Mr. Curry.

I believe this was on Friday, the 22d, during the late evening.

Mr. Rankin.

Is it a common practice for you or someone for the police department to tell about the evidence that you had?

Mr. Curry.

It wouldn't be an uncommon practice. There is no law against it.

Mr. Rankin.

Did you often do it then?

Mr. Curry.

Well, I would say this was not really unusual. It might be---this was an exceptional case; ordinarily I am not involved in these investigations or in making statements, but this would not be an unusual thing to say.

Mr. Rankin.

Someone from the police department often does it; is that right?

Mr. Curry.

Well, frequently, if they are asked about it.

Mr. Rankin.

Do you know whether it is possible to monitor conversations between the prisoner and the visitor on the intercom?

Mr. Curry.

Not by intercom. It would be---they are brought into---when a prisoner is brought in to visit with an attorney or a relative he is placed on one side of a wall and the prisoner--I mean the visitor---on the other side, but we don't have any means of recording this. They talk through by telephone. There is a glass that separates them.

Mr. Rankin.

Did you monitor any conversations between Lee Oswald and his brother Robert, or Lee Oswald and Marina at any time?

Mr. Curry.

I did not, and I don't know of any. We don't have any way of doing it. I mean we have no setup for doing this.

Mr. Rankin.

You don't know of any that was done?

Mr. Curry.

No, sir; I do not.

Mr. Rankin.

In regard to arrangements, do you know the Texas law as to how soon after an arrest an arraignment is required?

Mr. Curry.

Excuse me now; I am not an attorney.

Mr. Rankin.

Yes.

Mr. Curry.

It is my understanding that, so far in Texas, being brought immediately before a magistrate would be during the normal course of that court's business.

Mr. Rankin.

Your law----

Mr. Curry.

When they are in session.

Mr. Rankin.

Your law says he shall be brought immediately.

Mr. Curry.

Immediately, but it has been----

Mr. Rankin.

But in interpretation you ordinarily follow a practice of----

Mr. Curry.

During the normal course of the court's business. This was actually unusual because this type of arraignment---because usually it would have been later than this, but we were trying to take whatever precautions we could to see that he was given his--we were not violating his civil rights. That is the reason that we did arraign him in the city hall. Ordinarily we would
have taken him before a court.

Mr. Rankin.

I didn't understand you to say that the justice of the peace told him he had a right to counsel or said anything about that.

Mr. Curry.

I don't recall whether he did or whether he did not. He read all this to him.

Mr. Rankin.

That is, he read the complaint to him?

Mr. Curry.

The complaint, and I don't recall what all he said to him.

Mr. Rankin.

So, according to the practice in Texas at the time that he was taken for arraignment would have been the usual practice or a little earlier?

Mr. Curry.

A little earlier, actually.

Mr. Mccloy.

Were you present at any investigation or interrogation of Ruby?

Mr. Curry.

No, sir; I was not.

Mr. Mccloy.

Did you hear any further elaboration of this charge that Oswald made that Hosty had mistreated his wife; what was the nature of the rain-treatment?

Mr. Curry.

I was not present when this happened. This was told to me, I think Captain Fritz told me this, and he seemed to gather that he had more or less sort of browbeat her in interrogating her is what Fritz, the impression that Fritz got.

Mr. Mccloy.

When was that? Do you have any reason to know---Captain Fritz will perhaps tell us about it--as to when that interrogation of Hosty and Mrs. Oswald took place?