Mr. Hubert. That Belli had told him?
Mrs. Grant. Yes; and this is what took place in their conversation.
Mr. Hubert. When you were quoting some sentences there a moment ago, I understood you to mean, and see if I am correct, that Earl was telling you what Belli had told him?
Mrs. Grant. Yes, and I don’t know if there was a contract—I assumed it was agreeable with Earl. Earl already had talked to a fellow by the name of Billy Woodfield, the writer. Billy Woodfield, and don’t ask me how they got connected—I know little about these things—he’s going to write a short story for Europe, and he probably could help us raise this initial $25,000 cash. Well, no; he didn’t say that—that was for his expenses—he didn’t get any money down that day as far as I know.
Mr. Hubert. Then, the fee was $75,000, of which he thought——
Mrs. Grant. He could write a book and retain $50,000 out of the book, but he would like $25,000.
Mr. Hubert. As soon as possible?
Mrs. Grant. That I don’t know—he says for expenses on the case.
Mr. Hubert. How much was actually paid to him; do you know?
Mrs. Grant. Let me tell you this—the short stories were sold in Europe and some in America through newspapers. Each paper paid separately—$400, $300, $600, and the story said, “My story—Jack Ruby.” I gave most of the story, Jack gave some of it, but I knew this story—what would you call it—little incidents that happened in his life, some of it, and some part of the story was right on Friday and Saturday the 22d. I gave the whole story, you know, I have newspaper stories of it, and I gave it to Belli, and all these little stories, we were supposed to get $50,000 from all the different agencies that bought this to put it in their papers—that’s how it’s done, but we received, I would say to my knowledge, $23,000.