Mr. Rossi. Well, Ruby was very well known by the police. He was a friend to them. Whenever he had the opportunity to be he was a friend to them, because he tried to be ingratiated in their field or area.
I know of one or two little incidents where he would contribute to their welfare funds or what have you and I think then when they had him there at the city hall and they caught him after the shooting, and the remark was made, “You know me, I’m Jack Ruby”; it wasn’t that he wasn’t an important man, but I believe he was trying to say, “You know me, I am Jack Ruby. I am your friend, I don’t hate cops. I was doing this to help you because your hands were tied.”
And I had heard comments made to the effect that many more people said if they had a chance they would get Oswald. I had even heard this comment made in the coffee shops and down in the valley there, that the assassination was set up by Johnson.
Mr. Griffin. Well, as I say, this speculation which we really can’t indulge in but I appreciate your wanting to offer this to us.
Mr. Rossi. Well, I am offering it because I think I have studied it and looked at it and I know it and I feel like I know about it, but I don’t know—-I may be completely 100 percent all wet.
Mr. Griffin. I think we will all be able to form a lot better impression of this after we have gathered all the facts and we are able to sit down and inform the people after we have evaluated it, and I know that from what you have said you will probably be very interested in knowing that we are developing these facts and we are going to publish it in—650 pages—we are working toward, but I want to thank you very much for coming here tonight, Mr. Rossi.
Mr. Rossi. All right. I feel it is a privilege and if I have been of any help—fine.
Mr. Griffin. It has been a pleasure to have you, and again, we appreciate your cooperation in this matter.
Mr. Rossi. I guess everybody is sorry it happened—and I am not a Democrat.
Mr. Griffin. Well, I know there are a lot of people who are, are sorry that it happened.