Lieutenant Revill. No, sir; no written report. Rushing was reluctant to take the stand.
Mr. Hubert. Did he say why?
Lieutenant Revill. Yes, he did. Because of his fight with the liquor industry they would use this to fight him with. Any publicity they might get of a derogatory nature would hurt him. We tried to emphasize the point that this would not be derogatory publicity.
Mr. Hubert. Did you point out to him that the position was somewhat inconsistent with the fact that he was a volunteer?
Lieutenant Revill. Yes.
Mr. Hubert. What did he say?
Lieutenant Revill. He decided he would testify if his testimony was needed.
Mr. Hubert. What was his statement as to his original motivation for reporting this matter, that is to say, that he had seen Ruby?
Lieutenant Revill. I don't believe he ever said what motivated him to report this incident.
Mr. Hubert. Was he ever asked, that you know of, why he had delayed so long?