/internal/media/dispatcher/55577/fullT24 "Belli Fears Ruby May Try Suicide," clipping from Rockford Register-Republic03/16/19647 1/16 × 3 1/2 in. (17.9 × 8.9 cm)NewsprintThe Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection/Estate of Melvin Belli2010.027.09390"Belli Fears Ruby May Try Suicide," clipping from Rockford Register-Republic dated March 16, 1964.
Clipping is on newsprint. Pertinent masthead information printed across top of clipping above horizontal black line as follows:
"Rockford Register -- Republic Mon., March 16, 1964 [single black star] A 5 [cut off after this]".
Content of article comes from the Dallas, Texas, bureau of United Press International (UPI).
Immediately after the March 14, 1964 return of a guilty verdict in Jack Ruby's murder trial for the shooting of alleged assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, Ruby began to threaten - and eventually attempt - self-harm. This newspaper article demonstrates the national reach of news of Jack Ruby's state of mind after the trial.
Clipping in ok condition. Newsprint severely yellowed. Three horizontal creases across clipping from being folded. (JM 11/27/2019)Newspapers & Magazines656388.890017780017.938785877654823Clipping0E-10"Belli Fears Ruby May Try Suicide," newspaper clipping from the Rockford Register-Republic, from Rockford, Illinois, dated March 16, 1964.
Immediately after the March 14, 1964, return of a guilty verdict in Jack Ruby's murder trial for the shooting of alleged assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, Ruby began to threaten - and eventually attempt - self-harm. This newspaper article demonstrates the national reach of news of Jack Ruby's state of mind after the trial.TrialsJack Ruby trialVerdictNewspapersSuicideAppealMental healthBelli, MelvinRuby, JackDecker, BillTonahill, Joe H.Burleson, PhilBrown, Judge Joe B.Rockford Register-RepublicTexas Court of Criminal AppealsDallas County JailUnited Press International (UPI)Rockford