Question No. 6 was: “Is Mr. Fowler in danger because he is defending you?” Here again Mr. Ruby failed to make any verbal reply to the question. Looking at the polygrams produced, it is noted that there is no significant physiological response with regard to this question. The examiner made a notation on his chart that it appeared that Mr. Ruby was visibly pondering the answer to these questions. However, decided not to answer them as instructed either yes or no period.
Question No. 7 is a relevant question: “Did Blackie Harrison speak to you just before you shot Oswald?” Mr. Ruby replied “No” and there is a slight increase in his relative blood pressure. However, this is not considered significant inasmuch as it is at the end of the series, and it is not unusual for slight increase in blood pressure to be portrayed as the series prolongs into the later questions. It is not considered significant.
The total chart minutes on this particular series was 2 minutes 25 seconds.
In discussion of the two questions in which Mr. Ruby failed to reply, I made notations on the chart that he felt the questions were difficult to answer yes or no, and that he didn’t know how to answer them.
Mr. Specter. By those questions do you mean the ones——
Mr. Herndon. I am referring to question 5 and 6 in which he did not specifically reply verbally.
Mr. Specter. That is “Do you think members of your family are now in danger because of what you did?”
Mr. Herndon. That is correct.
Mr. Specter. And “Is Mr. Fowler in danger because he is defending you?”
Mr. Herndon. That is correct.