Mr. HANKAL. There were a lot of questions, a lot of people were asking
him questions; yes.
Mr. HUBERT. Were there any answers?
Mr. HANKAL. Yes; he answered some of them--yes--one of them was “I
haven’t killed anyone,” was one of his answers, and I didn’t hear that
question. I believe the question was, “Did you shoot the President?”
But if you are asking me if I heard Jack Ruby say anything to Oswald, I
did not.
Mr. HUBERT. Did you see anyone standing on a table toward the rear of
the room?
Mr. HANKAL. I did not--well, there were people standing on tables in
the back of the room; yes.
Mr. HUBERT. Did you observe them?
Mr. HANKAL. I did see that there were people on tables, but excuse
me--I am anticipating your question.
Mr. HUBERT. Can you tell me whether you can say definitely one way or
the other that among those people standing on tables was Jack Ruby?
Mr. HANKAL. No; I can’t tell you that I saw him to recognize him. I’m
sure I saw him if he was up there, but wherever he was I must have seen
him.
Mr. HUBERT. But your point, as I understand it, is that you did see
some people standing?
Mr. HANKAL. Right.
Mr. HUBERT. On tables?
Mr. HANKAL. Yes, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. Whether any of those people was Jack Ruby you cannot say
one way or the other?
Mr. HANKAL. That’s right, I didn’t know the man.
Mr. HUBERT. And after you got to know him, your recollection doesn’t
place him at all?
Mr. HANKAL. It does not.
Mr. HUBERT. Now, have you been interviewed by any other member of the
President’s Commission prior to this?
Mr. HANKAL. No; I have not.
Mr. HUBERT. I believe that’s all. Thank you very much.
Mr. HANKAL. Thank you.