Chief Justice Warren. Mr. Ruby, I think you are entitled to a statement to this effect, because you have been frank with us and have told us your story.
I think I can say to you that there has been no witness before this Commission out of the hundreds we have questioned who has claimed to have any personal knowledge that you were a party to any conspiracy to kill our President.
Mr. Ruby. Yes; but you don't know this area here.
Chief Justice Warren. No; I don't vouch for anything except that I think I am correct in that, am I not?
Mr. Rankin. That is correct.
Chief Justice Warren. I just wanted to tell you before our own Commission, and I might say to you also that we have explored the situation.
Mr. Ruby. I know, but I want to say this to you. If certain people have the means and want to gain something by propagandizing something to their own use, they will make ways to present certain things that I do look guilty.
Chief Justice Warren. Well. I will make this additional statement to you, that if any witness should testify before the Commission that you were, to their knowledge, a party to any conspiracy to assassinate the President, I assure you that we will give you the opportunity to deny it and to take any tests that you may desire to so disprove it.
I don't anticipate that there will be any such testimony, but should there be, we will give you that opportunity.
Does that seem fair?