Question No. 8: “Did you talk with any Dallas police officer on Sunday, November 24, prior to shooting Oswald?” Mr. Ruby replied “No.”
With regard to chart interpretation on this particular series of questions, it is difficult to interpret because this is the first series where Mr. Ruby tends to show a little fatigue in that he took several deep breaths, could not refrain from moving his foot and the rest of his body, and, in general, the chart is relatively difficult to interpret.
However, considering these body motions and his irregular breathing, there appear to be no significant physiological variations with regard to his response to the relevant questions as projected in that series. There is one question in which he displayed a moderate rise of blood pressure, and that was in regard to an irrelevant question No. 5: “Are your parents alive?” In which he stated “No.” He was questioned about this after the series was over, and he advised that he felt a little nervous during this series, but that particular question didn’t give him any trouble. His breathing is quite irregular throughout this series, and I have a notation on my chart that I advised Mr. Specter that Mr. Ruby was beginning to show some signs of fatigue, and it was mutually agreed that we would have a recess at this point.
Mr. Specter. How long did that recess last, Mr. Herndon?
Mr. Herndon. This particular series began according to my charts at 4:35 p.m., and the next subsequent series began at 6:48 p.m.
Mr. Specter. Have you now given us all the important findings on series 4?
Mr. Herndon. Yes; I have.
Mr. Specter. Let’s move on now then to series No. 5 and mark that as Herndon Deposition Exhibit No. 6.
(Herndon Deposition Exhibit No. 6 was marked for identification.)
Mr. Specter. I will ask you to start with the relevant questions again, and give us the answers and any significant physiological deviation.