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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. XIV - Page 610« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Breck Wall (Billy Wilson) Ray)

Mr. Wall.
downs. Just to make sure everything was all right. To find out what was going on.
Mr. Specter.
Had anybody requested you to contact an attorney on behalf of Jack Ruby?
Mr. Wall.
No, sir.
Mr. Specter.
That thought came to you on your own initiative?
Mr. Wall.
Yes.
Mr. Specter.
Did you discuss it with Mr. Peterson?
Mr. Wall.
Yes; I think so.
Mr. Specter.
What did Mr. Peterson say about that telephone call?
Mr. Wall.
It was fine with him. The main thing that Joe objected to, he did not want to be in print about saying anything or doing anything that would jeopardize our position at the Adolphus Hotel.
Mr. Specter.
Did you know that Jack Ruby had other attorneys who represented him regularly?
Mr. Wall.
No, sir.
Mr. Specter.
Did he have any other attorney, to your knowledge?
Mr. Wall.
I have never known him to have any attorney at all.
Mr. Specter.
That is prior to the time of the shooting of Oswald?
Mr. Wall.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Specter.
Did you make any other telephone calls on that Sunday?
Mr. Wall.
Well, any other phone calls I would have made would have been to cast members.
Mr. Specter.
For what purpose?
Mr. Wall.
To tell them that we still didn't know we were going to do the show or anything about it, just be prepared to come in Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, whenever they were notified.
Mr. Specter.
Do you recall any other specific calls you made on that Sunday, November 24?
Mr. Wall.
No, sir.
Mr. Specter.
What did you do the balance of the day?
Mr. Wall.
Watched television.
Mr. Specter.
What time did you go to sleep that night?
Mr. Wall.
Late. It was very late.
Mr. Specter.
Where did you have super?
Mr. Wall.
In the house.
Mr. Specter.
Did you leave the house at all that Sunday?
Mr. Wall.
No, sir; I didn't go out at all.
Mr. Specter.
What time did you arise on the following Monday?
Mr. Wall.
I would say Monday night. I really don't, to be honest with you, I don't know what time I arrived back. I don't know if we performed Monday or Tuesday. From all recollection it was Tuesday we performed. I don't know. It could have been Tuesday afternoon that we got back.
Mr. Specter.
When did you go back to Dallas?
Mr. Wall.
I don't remember, sir, now what day it was we left.
Mr. Specter.
Have you seen Jack Ruby after the shooting of Oswald?
Mr. Wall.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Specter.
When did you see him?
Mr. Wall.
It was the first Saturday or the second Saturday after the assassination I was in the hotel room watching the football game and it was in the afternoon and Sheriff Bill Decker called me and said that Jack was very depressed and needed some cheering up and wanted to know if I would come down, so I went down.
Mr. Specter.
How long after Sheriff Decker's call did you arrive at the jail?
Mr. Wall.
I would say between half an hour and 45 minutes.
Mr. Specter.
How long did you stay at the jail?
Mr. Wall.
I would say about 20 minutes, maybe.
Mr. Specter.
State as specifically as you can recollect the nature of your conversation with Jack Ruby indicating what he said to you and what you said to him?
Mr. Wall.
Well, I wasn't the only person there. There were two other people there, one man I don't know--I have seen him around before. The other man
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