{"object":[{"sourceId":{"label":"Source ID","value":"11331"},"creditline":{"label":"Credit Line","value":"Sarah Fenley Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza"},"labelText":{"label":"Description","value":"Notebook used by Dallas Times Herald reporter Bob Fenley on the day Lee Harvey Oswald was shot..\r\n\r\nOn the front cover, \"Oswald Shooting Nov 24,\" is written in blue ink.  Approximately the first quarter of the notebook had been written in with a black pen.  Fenley took notes on the first 20 pages. \r\n\r\nOn the first page, there is a description of the scene in the Dallas Police Headquarters\u2019 basement before Oswald is brought out. The handwriting is almost legible.\r\n\r\nThe handwriting on the next two pages suddenly becomes sloppy and illegible.  Though the text is difficult to read, Fenley seems to have been writing about Jack Ruby shooting Lee Harvey Oswald; the name \u201cJack Ruby\u201d does appear on the second page of the notebook.  \r\n\r\nFenley\u2019s handwriting becomes less hurried on the notebook\u2019s fourth page, and he describes the shooting more coherently.  He mentions that the shooter has been identified as Jack Ruby.  He also describes Jim Leavelle leading Lee Harvey Oswald into the basement and L.C. Graves\u2019 retrieval of the revolver from Jack Ruby.\r\n\r\nIt appears as though Fenley interviewed a Dallas Police detective named R.L. Lowery.  \r\nFenley describes Oswald after he was shot.  He quotes detective B.H. Combest as saying, \u201cJack, you son of a bitch.\u201d\r\n\r\nHe mentions George Senator, Jack Ruby\u2019s roommate.\r\n\r\nFenley notes details related to Jack Ruby such as his quick temper and that he assaulted a man at the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas.  His notes about these details seem to come from an interview with a witness named Bob Stinson.\r\n\r\nLee Harvey Oswald\u2019s time of death is recorded as 1:07 p.m.  Fenley describes Dallas Police Chief Jesse Curry as he announces Oswald\u2019s death as a \u201csolemn bulldog.\u201d  He records Curry as saying that Jack Ruby, formerly Rubenstein, will be charged with murder.\r\n\r\nFenley also records information he possibly gathered from police officers: Ruby\u2019s address (223 Ewing) is written at the top of one page and \u201c38 small nosed revolver\u201d is written along with a note to call Glenn King about the gun.\r\n\r\nA list of Jack Ruby\u2019s previous arrests is recorded.\r\n\r\nFenley notes that \u201c1 or 2 calls during the night concerning Oswald\u201d were taken.\r\nCaptain Fritz\u2019s statement is also summarized in Fenley\u2019s notes: Fritz spoke about Oswald, the assassination, and Oswald's shooting, as well as the case against Jack Ruby."},"invno":{"label":"Object number","value":"1995.030.0002"},"description":{"label":"Description","value":"Tumbler Bound Steno Notebook used by Bob Fenley on the day Lee Harvey Oswald was murdered.\r\n\r\nThe notebook has a green cover with an illustration of a pencil on the front.  The notebook is bound at the top with a metal spiral.  The logo--Tumbler Bound Steno Notebook--appears in the lower right quadrant on the front.  In the lower left corner, \"80 Sheets, Eye-Ease paper,\" is printed.  On the front cover, \"Oswald Shooting Nov 24,\" is written in blue ink.  Approximately the first quarter of the notebook had been written in with a black pen.  Fenley wrote on the first 20 pages. On the 21st page, there appears to be a child's homework; the words, \"The Title We Look And See,\" is written at the top of the page, with a chart and a scribbled out drawing at the bottom.  Fenley also wrote on the four last pages in the notebook.  These notes do not appear to be related to the assassination or Oswald's shooting; instead they seem to have been taken during an interview with man who performed as a clown.\r\n\r\nOn the first page, there is a description of the scene in the Dallas Police Headquarters\u2019 basement before Oswald is brought out. The handwriting is almost legible.\r\n\r\nThe handwriting on the next two pages suddenly becomes sloppy and illegible; though the text is difficult to read, Fenley is probably writing about Jack Ruby shooting Lee Harvey Oswald here; the name \u201cJack Ruby\u201d does appear on the second page of the notebook.  \r\n\r\nFenley\u2019s handwriting again becomes less hurried on the notebook\u2019s fourth page, and he describes the shooting more coherently.  He mentions that the shooter has been identified as Jack Ruby.  He also describes Jim Leavelle leading Lee Harvey Oswald into the basement and L.C. Graves\u2019 retrieval of the revolver from Jack Ruby.\r\n\r\nIt appears as though Fenley interviewed a Dallas Police detective named R.L. Lowery.  \r\nFenley describes Oswald after he was shot.  He quotes detective B.H. Compest as saying, \u201cJack, you son of a bitch.\u201d\r\n\r\nHe mentions George Senator, Jack Ruby\u2019s roommate.\r\n\r\nFenley has written down details about Jack Ruby such as his quick temper and that he assaulted a man at the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas; his notes around these details give the impression that they came from an interview with a witness named Bob Stinson.\r\n\r\nLee Harvey Oswald\u2019s time of death is recorded as 1:07 p.m.  Fenely describes Curry (at 1:27 p.m.) as he announces Oswald\u2019s death: a \u201csolemn bulldog.\u201d  He records Curry as saying that Jack Ruby, formerly Rubenstein, will be charged with murder.\r\n\r\nFenley also records information he possibly gathered from police officers: Ruby\u2019s address (223 Ewing) is written at the top of one page and \u201c38 small nosed revolver\u201d is written down along with a note to call Glenn King about the gun.\r\n\r\nA list of Jack Ruby\u2019s previous arrests is recorded.\r\n\r\nFenley notes that \u201c1 or 2 calls during the night concerning Oswald\u201d were taken.\r\nCapitan Fritz\u2019s statement is also summarized in Fenley\u2019s notes: Fritz spoke about Oswald, the assassination, and his death; he also spoke about the case against Jack Ruby.\r\n\r\nFenley described Ruby walking by him, probably in the police headquarters.\r\nHe records the charges against Ruby as being read at 3:17, mentioning \u201cmalice aforethought\u201d and Pierce McBride (the judge who read the charges).\r\n\r\nRuby\u2019s attorney choices are listed: Tom Howard, Fred Bruner and Stanley Kaufman.\r\nSome of the Dallas Police\u2019s legal plans for Ruby are recorded."},"medium":{"label":"Medium","value":"Paper, Metal"},"onview":{"label":"On View","value":"0"},"media":{"label":"Media","value":[{"mediaURL":"https://emuseum.jfk.org/internal/media/dispatcher/26424/full","displayOrder":"0","mediaType":"Document","mediaId":"26424"},{"mediaURL":"https://emuseum.jfk.org/internal/media/dispatcher/27973/full","displayOrder":"0","mediaType":"Image","mediaId":"27973"}]},"title":{"label":"Title","value":"Notebook used by Dallas Times Herald reporter Bob Fenley the day Oswald was shot"},"classification":{"label":"Classifications","value":"Documents"},"primaryMedia":{"label":"PrimaryMedia","value":"/internal/media/dispatcher/27973/full"},"thesconcepts":{"label":"Terms","value":["Reporter","Fenley, Bob","Leavelle, Jim","Graves, L. C.","Fritz, Will","Oswald, Lee Harvey","Curry, Jesse E.","Combest, B. H.","Senator, George","King, Glen D.","Stinson, Bob","Dallas Times Herald","Dallas"]},"culture":{"label":"Object","value":"Notebook"},"displayDate":{"label":"Date","value":"11/24/1963"},"width":{"label":"Width","value":["12.0650000000"]},"textEntriesTextentries":{"label":"Curatorial Commentary","value":["As a Dallas Times Herald reporter, the late Bob Fenley was at Dallas Love Field, Parkland Memorial Hospital, and Dallas police headquarters during the weekend of the assassination.  In 1964, he covered the Jack Ruby trial in Dallas and also testified before the Warren Commission. His daughter, Gail Fenley Rothstein, recorded an oral historywith the Museum about her father's life and career on March 11, 2015. - Stephen Fagin, Curator"]},"id":{"label":"Id","value":"64832"},"dimensions":{"label":"Dimensions","value":"9 x 4 3/4 in. (22.9 x 12.1 cm)"},"height":{"label":"Height","value":["22.8600000000"]}}]}