How can I prove my authenticity of what I have stated here today?
Chief Justice WARREN. Well, you have testified under oath, and I don't even know that there is anything to disprove what you have said.

Mr. Ruby.

No; because I will say this. You don't know if there is anything to disprove, but at this moment, there is a certain organization in this area that has been indoctrinated, that I am the one that was in the plot to assassinate our President.

Mr. Rankin.

Would you tell us what that is?

Mr. Ruby.

The John Birch Society.

Mr. Rankin.

Can you tell us what basis you have for that, Mr. Ruby?

Mr. Ruby.

Just a feeling of it. Mr. Warren, you don't recall when I--Friday night after leaving the Times Herald. I went to my apartment and very impatiently awakened George Senator. As a matter of fact, used the words, as I state, "You will have to get up, George. I want you to go with me."
And he had been in bed for a couple of hours, which was about, I imagine, about 4:30 or a quarter to 5 in the morning.
And I called the club and I asked this kid Larry if he knew how to pack a Polaroid, and he said "Yes."
And I said, "Get up." And we went down and picked Up Larry. And in the meantime, I don't recall if I stopped at the post office to find out his box number of this Bernard Weissman. I think the box number was 1792, or something to that; and then there was, it came to my mind when I left the Times Herald--I am skipping back--why I had awakened George.
I recall seeing a sign on a certain billboard "Impeach Earl Warren." You have heard something about that?
Chief Justice WARREN. I read something in the paper, yes; that is all.

Mr. Ruby.

And it came from New Bedford, or Massachusetts; I don't recall what the town was.
And there was a similar number to that, but I thought at the time it would be the same number of 1792, but it was 1757.
That is the reason I went down there to take the Polaroid picture of it, because of that remaining in the city at the time.
What happened to the picture, I don't know. I asked Jim Bowie or Alexander to tell you.

Mr. Rankin.

Did you know Weissman before that?

Mr. Ruby.

Never knew him. When I said Jim Bowie, no one says a word.

Mr. Bowie.

We never have seen them.

Mr. Ruby.

They were in my person.

Mr. Bowie.

But no evidence came?

Mr. Ruby.

No; it did not, never. As a matter of fact, I went to the post office to check on box 1792. I even inquired with the man in charge of where you purchase the boxes, and I said to him, "Who bought this box?"
And he said, "I can't give you the information. All I know is, it is a legitimate business box purchase."
And I checked the various contents of mail there.

Mr. Rankin.

Did you know Officer Tippit?

Mr. Ruby.

I knew there was three Tippits on the force. The only one I knew used to work for the special services, and I am certain this wasn't the Tippit, this wasn't the man.

Mr. Rankin.

The man that was murdered. There was a story that you were seen sitting in your Carousel Club with Mr. Weissman, Officer Tippit, and another who has been called a rich oil man, at one time shortly before the assassination. Can you tell us anything about that?

Mr. Ruby.

Who was the rich oil man?

Mr. Rankin.

Can you remember? We haven't been told. We are just trying to find out anything that you know about him.

Mr. Ruby.

I am the one that made such a big issue of Bernard Weissman's ad. Maybe you do things to cover up, if you are capable of doing it.
As a matter of fact, Saturday afternoon we went over to the Turf Bar lounge, and it was a whole hullabaloo, and I showed the pictures "Impeach Earl Warren" to Bellocchio, and he saw the pictures and got very emotional.

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