Mr. Hubert. Did anyone ever talk to you about the nature of the testimony you were expected to give?
Mr. Armstrong. No; the only someone I talked to is Belli. He came up to the club the first night, the second day he was in town, and he asked me what did I think of Jack Ruby, when I was letting him in the office, he hadn’t gotten in the office good before he asked me that, and I told him, and he said “Okay,” and nobody ever talked to me since then.
Mr. Hubert. What did you tell him?
Mr. Armstrong. The same thing I told you—about him cracking up—he just—everything he did, he did it on impulse.
Mr. Hubert. Did he ask you about that or did you volunteer that?
Mr. Armstrong. No; he asked me—he just popped up and asked me.
Mr. Hubert. Did he pop up and ask you, “What do you think about Jack Ruby?” Or, did he ask you “Does he pop up and flare up suddenly?”
Mr. Armstrong. No; here’s the exact words he asked me, “Why do you think Jack shot Oswald?”
Mr. Hubert. And what did you tell him?
Mr. Armstrong. Just that he did it on an impulse, is the only reason at all—just cracked up and shot the man.