Mr. Jenner. Now——
Mr. Weissman. Now, in the Lavender Lounge, the reason we went there, is we were dickering with the owners of the Lavender Lounge——
Mr. Jenner. Name him.
Mr. Weissman. L. S. Brotherton. We wanted to lease a club that he had that was closed down, called the Beachcomber, in a suburb of Dallas. And we had been in there several times and had talked to him about leasing this. In other words, we were looking for something that would give us an income so we could operate a little bit. And that never worked out. He wanted too much money, and we didn't have it.
Mr. Jenner. In any of these negotiations that were carried on by you or your associates, was the name Jack Ruby ever mentioned as having any possible interest whatsoever in any of those groups?
Mr. Weissman. Never.
Mr. Jenner. Did you hear of the name Jack Ruby or Jack Rubenstein up to—at anytime prior to November 24, 1963?
Mr. Weissman. No; never.
Mr. Jenner. And do you have any information or any knowledge or any notion or feeling that Larrie Schmidt or any of your associates knew of or had any association with Jack Ruby or otherwise known as Jack Rubenstein?
Mr. Weissman. I think I can state pretty emphatically no.