Warren Commission (15 of 26): Hearings Vol. XV (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (15 of 26): Hearings Vol. XV (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mrs. RICHEY. Sometimes I worked every night and sometimes I got a night
off. Never a regular day off.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Were you on a salary?
Mrs. RICHEY. No.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How were you paid?
Mrs. RICHEY. Tips. That is what we earned our money by, tips.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How many other waitresses were there normally at the
Carousel Club?
Mrs. RICHEY. Before this happened?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Before the 22d of November; yes.
Mrs. RICHEY. Generally three or four.
Mr. GRIFFIN. And were they all paid on a tip basis?
Mrs. RICHEY. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Can you give us any idea of what your normal amount of
tips would be that you would get in a week?
Mrs. RICHEY. In a week?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Yes.
Mrs. RICHEY. It varied so much.
Mr. RICHEY. May I ask a question, please?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Sure.
Mr. RICHEY. This testimony she is giving to you now on the amount of
money that she earned, can this be used by Internal Revenue?
Mr. GRIFFIN. If you would rather not talk about it, it is all going to
be a matter of record, and if this is an area that you would rather not
go into----
Mr. RICHEY. It is not that. It is just as you know none of these girls
pay taxes and they can come back on this.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Let’s not go into this then. What I am trying to get at is
to get some idea of what the people who worked for Ruby were making.
Mrs. RICHEY. I was telling the truth though. It really varies. Some
nights you may make a dollar and the next night you may make $50. It
just depends.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Do you think there were nights when you made as much as
$50?
Mrs. RICHEY. I never did but I mean there were waitresses that did, but
they had been, you know, working as waitresses a lot longer than I had.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What were your hours at the Carousel Club?
Mrs. RICHEY. 7:30 to about 1:30.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What time did the shows start at the club?
Mrs. RICHEY. 9 o’clock.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you come to work on the night of Thursday, November
21? That is the night before President Kennedy arrived in town.
Mrs. RICHEY. Oh, gosh, I don’t know really.
Mr. GRIFFIN. President Kennedy was assassinated on Friday. Do you have
any present recollection of having been there?
Mrs. RICHEY. I must have probably.
Mr. RICHEY. Yes; you worked there a week before I left. I worked on the
20th.
Mrs. RICHEY. Then I did.
Mr. GRIFFIN. I take it from what you said though that November 21 was
not a night when you remembered anything in particular about what
happened?
Mrs. RICHEY. No.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Where you aware before the President arrived in Dallas
that he was coming to Dallas?
Mrs. RICHEY. I don’t even really know that for sure.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Do you have any recollection of having talked with Jack
Ruby or Jack Ruby ever having mentioned anything about the President’s
coming to Dallas?
Mrs. RICHEY. No.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Were you familiar with a dancer by the name of Tammi True?
Mrs. RICHEY. I knew her as a speaking acquaintance, but as far as
really being friendly with her, no.
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