Mr. Herndon. The polygraph examination of Jack Ruby was conducted in one of the rooms in the Dallas county jail.
Mr. Specter. Who was present at the time the examination was conducted?
Mr. Herndon. Present during the examination were Mr. Arlen Specter of the President’s Commission, myself, representing the FBI, Special Agent W. James Wood, of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Dallas, Tex., office, Mr. Ruby’s attorneys were present, one being chief counsel Mr. Clayton Fowler, another attorney was present by the name of Mr. Joe Tonahill. Also present during the examination was a representative of the Dallas district attorney’s office, a Mr. William Alexander.
Mr. Specter. Was he present during the time of the examination or during the preliminary discussion on questions only?
Mr. Herndon. He was present during the entire examination except for that phase in which Mr. Ruby was actually responding to my questions while he was actually on the instrument.
Mr. Specter. And who else was present?
Mr. Herndon. Also present during the entire polygraph proceedings was a Dr. William Beavers, I believe, of Dallas, Tex., and a chief jailer, I believe his name was E. L. Holman. There was a court reporter, Odell Oliver, also present during the proceedings.
Also present during the preliminaries of the proceedings was a gentleman from the Dallas sheriff’s office by the name of Mr. Sweat, who indicated that he was a polygraph examiner.
Mr. Specter. Was a request made that he not be present during the course of the examination?
Mr. Herndon. After consultation with Mr. Specter and myself, I believe Mr. Specter made arrangement with the sheriff, Mr. Decker, that Mr. Sweat not be present during the polygraph examination and further proceedings.