Mr. Hubert. Will you tell us about what happened?
Lieutenant Revill. Yes, sir; Lieutenant Cornwall and I, after interviewing all these people, trying to determine how Ruby got into the basement, decided that the best thing was to talk to Ruby himself, so, we finally got clearance to go talk to him and we did, and——
Mr. Hubert. Now, by that time you had already heard from the press that he had said that he had come through the Main Street ramp?
Lieutenant Revill. Something to the effect that, "You may not believe me, but I walked down the ramp." Anyway at the interview, Ruby was there with Cornwall and I, and this unknown jailer, and he refused to disclose how he gained access into the basement stating that this is a part of his defense, so, we then had Sheriff Decker call Tom Howard, who was representing Ruby at that time as a legal counsel. Mr. Howard came to the jail and was present throughout the interview. Ruby was very precise as to his activities on Friday, the date of the shooting of President Kennedy. He refused to discuss with us any of his activities on Saturday, November 23 or November 24, the day of the shooting.
Mr. Hubert. Did he give you any reason?
Lieutenant Revill. This was part of his defense, so he stated. The interview approximately took 45 minutes. It was a lot of——
Mr. Hubert. Did you ask him specifically whether the story in the press, that he had come through the Main Street entrance, was correct or not correct?
Lieutenant Revill. Yes, sir; I asked him this, and he refused to discuss it. He said that he did not want to get anyone in trouble.
Mr. Hubert. Did you pursue that?
Lieutenant Revill. Yes; I did. I was assigned to this committee to find out what happened and I really wasn't concerned who we got in trouble, because if someone was wrong, then they suffer the consequences and I asked him about officers by name who were present in the basement, if they had seen him or talked to him, and he wouldn't discuss it. Knowing Jack Ruby, Jack Ruby is the type of individual that can't be anywhere for a period of time without talking to someone.