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Group 28. pdf 186 Telegram from a Charles Bellows of Chicago telling Wade that he(Bellows) was "of counsel" to Ruby pdf 187 Notes to Henry Wade from various people about prospective jurors. Repeat of pdf 181. pdf 189b. Telegrams from a couple of British newspapers complaining about the small proportion of seats at Ruby trial allocated to the foreign press. pdf 190-191 Notes about prospective jurors. pdf 192 List of jurors. Group 29. Jury list pdf 193-194 Several copies of jury pool. There were 900 people in the jury pool. pdf 199 Letter to Mayor Eric Jenssen from Irving Lestor Margolis. "Stanley (Marcus) has an abstract super-ego maniac mind which reflects the personality of a super-con man on the Midway at Fair Park." p. 8. List of jurors p. 9. Blank form letter presumably to be sent to the jurors after the trial. Steve Thomas

Group 27. pdf 176 - 179 Testimony from volume I pdf 180. Miscellaneous Data - Ruby Case list of names and addresses of people and whether or not they had been arrested. Appears to be a list of people who knew Jack Ruby. I recognized Frank Bellochio, Tom Apple and Ralph Paul. pdf 181 More list of names, appear to be prospective jurors with some comments. "Jack McElwee - Psycho" pdf 184. p. 2 Threatening letter from a Ben Ellis. If Ruby did not get a new trial, Ellis was going to kill Henry Wade. pdf 185a. p. 2. List of the 12 jurors. Steve Thomas

Group 26. Statement of Facts. Index to volume I. Judge overrules request for change of venue. Testimonies of R.M Sims, D.V. Harkness, Doyle Lane, James Leavelle, etc.

Group 25. Testimony relating to a request for a change in venue and whether or not Ruby could get a fair trial in Dallas. The index of these testimonies are in Group 24. Steve Thomas

Group 24. pdf 147. p. 2. "Captain Glen King Discusses Saturation Reporting. Norman Redlich linked to Red Group. p. 3. Article. Washington Report, by Robert Allen and Paul Scott. "Jackie to Tell Dallas Story." p. 13. "Payoff Charge Framed, Says Ousted Agent." Suspended Secret Service Agent, Abraham Bolden says he was framed. psf 148. p. 3. Article. Waco Tribune. "Wade Denies Revenge Was Dallas' Aim." p. 7 Article. The Sun 5/29/64. "Mel Belli Plays Alice in Dallas." quotes Federal Judge, Sarah Hughes two weeks ago, "Dallas is a city of hate. In no other city could the President have been assassinated." p. 12. "Hargis - Bringuer Personal Appearance Schedule." Good picture of Carlos Bringuer. pdf 150 p. 2. "Justice Warren Meets With Ruby" p. 2. Article. Miami Herald"Prior to Assassination, FBI Offered It's Help to Oswald Family?". Concerning November 1, 1963 visit to Paine house by Hosty. Article quotes Ruth Paine, "I wasn't glad Jack Ruby killed him. I was just glad it was over. I am glad he was dead." p. 3. Article. Miami News 6/14/64 "Ruby send $10.00 to J.F.K. Library." pdf 151. p. 3. "It's Fantastic" Lincoln**Kennedy Facts Compliments of Honest Joe - Himself. p. 4. Article. San Jose Mercury 9/2/64 "What Belli Discovered in Dallas." "If jedge Says You Cain't See It, You Cain't." pdf 152. Lots of articles about Jewish affairs. pdf 153 - 155. Statement of Facts on Change of Venue, Index to volume III and testimony of Sam Bloom. Steve Thomas

Group 24: pdf 146 p. 3 National Enquirer. Article by John Henshaw 5/17/64. "Washington Insiders Rocked By Report of Fantastic Letter." "Link Ruby and Oswald." "Shocked Officials Hear: U.S. Justice Department Letter Blocked Their Arrest Seven Months Before JFK Slaying." This was the report that the U.S. Justice Department intervened and asked the FBI to ask Dallas Police Officials not to arrest Oswald and Ruby for the attempted murder of General Walker. Articles about Ruby being denied a new trial. Steve Thomas

Greg, I don't know about the timing, but I had been under the impression that Lee Harvey Oswald was arraigned for the murder of JFK around 1:30 in the morning of November 23rd. However, I read in Anthony Summer's book, "Conspiracy", that he says that LHO was NOT arraigned for this crime. Sure enough, in CD 5, page 400 there is an undated FBI document that says, "No arraignment on the charges in connection with the death of President Kennedy was held inasmuch as such arraignment was not necessary in view of the previous charges filed against Oswald and for which he was arraigned." http://www.maryferrell.org/mffweb/archive/...p;relPageId=405 And in CD 1084, page 11 is a letter from Hoover dated June 10, 1964 with attachments that reads, "Assistant DA Alexander...authorized the filing of a complaint...however, arraignment on this latter charge was not deemed necessary in view of the previous charges against Oswald and the prior arraignment." (for Tippit's murder). http://www.maryferrell.org/mffweb/archive/...mp;relPageId=15 So, was he arraigned or not, and if not, what the hell was taking place around 1:30 on the morning of November 23rd? It's interesting that even though both CD 5 and the synopsis that Hoover provided with his letter in CD 1084 are both undated; in the memo that comprises CD 5, it says that the "following information was obtained by Hosty from the office of Will Fritz on November 25th. That's two days after the fact. The locals (Fritz, Curry, Wade, Johnston) are saying Oswald was arraigned. The federals are saying he was not. Steve Thomas

Chris, Thanks, I was hoping somebody would pick up on this. This is a very intriguing document for all the reasons you listed. It's interesting too, this Oswald launching into a tirade. Is this the same Oswald that went into a tirade at the Cuban Embassy in Mexico City? In the first week of October, landlady Mary Bledsoe would describe LHO as: Mrs. BLEDSOE: He was very, very congenial. "...and I got the book, and papers, and tried to look for him a job, because he was a nice looking boy, and wanted a job." "...and then I interviewed him when he first came in and thought he was all right, and he never spoke." Later on she would tell the WC that after living with him for a week, she didn't like his attitude, he was a know-it-all, but at first it was almost like she was describing a whole other person. Steve Thomas

Bill, Thanks for posting this. The url doesn't work for me. I urged Mr. Flick to have the DMN donate the material to the Mary Ferrell Foundation so that they could be scanned and keyword searchable. Steve Thomas

Myra, It was G.M. Tippit that Jack Ruby knew. His nickname was, and is, "Tip". He got to know Jack in Jack's Silver Spur days, and genuinely liked him. Steve Thomas

Group 23 pdf 141. Picture of Jack Ruby. Look into those eyes and tell me if the hairs on the back of your neck don't stand up. pdf 142. The Star News, Pasadena, CA. 12/23/63 "Pistol Taken From Ruby Case Witness." (Little Lynn) p. 6. Picture of Bill Decker p. 7. Picture of Little Lynn articles about the trial p. 12. David Conrad Glass of Klamath Falls, OR called Albuquerque FBI and told them he was enroute to Dallas to testify in Jack Ruby case. Asked if he had been subpoened as a witness, he said no. Later on 2/17/64 he is arrested in the courthouse carrying a gun. You can find a few more details on this in the DPD Archives, Box 18, Folder# 9, Item# 4. pdf 143. Belli thinks phones and hotel room is being bugged. Article, "Judge Bans Searching of Ruby Trial Jurors." p. 6. Article. 6 weeks prior to assassination, Oswald phones New York radio station WOR and asks to be put on the air and be interviewed about the Fair Play For Cuba Committee. Says he will pay for trip to New York himself. When radio personality says no, Oswald goes into a tirade. p. 9. San Francisco Examiner, 2/17/64. "Belli Blasts Dallas." "My Suite Bugged, Searched." pdf 145. p. 4. S.F. Examiner, 4/19/64. "Mirror, Mirror on the Wall." article by J. Frank Dobie. Review of book by (FNU) Leslie. Scathing article about Dallas and the Citizens Council of Dallas. p. 12 "Mystery of Balding Oswald." "...why the suspected assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald lost more than half his hair in the 2 1/2 years he lived in the Soviet Union." Steve Thomas

I got the help I was looking for. He rented the P.O. Box in October of 1962, and allegedly ordered the rifle in March of 1963; so that is that. Steve Thomas

I could look this up myself, but I don't have a lot of time right now. Could someone answer these three questions: 1) On what date did LHO supposedly order the mannlicher carcano? 2) To what P.O. Box did he ask it to be shipped? Was it P.O. Box 2915? 3) On what date did he open P.O. Box 2915? For some reason, I got the idea last night that he didn't open that P.O. Box until after he ordered the rifle. Steve Thomas

Group 23. Newspaper articles. pdf 136. Article in Thunderbolt, "Jews Involved in Assassination." Referenced earlier p. 6 Article in New York Herald, "A Death in Emergency Room No One, by Jimmy Breslin - an article about Malcolm Perry. p. 9 New York Journal American, "What Jack Ruby Told to Warren." second installment by Dorothy Kilgallen "And while he never admitted that the reported meeting (of Tippit, Ruby, Weissman and a rich oil man in the Carousel, he never directly denied it either." p. 13 L.A. Times 8/19/64 "Warren Panel Has No Comment on Ruby Story." How Kilgallen got ahold of Ruby's testimony to Commission. p. 14 L.A. Times, "Federal Agents Probe Ruby Testimony Leak." transcripts of Ruby's testimony. pdf 137 L.A. Herald-Examiner, "Ruby Tells of Worry For Family." more Ruby transcripts p. 4 Dorothy Kilgallen, "Sinister Forces in Dallas." p. 8 L.A. Times, "Ruby Swings at Attorney in Jail Cell." "Jack Ruby took a swing at one of his lawyers during a conference in his jail cell Thursday..." pdf 138. p. 14. Miami Herald "Probe Asked of Oswald Diary Leak." p. 15 Miami Herald, 6/26/64, "Warren Report to Pin Loner Tag on Oswald." by Drew Pearson. pdf 139 p. 2. "Soviet Police Paid Oswald." excerpts from Oswald's diary p. 7. "Oswald Alone Killed President, Says RFK." (to a Polish crowd). pdf 140 excerpts from LHO diary. Steve Thomas

Group 22. Congratulatory letters to Wade. A couple of notes that are not complimentary. pdf 128. Letter from Major C.C. Booth, C.A.L. Member of Texas Parole Board. Expresses disgust at Belli's actions: "It's a sad thing to swallow when anyone from California, a state that was among the first to mix..." "Too bad you all didn't have some decent man who slapped that misfit in the mouth..." "As Chairman of the Dallas County Democratic League, of which we claim several hundred membership, all of whom are REAL WHITE MEN (100%) Democratic, not that black and tan Roosevelt Johnson brand..." Steve Thomas

Peter, No, it didn't, but they have a graphic in that article showing the bullet trajectory. Take a look at it here: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dw...cs2/jfk107b.pdf The graphic shows the first shot coming from the right front and elevated from a point higher than JFK. Steve Thomas

Group 21. Congratulatory letters to Wade. Steve Thomas

Group 20. Congratulatory letters to Wade. Some wacko letters. pdf 107b. Article in the newspaper, the Daily News. Appears to have been written five days after the assassination. Many remaining questions unanswered. Article says Kennedy hit in the throat by the first shot, angling downwards, according to a Dallas neurosurgeon who saw the wound. Refers to a film shot by an amateur that sounds much like the Zapruder film. Says three shots, one in the throat, one hit Connally, then the head shot. Makes no reference to a wound in the back. Steve Thomas

Tosh, I have one. DA Watkins said there were films in that collection that he hadn't seen. Is the Beverly Oliver's film one of them? Steve Thomas

Group 2 appears to be more of the same. Group 10 are the "Bill of Exceptions", the legal arguments why the defense felt Judge Brown was wrong when he overulled their objections. In each case Judge Brown dismisses their Exceptions. In one, the defense out and out says that Patrick Dean committed perjury on the stand when he claimed to be upstairs talking to Ruby with Forrest Sorrels, while contemporaneous news footage shows him downstairs being interviewed on TV. Other Exceptions include not allowing evidence that insanity ran in Ruby's family from being introduced at trial, and not allowing a change in venue. Steve Thomas Group 11 are the last of the Bill of Exceptions, and motions for changes in counsel for the defense for Ruby's Appeal. Then follows congratulatory telegrams sent to Wade from ordinary citizens and letters sent to Ruby while he was in jail. Steve Thomas Group 12 are letters to Ruby while he was in jail. Many are illegible, many are religious in nature. Some are congratulatory, some condemn him. Some people sent him $1.00. One person sent him six green stamps. On page 14 of pdf 32, Breck Wall and Joe Peterson sent him reviews of the Bottoms Up musical review published in the Houston Post. Steve Thomas Group 13. More letters to Jack Ruby and congratulatory telegrams to Henry Wade, some from other DA's around the country. Steve Thomas Group 14. Letters and telegrams to and from Henry Wade from friends and ordinary citizens. Most are congratulatory. Some are not. Some discussion concerning the death penalty. Letter from Wade to Donna Clark of Fort Worth dated March 25, 1964, a junior doing a term paper on JFK's assassination, "The shots came from the Texas School Book Depository and all of the facts indicated that the assassin was Lee Harvey Oswald, although the facts are circumstantial, there being no eyewitness that identified him." So much for Howard Brennan. pdf 56. An editorial from the November 26, 1963 issue of the Worker, calling for a special commission to investigate the assassination. pdf 60. Letter from Attorney William B. Moss, a friend of Reese Wade, Henry's brother, "If you need any fair and impartial jurors, I can send you a few that will give Ruby a fair and impartial trial, and hang the s.o.b." Page 22 of pdf 62 is the letter Watkins referred to in his press conference from the Town of Greenville. Strange to see on City Stationary, "Home of the Blackest Land, and the Whitest People." Steve Thomas Group 15. A collection of wacko letters. A ballad in Wade's name sung at the local Lions Club. A couple of requests for Wade's autograph. Steve Thomas Group 16. Requests for Wade's autograph. Several congratulatory letters. Letter in April, 1964 from a Mr. Torbin of Torbin Realty telling Wade to release the evidence against Oswald. Wade says that he doesn't have it, the police do and they won't give it to him. Steve Thomas Group 17. Congratulatory letters to Wade. pdf 83, p. 17 Article in Shreveport Journal, April 10 and 11, 1964. Reprinted from Chicago Tribune, April 7, 1964. George Wallace attacked and hit on head with picket signs in Kenosha, WI. Compares incident to Stevenson incident in Dallas. Asks where is the liberals indignation. pdf 84, p. 3. Broadside by Major Arch Roberts, USAR "Communists Head Up UN Armed Forces" p. 17. Article, "Belli Asserts That Dallas Harbors Spirit of Hatred." "Of 23 death sentences by Dallas juries, I know of seven cases in which the jury deliberated between four and seven minutes." pdf 85. Letters from Wade to Jesse Curry complimenting the officers who testified. pdf 87. Albert Dixon writes Wade asking him to intervene with Bill Decker so that he (Dixon) should have to pay $40.00 for a gun permit. Steve Thomas Group 18. Congratulatory letters to Henry Wade pdf 93 p. 10. Article. "Belli Blasts Dallas Jury in Yale Talk." several racist and bigoted letters about the kike, Ruby and the dago, wop Belli. Letters of complaint from several lawyers about Belli's actions and statements. Long, long letter from a Frank O'Neill about his legal troubles in California. pdf 95. Newspaper clippings about jury selection and a couple about Oswald and the rifle. pdf 96. Articles about jury selection and Oswald linked to Walker shooting. p. 21. Description of courtroom by Gene Blake pdf 97. p. 17 Article by Dorothy Kilgallen p. 19. Photo of courtroom staged by Judge Brown. p. 22. Article about Frank Sinatra Jr. kidnapping case. pdf 98. Article in Thunderbolt, a publication of the National States Rights Party in Birmingham, AL. , "Jews Involved in Assassination." p. 5. Article in January 30, 1964 issue Chicago Daily News. Ruby's first-person account of what he did. pdf 99. p. 16 Congratulatory telegram from Lt. George Butler signed as President of the Dallas Police Association. (Butler was their first President). Steve Thomas

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Group 2 appears to be more of the same. Group 10 are the "Bill of Exceptions", the legal arguments why the defense felt Judge Brown was wrong when he overulled their objections. In each case Judge Brown dismisses their Exceptions. In one, the defense out and out says that Patrick Dean committed perjury on the stand when he claimed to be upstairs talking to Ruby with Forrest Sorrels, while contemporaneous news footage shows him downstairs being interviewed on TV. Other Exceptions include not allowing evidence that insanity ran in Ruby's family from being introduced at trial, and not allowing a change in venue. Steve Thomas Group 11 are the last of the Bill of Exceptions, and motions for changes in counsel for the defense for Ruby's Appeal. Then follows congratulatory telegrams sent to Wade from ordinary citizens and letters sent to Ruby while he was in jail. Steve Thomas Group 12 are letters to Ruby while he was in jail. Many are illegible, many are religious in nature. Some are congratulatory, some condemn him. Some people sent him $1.00. One person sent him six green stamps. On page 14 of pdf 32, Breck Wall and Joe Peterson sent him reviews of the Bottoms Up musical review published in the Houston Post. Steve Thomas Group 13. More letters to Jack Ruby and congratulatory telegrams to Henry Wade, some from other DA's around the country. Steve Thomas Group 14. Letters and telegrams to and from Henry Wade from friends and ordinary citizens. Most are congratulatory. Some are not. Some discussion concerning the death penalty. Letter from Wade to Donna Clark of Fort Worth dated March 25, 1964, a junior doing a term paper on JFK's assassination, "The shots came from the Texas School Book Depository and all of the facts indicated that the assassin was Lee Harvey Oswald, although the facts are circumstantial, there being no eyewitness that identified him." So much for Howard Brennan. pdf 56. An editorial from the November 26, 1963 issue of the Worker, calling for a special commission to investigate the assassination. pdf 60. Letter from Attorney William B. Moss, a friend of Reese Wade, Henry's brother, "If you need any fair and impartial jurors, I can send you a few that will give Ruby a fair and impartial trial, and hang the s.o.b." Page 22 of pdf 62 is the letter Watkins referred to in his press conference from the Town of Greenville. Strange to see on City Stationary, "Home of the Blackest Land, and the Whitest People." Steve Thomas Group 15. A collection of wacko letters. A ballad in Wade's name sung at the local Lions Club. A couple of requests for Wade's autograph. Steve Thomas Group 16. Requests for Wade's autograph. Several congratulatory letters. Letter in April, 1964 from a Mr. Torbin of Torbin Realty telling Wade to release the evidence against Oswald. Wade says that he doesn't have it, the police do and they won't give it to him. Steve Thomas Group 17. Congratulatory letters to Wade. pdf 83, p. 17 Article in Shreveport Journal, April 10 and 11, 1964. Reprinted from Chicago Tribune, April 7, 1964. George Wallace attacked and hit on head with picket signs in Kenosha, WI. Compares incident to Stevenson incident in Dallas. Asks where is the liberals indignation. pdf 84, p. 3. Broadside by Major Arch Roberts, USAR "Communists Head Up UN Armed Forces" p. 17. Article, "Belli Asserts That Dallas Harbors Spirit of Hatred." "Of 23 death sentences by Dallas juries, I know of seven cases in which the jury deliberated between four and seven minutes." pdf 85. Letters from Wade to Jesse Curry complimenting the officers who testified. pdf 87. Albert Dixon writes Wade asking him to intervene with Bill Decker so that he (Dixon) should have to pay $40.00 for a gun permit. Steve Thomas

Group 2 appears to be more of the same. Group 10 are the "Bill of Exceptions", the legal arguments why the defense felt Judge Brown was wrong when he overulled their objections. In each case Judge Brown dismisses their Exceptions. In one, the defense out and out says that Patrick Dean committed perjury on the stand when he claimed to be upstairs talking to Ruby with Forrest Sorrels, while contemporaneous news footage shows him downstairs being interviewed on TV. Other Exceptions include not allowing evidence that insanity ran in Ruby's family from being introduced at trial, and not allowing a change in venue. Steve Thomas Group 11 are the last of the Bill of Exceptions, and motions for changes in counsel for the defense for Ruby's Appeal. Then follows congratulatory telegrams sent to Wade from ordinary citizens and letters sent to Ruby while he was in jail. Steve Thomas Group 12 are letters to Ruby while he was in jail. Many are illegible, many are religious in nature. Some are congratulatory, some condemn him. Some people sent him $1.00. One person sent him six green stamps. On page 14 of pdf 32, Breck Wall and Joe Peterson sent him reviews of the Bottoms Up musical review published in the Houston Post. Steve Thomas Group 13. More letters to Jack Ruby and congratulatory telegrams to Henry Wade, some from other DA's around the country. Steve Thomas Group 14. Letters and telegrams to and from Henry Wade from friends and ordinary citizens. Most are congratulatory. Some are not. Some discussion concerning the death penalty. Letter from Wade to Donna Clark of Fort Worth dated March 25, 1964, a junior doing a term paper on JFK's assassination, "The shots came from the Texas School Book Depository and all of the facts indicated that the assassin was Lee Harvey Oswald, although the facts are circumstantial, there being no eyewitness that identified him." So much for Howard Brennan. pdf 56. An editorial from the November 26, 1963 issue of the Worker, calling for a special commission to investigate the assassination. pdf 60. Letter from Attorney William B. Moss, a friend of Reese Wade, Henry's brother, "If you need any fair and impartial jurors, I can send you a few that will give Ruby a fair and impartial trial, and hang the s.o.b." Page 22 of pdf 62 is the letter Watkins referred to in his press conference from the Town of Greenville. Strange to see on City Stationary, "Home of the Blackest Land, and the Whitest People." Steve Thomas Group 15. A collection of wacko letters. A ballad in Wade's name sung at the local Lions Club. A couple of requests for Wade's autograph. Steve Thomas Group 16. Requests for Wade's autograph. Several congratulatory letters. Letter in April, 1964 from a Mr. Torbin of Torbin Realty telling Wade to release the evidence against Oswald. Wade says that he doesn't have it, the police do and they won't give it to him. Steve Thomas

Group 2 appears to be more of the same. Group 10 are the "Bill of Exceptions", the legal arguments why the defense felt Judge Brown was wrong when he overulled their objections. In each case Judge Brown dismisses their Exceptions. In one, the defense out and out says that Patrick Dean committed perjury on the stand when he claimed to be upstairs talking to Ruby with Forrest Sorrels, while contemporaneous news footage shows him downstairs being interviewed on TV. Other Exceptions include not allowing evidence that insanity ran in Ruby's family from being introduced at trial, and not allowing a change in venue. Steve Thomas Group 11 are the last of the Bill of Exceptions, and motions for changes in counsel for the defense for Ruby's Appeal. Then follows congratulatory telegrams sent to Wade from ordinary citizens and letters sent to Ruby while he was in jail. Steve Thomas Group 12 are letters to Ruby while he was in jail. Many are illegible, many are religious in nature. Some are congratulatory, some condemn him. Some people sent him $1.00. One person sent him six green stamps. On page 14 of pdf 32, Breck Wall and Joe Peterson sent him reviews of the Bottoms Up musical review published in the Houston Post. Steve Thomas Group 13. More letters to Jack Ruby and congratulatory telegrams to Henry Wade, some from other DA's around the country. Steve Thomas Group 14. Letters and telegrams to and from Henry Wade from friends and ordinary citizens. Most are congratulatory. Some are not. Some discussion concerning the death penalty. Letter from Wade to Donna Clark of Fort Worth dated March 25, 1964, a junior doing a term paper on JFK's assassination, "The shots came from the Texas School Book Depository and all of the facts indicated that the assassin was Lee Harvey Oswald, although the facts are circumstantial, there being no eyewitness that identified him." So much for Howard Brennan. pdf 56. An editorial from the November 26, 1963 issue of the Worker, calling for a special commission to investigate the assassination. pdf 60. Letter from Attorney William B. Moss, a friend of Reese Wade, Henry's brother, "If you need any fair and impartial jurors, I can send you a few that will give Ruby a fair and impartial trial, and hang the s.o.b." Page 22 of pdf 62 is the letter Watkins referred to in his press conference from the Town of Greenville. Strange to see on City Stationary, "Home of the Blackest Land, and the Whitest People." Steve Thomas Group 15. A collection of wacko letters. A ballad in Wade's name sung at the local Lions Club. A couple of requests for Wade's autograph. Steve Thomas