Mr. Hubert. Well, now, when did you first meet Jack Ruby?
Mrs. Rich. When I first reached Dallas, I, of course, went directly to the police station. Ironically enough, the first person I met was Mr. Tippit.
Mr. Hubert. What is his first name? Are you referring to the Tippit who was shot on November 22d?
Mrs. Rich. I would say so. I believe it is the only Tippit on the police force.
Mr. Hubert. All right. So you met Mr. Tippit. And what happened then?
Mrs. Rich. I walked in and plunked $4 on the desk and said, “Here I am.” He said——
Mr. Hubert. Well——
Mrs. Rich. This was a joke. When I called him from Massachusetts, I told him when I hit there I would have 4 bucks in my pocket. It was rather a kind of a joke, actually. I said, “Here I am.”
He said, “Oh, no; I told you not to do it.”
I had talked to him previously on the phone. So that was all right. So he called in one of the patrolmen. And they get the Black Maria, go down to the bus depot and get my bags. And I had called Associated Press. I have many friends around the press world. Being in public relations, I would. And this Brice someone or other said, “You can go and stay with my wife for a couple of days until you get settled.”