARD. No; I don’t.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Are there any other additions or changes or corrections
that you would make in this interview report in your testimony as a
result of having read the interview report?
Mr. CRAFARD. I believe yesterday I was talking about the financial
setup of the club. I believe I said it was fairly good. I would say
that this portion of my statement here referring to the financial setup
was gained from the fact that Jack was always complaining about going
broke, and a portion in my testimony the other day about the financial
position of the club was my own opinion.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, you are referring to page 150 of the interview report?
Mr. CRAFARD. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. And as I understand what you are saying in here was that
when you told the FBI that the club couldn’t financially stand to be
closed, you were making that statement on the basis of what Jack had
said?
Mr. CRAFARD. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. But your own personal opinion was?
Mr. CRAFARD. That the club was making enough money to hold its own,
even on a closure of 2 or 3 or maybe 4 days.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Would you want to make a change on page 150 so that—well,
maybe we shouldn’t make this change. There is no question in your mind
but that the FBI interview states, is an accurate reporting of what you
said at that time?
Mr. CRAFARD. Yes; there is no question.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, passing on to page 151, is there anything there that
you would change?
Mr. CRAFARD. The fact here that Ruby said he was going to his sister
at that time. I don’t believe he at that time mentioned where he was
going. When he returned later in the evening he mentioned where he was
going.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You are referring to the language at the top of page 151
which says, “Ruby said that he was going to his sister’s home and asked
Crafard if he desired to accompany him, which offer was refused”?
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