(Testimony of Ralph Paul)
Mr. Hubert.
Did he say anything about Tippit?
Mr. Paul.
No, sir; I didn't know nothing about Tippit. I didn't know nothing about Tippit.
Mr. Hubert.
He didn't tell you?
Mr. Paul.
No; he didn't tell me anything about Tippit.
Mr. Hubert.
In any case, he said he had made up his mind he was going to close up the club for 3 days already?
Mr. Paul.
Yes.
Mr. Hubert.
He didn't ask you--he told you?
Mr. Paul.
No; he told me.
Mr. Hubert.
Did he mention he thought that the death of the President would hurt business in the Dallas area and therefore hurt his business?
Mr. Paul.
No, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
He did not?
Mr. Paul.
No, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
How long did that conversation last--about?
Mr. Paul.
Three or 4 minutes--he says, "It's a terrible, terrible thing." Then, when I got back to the place in the evening he called me.
Mr. Hubert.
That was about what time?
Mr. Paul.
Well, I came back at 5 and I think he called me at 6.
Mr. Hubert.
Do you know where he was then?
Mr. Paul.
No, sir; he says, "It's such a terrible thing that I'm going to go to synagogue." He says, "Do you want to come along?" I says, "No; I don't go to the synagogue, I'm not going to make a fool out of myself."
Mr. Hubert.
Did he go to the synagogue?
Mr. Paul.
Yes.
Mr. Hubert.
Did he go often?
Mr. Paul.
For a year he went every--should I say every day.
Mr. Hubert.
That was after his father's death?
Mr. Paul.
That was after his father died--yes.
Mr. Hubert.
What's part of the Jewish religion that you should do that?
Mr. Paul.
Yes; that's true.
Mr. Hubert.
And he followed that?
Mr. Paul.
He followed that very closely.
Mr. Hubert.
After that, did he go very much?
Mr. Paul.
No; once in a while on holidays--he made it a habit of going on holidays to the synagogue.
Mr. Hubert.
That's the Jewish holidays?
Mr. Paul.
Yes.
Mr. Hubert.
But he didn't go every week?
Mr. Paul.
No--no.
Mr. Hubert.
Was it a surprise to you that he would be going to the synagogue?
Mr. Paul.
To tell you the truth, I didn't--anything Jack does is no surprise to me.
Mr. Hubert.
I'm sorry (addressing the reporter) I didn't get that, did you get that?
The REPORTER. "To tell you the truth, anything Jack does is no surprise to me."
Mr. Hubert.
But it was not his normal custom?
Mr. Paul.
No; but he says he's going to pray because a thing like that happened.
Mr. Hubert.
All right, that, you think, was about what time?
Mr. Paul.
About 6 o'clock in the evening.
Mr. Hubert.
And that conversation was Just a matter of a few minutes, too?
Mr. Paul.
Yes.
Mr. Hubert.
When did you hear from him next?
Mr. Paul.
I don't know whether it was that night again, after he got out of synagogue I can't recall. But, he didn't call me again--I know--until Saturday night, or until Saturday afternoon, and he said, "Did you see my ad in the paper?" I says, "What paper?" Well, Saturday is a pretty bad paper, and I said, "What paper?" He' says, "In the Times Herald and the News." I said, "What did
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