And he said, “We are going to put you on tomorrow, in fact we will get to you tomorrow,” and Belli changed his mind about using me on account of the record I have.
Mr. Hubert. How did you find that out?
Mr. Armstrong. Phil Burleson came out that afternoon and told me and I kept asking him—no, that was after the judge had recessed for that day, I asked him, I said, “Listen, I’ve got to go to work tomorrow,” and he says, “Well, go ahead, Belli is not going to use you on account of your record,” and so, to my surprise I lost my job by not being able to work those 3 days.
Mr. Hubert. Who were you employed by then?
Mr. Armstrong. Well, I had just started with Yardell Construction Co., they build houses—homes.
Mr. Hubert. Other than the time you spoke to Belli at the club and he asked you what you thought about Jack or why he killed him and you told him, did you ever speak to Belli or anybody else about what your testimony would be about?
Mr. Armstrong. No; never.
Mr. Hubert. So, that as far as you know, they were going to question you about your opinion about Jack?
Mr. Armstrong. Yes; that’s what I thought.
Mr. Hubert. And then, Burleson told you the reason they couldn’t use you was because of your record?