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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. XIV - Page 425« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Earl Ruby Resumed)

Mr. Ruby.
employed as a carpenter at building the barracks at Great Lakes. The date is incorrect. I worked there from, on in the year of 1942.
Mr. Griffin.
Would you want to take a pen and cross that off and correct it properly and then initial it, initial your deletion there?
Mr. Ruby.
In the last sentence on page 6 it states that Earl and his three brothers had their names legally changed from Rubenstein to Ruby during 1947. That is incorrect. It should be Earl and Sam and Earl's wife, Marge. Shall I change it?
Mr. Griffin.
Yes; why don't you?
Why don't you sign that on the first page then. Sign Exhibit No. 4.
I will give you Exhibit No. 3 and ask you to sign that.
One other thing that occurred. to me before we go on here. We have obtained various birth records and so forth, and in trying to identify which record pertains to which child, I noticed that your parents--actually your given names were Hebrew names.
Mr. Ruby.
Yes.
Mr. Griffin.
Is my understanding correct that your given Hebrew name was Isadore?
Mr. Ruby.
No; actually I was, the name listed was, Izzy, on my birth record. Is that what you are referring to?
Mr. Griffin.
Yes.
Mr. Ruby.
Izzy, I-z-z-y, that is me.
Mr. Griffin.
Do you recall what the given names of your various sisters are? Could you relate those to us?
Mr. Ruby.
No; I couldn't. Eileen I think was Ida, I think. The others I don't know. You have to talk to one of the older members of the family.
Mr. Griffin.
Incidentally, also in Exhibit No. 3, I noticed that you had, somebody has put some penciled mark numbers, were those your marks and did you wish to comment on those?
Mr. Ruby.
Yes, it is just an error there that should be scrap iron and junk handlers.
Mr. Griffin.
All right, it is corrected for the record, you just state it for the record.
Mr. Ruby.
Here is a repetition of that other one where it says I stated he was doing every one a great service. I don't remember saying that and I am just not sure.
Mr. Griffin.
All right.
Let me hand you what has been marked as Exhibit No. 5 and has been further marked "Washington, D.C., June 3, 1964, deposition of Earl Ruby" which purports to be a copy of an interview with you also at South Field, Mich., on November 26, 1963, with special agents Robichau and Wilson.
The exhibit consists of six pages, numbered in sequence 11 through 16. I will hand it to you and ask you if you have any corrections that you want to make in that?
Mr. Ruby.
Here again on page 5 it states I worked at the building--the barracks at Great Lakes from 1942. It was only during 1942. Shall I change it?
Mr. Griffin.
Yes; if you wish.
Do you want to sign Exhibit No. 5?
Mr. Ruby.
Yes.
Mr. Griffin.
I am going to hand you what has been marked for identification as "Washington, D.C., June 3, 1964, deposition of Earl Ruby Exhibit No. 6." This is a copy of an interview which Agent Robichau purports to have had with you on November 27 in Detroit, Mich.
Would you want to look at that and tell us if there are any changes or corrections that you would make?
Mr. Ruby.
No; no corrections. Shall I sign it?
Mr. Griffin.
All right, fine.
I will hand you what has been marked for identification as "Exhibit No. 7, Washington, D.C., June 3, 1964, deposition of Earl Ruby." This purports to be a copy of an interview report prepared by Special Agent George Parfet of the FBI. The interview took place with you on November 28 in Chicago. It consists of two pages and it is numbered at the bottom pages 15 and 16.
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