Mr. RUBY. Excuse me, would you want to know who else was present there?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Yes; I would.
Mr. RUBY. Sam Brody, one of his associates in L.A., another attorney,
who was in the case for a while but if you will recall he stepped out,
and Woodfield’s wife, yes, Woodfield’s wife, I don’t remember her name——
Mr. GRIFFIN. Was Mike Shore there?
Mr. RUBY. No: I don’t think so. No; I am quite sure he wasn’t.
Mr. GRIFFIN. When that meeting ended there, had there been an
agreement——
Mr. RUBY. Excuse me a minute.
I am trying to think if Mike Shore was there. I don’t place him there.
I am not sure he was there. I can’t say yes or no to that question.
Mr. GRIFFIN. He might have been there but you are not sure, is that
your answer, or is your original answer that he wasn’t there still your
best impression.
Mr. RUBY. If my recollection is correct, I think he just met Belli and
then left. He had an appointment or something but I am not sure.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What was the conclusion of your talk at that point as to
whether Belli would represent Jack.
Mr. RUBY. It wasn’t definite yet. We talked about lawyers and he
mentioned what he thinks we ought to do, and psychiatrists we might
need—and different things that—he mentioned he would bring in Tonahill.
He worked with Tonahill before.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Was that the first time Tonahill’s name was mentioned?
Mr. RUBY. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, did you remain in Los Angeles that night?
Mr. RUBY. Yes; I think I was there that night.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Were you there the next day?
Mr. RUBY. I think I left the next—about noon of the next day if I am
not mistaken.
Mr. GRIFFIN. When you left Los Angeles what arrangements had been made
with respect to the autobiography or the life story of Jack?
Mr. RUBY. Nothing really definite.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did Woodfield ultimately write the story that you are
talking about?
Mr. RUBY. Yes, yes.