Oswald in the doorway: the blog of the Oswald Innocence Campaign, by Ralph Cinque

 This is a statement by Jack Ruby at his WC testimony. "There was no one near me when I walked down that ramp, because if you will time the time I sent the money order, I think it was 10:17 Sunday morning."

He was corrected by a SS agent named Moore, and Ruby went along with it, but still, it's chilling to me that he thought he sent the money order at 10:17 because I believe that is when he sent it.

Ruby said in his memoir that he got up early Sunday morning. He didn't specify a time. His co-writer William Reed Woodfield gave it a heading ABOUT 9:30 but Ruby didn't make the headings.

So, if Ruby didn't say he got up at 9:30 (and he couldn't have since he said he got up early, and 9:30 isn't early) what time did he get up? It depends on how you define early, but I would suggest that he got up by 8. I think that's a reasonable cut-off for early.

So, if he got up at 8, and he got dressed, had breakfast and had a short call with Karen Carlin and then left, how long would all that take? I think 2 hours leaves plenty of time. From his apartment, it was only a 5 minute drive to WU. So, could he have gotten there by 10:15? Easily.

Then, there is the testimony of Karen Carlin, who made a reference to calling Jack early. "The only reason I called as early as I did.." Then she placed the time of her call to Ruby at 9 to 9:30. Keep in mind that she seemed nervous, equivocal, and was constantly saying how unsure she was.

Then, there is the testimony of George Senator, who was Ruby's roommate. Amazingly, he wasn't asked what time Karen Carlin called. His interrogator just wanted to know how long after she called did Ruby leave for Western Union. So, George estimated the time as 3/4 hour. Well, the interrogator wasn't happy with that. He wanted it to be longer. He started challenging George about it, accusing him of just making a wild guess, and not considering that Ruby had to get dressed, etc. And George was on the defensive, but he held his ground at 45 minutes.

So, if we take the midpoint of Karen's range, which is 9:15 and add 45 minutes to that, it has Ruby going out the door at 10, and as I said, it was only a 5 minute drive.

It is my contention that Ruby got to the garage early and was apprehended before the Garage Spectacle. And that is supported by other evidence, and that is: what Ruby claimed to see when he got to the ramp. He claimed to see an officer on foot whom he didn't know. Well, he knew Roy Vaughn. Vaughn had forgiven a driving violation that he pulled Ruby over for because he was "a friend of the department." And he had been to the Carousel Club and talked to Ruby once over a complaint. And Ruby was very good with names and faces. He recognized Sam Pierce driving the squad car. However, at 11:15 when Pierce pulled out, he had two other officers in the squad car with him. I recall that one was named Moxie. I forget the other's name. Ruby said nothing about seeing any other officers. He implied that Pierce was alone in the car when he saw him. He also said that the officer was leaning in talking to Pierce, and Vaughn never claimed to do that. Vaughn claimed that as Pierce's car was emerging, he stepped towards the street to make sure traffic was clear, and then he waved Pierce on to leave. He said that was the only time he left the middle of the ramp. He did not claim to talk to Pierce. And he insisted that there was no way that Ruby got in at that time.

But now, consider this statement by Jack Ruby: "There was an officer talking--I don't know what rank he had--talking to Sam Pierce in a car parked up on the curb." Vaughn said nothing about Pierce stopping to talk to him. So, this supports my contention that Pierce made two exits: one about 10:18 and the other about 11:18. In the first one, he was alone; in the second one; he had the other two officers. And after the first one, the officer who was there when Ruby was there was replaced with Vaughn. So, Vaughn was set up and sacrificed that day. And anyone who disagrees has to explain how a 29 year old police officer was unable to guard an 8 foot wide ramp. I could get a 90 year old Walmart greeter on oxygen and a walker to do it.

And Vaughn's whole story is worth reading because he was working somewhere else in Dallas when he got a call to report to City Hall, to go to the dispatch office for a new assignment. He did, but he wasn't needed right away. He said that for a long while, he just stood around that dispatch office drinking coffee and chewing the cud with other officers. Finally, a sergeant came to get him and told him that Lt. Pierce wanted him to guard the Main Street ramp. And so he did. But, I maintain that the reason it didn't happen right away is because they had to apprehend Ruby first. And then, they placed Vaughn there.

Finally, consider the testimony of Dr. Fred Bieberdorf who said that they cleared the basement at 9:45, including him. He was told to leave. And they didn't allow reporters back in until 10 minutes before the jail transfer. So, what were they doing during that time? I maintain they were apprehending Jack Ruby and they were taking the Jackson photo.