Mr. Griffin. How would you describe Jack in terms of his impressions and what he would look forward to and the kind of things he liked?
Mrs. Nichols. Well, I think that Jack had a lot of drive. He was ambitious. He was always looking for some way to make money, some extra way to make money.
Mr. Griffin. Was there anything in particular that attracted you to Jack? Made Jack attractive to you? Any particular quality about him?
Mrs. Nichols. He was very nice to me. He always treated me with respect.
Mr. Griffin. Did Jack, was he the kind of person that would unburden himself to you with his personal problems and background?
Mrs. Nichols. Well, he talked to me about some of his problems. I don’t know that he talked to me about all of them, but he did discuss some of his problems with me.
Mr. Griffin. What kind of problems did he seem to have?
Mrs. Nichols. Well, his business problems. When he lost the Bob Wills Ranch House, he discussed that with me. He was very upset about that. He lost a lot of money in that deal. He had to go back to Chicago at that time, and he discussed his business deals with me—when he bought the Vegas Club.
Mr. Griffin. He didn’t seem to have any particular anxieties that he would discuss with you? No personal problems; family problems?
Mrs. Nichols. Well, when his two brothers split up their partnership in Chicago, he talked about that some to me.