Mr. Hubert. Do you know anything about an assembly room meeting where Oswald was first shown to all the press who congregated in the assembly room of the police department?
Mr. Hodge. That’s the first time I had been up there and the last time to Captain Fritz’ office—and I don’t know when I have ever been up to Captain Fritz’ office.
Mr. Hubert. You don’t know anything about this showing of Oswald to the newsmen assembled in the assembly room downstairs about this time?
Mr. Hodge. No, sir.
Mr. Hubert. Did the police seem to know Ruby, that is, the ones who were escorting you?
Mr. Hodge. They just laughed—that’s all that was said. They never answered him.
Mr. Hubert. In other words, he asked them, “Is it true that you’ve got him under arrest?”
Mr. Hodge. He said, “You fellows don’t have Hodge under arrest, do you?” and they just laughed.
Mr. Hubert. Did he seem to catch the joke or understand or did he seem to believe that you were under arrest?
Mr. Hodge. Well, he was standing to my side and I didn’t turn around and look at him. I didn’t notice the expression on his face. When he looked across over to these detectives, they was over on the right-hand side and I was in the back—in the back of the elevator and it didn’t dawn on me who he was until the next day when I was out at Red Jackson’s.