Mr. Griffin. But had anybody else suggested to you that Jack might be willing to take you in?
Mr. Senator. No, no; it was just one of those things that happened by chance. That is all. Of course, within me I didn’t know what was going to happen, but he took me in. I have seen other instances like this chap Larry. Now he ran across him out at the fairgrounds.
I don’t know what it was, but this kid here didn’t have the right time. He was doing something out there. His apparel was nothing, and Jack bought him a suit. Of course, mind you, he put him in the club, let him sleep there, but he made him work, but he gave him a few bucks. He gave him a place to sleep. He put some clothes on his back.
And one time before he disappeared I even heard him mention once—Larry didn’t have any front teeth, and I heard Jack mention once, “Larry, we’ll have to do something about your teeth, to get you some front teeth.” This is a true fact. As tough as this guy was at times, he was soft too. He had a heart. Many a buck he shelled out to somebody to grab a bite.
Mr. Griffin. You suggested you found this Ewing Street apartment.
Mr. Senator. The new place.
Mr. Griffin. You made the decision——
Mr. Senator. Somebody told me to take a look at this new place going up. At the time I looked at it, this place wasn’t even ready.
Mr. Griffin. Did you suggest to Jack that he might also want to move in there?
Mr. Senator. I mentioned to Jack to take a look at it, see. This is before either one of us were living there. The thing was still in the working stages. It was coming round to completion, you know.