/internal/media/dispatcher/3675/fullHandwritten note from Jack Ruby to his lawyer Melvin BelliMarch 19646 x 4 in. (15.2 x 10.2 cm)Paper, Adhesive, FoamcoreAnthony Pugliese Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2008.005.0002.00020Note written by Jack Ruby to his lawyer Melvin Belli. Note is written in pencil on small 4 x 6 inch note paper.
Text of letter: (in pencil unless otherwise noted)
R (<- circled) IMPORTANT
The gun did not have a hammer, and is almost impossible to stop from firing even if you grasp same.
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Also I was wearing a hat, so how could he tell the expression on my face, and he was hand-cuffed to the prisoner
_________Documents6507010.160020320015.240030480129029Note0E-10Handwritten note from Jack Ruby to his lawyer Melvin Belli. The note is written in pencil on a small piece of paper.
In response to Detective Jim Leavelle’s testimony during Ruby’s trial for the murder of Oswald in 1964, Ruby passed this note to his attorneys, suggesting that his hat would have obscured his face.
Text of letter:
"R (circled) IMPORTANT
The gun did not have a hammer, and is almost impossible to stop from firing even if you grasp same.
Also I was wearing a hat, so how could he tell the expression on my face, and he was hand-cuffed to the prisoner"
Jack Ruby trialAttorneyRuby, JackBelli, MelvinLeavelle, JimDallasThis note was displayed in the Museum's temporary exhibition, "Jack Ruby: The Man in That Hat" from October 2010 to August 2011 and was displayed in the Museum's permanent exhibit from 2013 to 2015. We removed it from display earlier this year to protect it from prolonged exposure to light. In its stead, we have displayed a reproduction of this note. - Lindsey Richardson, Curator of Collections