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
Mr. GRIFFIN. The first week that you were there, she was at the club?
Mr. AYCOX. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Then the next week, you didn’t see her?
Mr. AYCOX. I don’t think so.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What kind of clientele did they have at the Vegas Club?
Mr. AYCOX. What kind of what?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Patrons.
Mr. AYCOX. Well, they were pretty nice; you know. They came out some
nights. Quite naturally on Friday and Saturday there would be more
people than through the week. Some nights through the week we had a
pretty nice crowd.
But here is the point. After Joe left, Leonard had been playing with
Joe--Joe had a style of his own, so Leonard wanted to play behind
Joe’s style. So Mr. Ruby tried to point out to Leonard to pick up a
style of his own, because Joe was gone and he got another job, and to
try to pick up a style and quit trying to sell Joe, because he would be
just helping Joe.
Joe left, and then people come out, and Leonard kept trying to play
Joe’s pattern, but we didn’t have the band, because we didn’t know
how Joe played and everybody had a different style, and Leonard kept
wanting to play behind Joe, because he had been working with Joe.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How did Joe happen to quit?
Mr. AYCOX. I don’t know why he quit or nothing like that, but I just
heard he was going to quit, and maybe he got a job paying more money.
Mr. GRIFFIN. On how many Sundays during the time you were with Ruby did
Mr. Ruby come out to the club and give you instructions?
Mr. AYCOX. I think about 3. I don’t think I stayed there over 3 weeks,
maybe.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did he come out every Sunday?
Mr. AYCOX. He come out every Sunday.
Mr. GRIFFIN. When did you rehearse on Sundays?
Mr. AYCOX. Well, suppose to rehearse from about 1 o’clock to 3.
Sometimes from 1:30 to 2:30, something like that. Sometimes we
rehearsed to 3.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did he come out and stay the entire time?
Mr. AYCOX. Yes; he came out. Sometimes he might be there a little
earlier than the band, or maybe the band might get there a little
early, but he would be out there to open up, and then we were
rehearsing.
Mr. GRIFFIN. I want to hand you what I have marked for the purpose of
identification as James Aycox Deposition, July 24, 1964, Exhibit No.
1. This is a document that consists of two pages, and it purports to
be a copy of an interview report prepared by FBI Agent Hughes, who had
this interview with you on December 14, 1963. Take your time and read
it over. I want to know whether that is an accurate report of what you
told him on December 14.
Mr. AYCOX (reading report). This was not the fellow. There was another
fellow here that was a member of the band. There were five of us.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Who was the fifth fellow?
Mr. AYCOX. Milton Thomas.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Is that Brother Bear?
Mr. AYCOX. This is right [returning document].
Mr. GRIFFIN. If that is all right, then if you would sign it on the
first page where I have marked.
Mr. AYCOX. Right here?
Mr. GRIFFIN. That is all right; yes.
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