/internal/media/dispatcher/58808/fullT16 Transcript of the State vs. Ruby: Statement of Facts: Jury Trial, Volume 103/04/196411 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 1 in. (29.2 × 22.2 × 2.5 cm)PaperDallas County District Clerk Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza1994.002.0006.00010Transcript of The State of Texas vs. Jack Rubenstein alias Jack Ruby, Volume One.
The witnesses who appeared on this day of the trial are Don Campbell, John Newnam, Georgia Mayer, William G. Duncan Jr., R. M. Sims, T. B. Leonard, Wesley A. Wise, D. V. Harkness, John Rutledge, G. C. Hallmark, Doyle Lane, Ray Brantley, Jim Leavelle, and Dr. Earl F. Rose.
Melvin Belli, Joe Tonahill, and Phil Burleson represented the defendant, Jack Ruby; Henry Wade, Dallas County District Attorney, was the prosecutor, assisted by Jim Bowie, Bill Alexander, and Frank Watts. The presiding judge was Judge Joe B. Brown.
After several motions were made by the defense and denied by the Court, witnesses were sworn in and Jack Ruby pled guilty by reason of insanity. The State declined to make an opening statement, over objections from the Defense. The witnesses immediately began testimony.
Retains original covers; 214 typed pages; each page is individually stamped "Copyright (c) 1964, Shirley M. Stinebaugh - James Muleady, Dallas, Texas".
Originally held together with metal brads. [Metal brads removed prior to transport to UNT for digitization. Per a discussion with Lindsey Richardson and Stephanie Allen-Givens, it was agreed to dispose of the metal brads since we would not be putting them back in the transcripts and there was no need to keep them for historical purposes. (JM 11/20/2019)]
The cover has a black box with the following text typed within it:
"No. E. 4010-J
In the Criminal District Court
No. 3, of Dallas County, Texas.
January Term, A. D. 1964.
The State of Texas
vs.
Jack Rubenstein
Alias Jack Ruby
Statement of Facts
Jury Trial - March 4 - 14, 1964.
Volume One
March 4, 1964 - Pages 1 - 214
(Copy)"
At the bottom is a short printed statement:
"James J. Muleady
Official Court Reporter
2nd Floor Records Bldg. Annex
Phone Riverside 1-5624
Dallas, Texas"
In blue ballpoint ink, a handwritten note in the top left corner says, "Gun intro page 152".
Transcript in fair condition. Onionskin pages are in better condition than front and reverse covers; yellowed on edges, many pages yellowed. Covers are discolored and edges have severe tears along right edge of front cover and folds creases on corners. Edges of three-hole punches have been worn with small tears. Deep vertical crease on front cover just to right of holes. Severe curling on proper right edge of transcript from slumping in housing. (JM 11/20/2019)Documents6615722.225044450129.21005842015499Transcript2.5400050800Transcript of the State vs. Jack Ruby: Statement of Facts: Jury Trial, Volume 1.
Melvin Belli, Joe Tonahill and Phil Burleson represented the defendant, Jack Ruby; Henry Wade, Dallas County District Attorney, was the prosecutor, assisted by Jim Bowie, Bill Alexander and Frank Watts. The presiding judge was Judge Joe B. Brown.
The witnesses who appeared on this day of the trial are Don Campbell, John Newnam, Georgia Mayer, William G. Duncan Jr., R. M. Sims, T. B. Leonard, Wesley A. Wise, D. V. Harkness, John Rutledge, G. C. Hallmark, Doyle Lane, Ray Brantley, Jim Leavelle and Dr. Earl F. Rose.
After several motions were made by the defense and denied by the Court, witnesses were sworn in and Jack Ruby pled guilty by reason of insanity. The State declined to make an opening statement, over objections from the Defense. The witnesses immediately began testimony.
Transcript retains original covers and is 214 typed pages on thin onionskin paper; each page is individually stamped "Copyright (c) 1964, Shirley M. Stinebaugh-James Muleady, Dallas, Texas".
Typed text on the cover:
"No. E. 4010-J
In the Criminal District Court No. 3, of Dallas County, Texas. January Term, A. D. 1964.
The State of Texas
vs.
Jack Rubenstein
Alias Jack Ruby
Statement of Facts
Jury Trial - March 4 - 14, 1964.
Volume One
March 4, 1964 - Pages 1 - 214
(Copy)"
At the bottom is a short printed statement:
"James J. Muleady
Official Court Reporter
2nd Floor Records Bldg. Annex
Phone Riverside 1-5624
Dallas, Texas"
In blue ballpoint ink, a handwritten note in the top left corner says, "Gun intro page 152".Jack Ruby trialTrialsTranscriptsCourt recordsHearingMental healthWitnessesRuby, JackRose, Earl F.Mayer, GeorgiaNewnam, JohnDuncan, Jr., William G.Campbell, DonaldSims, RichardWise, WesLeonard, T. B.Harkness, D. V.Rutledge, JohnHallmark. G. C.Lane, DoyleLeavelle, JimBrantley, RayMuleady, James J.Stinebaugh, Shirley M.Belli, MelvinTonahill, Joe H.Burleson, PhilWade, Henry M.Bowie, JimAlexander, William F.Watts, FrankBrown, Judge Joe B.State of TexasCriminal District Court No. 3Dallas County Criminal Courts BuildingDallas County District Attorney's OfficeDallasThe Museum recorded oral histories with the following individuals named in this document: Dallas Police Department officers R. M. Sims, Jim Leavelle and D. V. Harkness; journalist (and future Dallas mayor) Wes Wise; Dallas County medical examiner Dr. Earl F. Rose; defense attorneys Joe Tonahill and Phil Burleson and Dallas County D.A. Henry Wade. - Stephen Fagin, CuratorOne of the more unusual Jack Ruby-related items in our vast Collection is a small (4 inch by 6 inch) handwritten note that Ruby passed to his attorney Melvin Belli during the testimony of Dallas police detective Jim Leavelle (Anthony Pugliese Collection, 2008.005.0002.0002). Apparently questioning statements made during Leavelle's testimony, Ruby wrote: "Also I was wearing a hat, so how could he tell the expression on my face, and he was hand-cuffed to the prisoner." This note, or a facsimile, has been on display alongside Jack Ruby's recognizable fedora hat as part of the Museum's core exhibit since 2013. - Stephen Fagin, CuratorDallas County medical examiner Dr. Earl F. Rose went on to perform Jack Ruby's autopsy at Parkland Memorial Hospital following Ruby's death on January 3, 1967. The late Dr. Rose, who recorded an oral history with the Museum in 2005, also performed the autopsy of Lee Harvey Oswald and would have conducted President Kennedy's autopsy had his body remained in Dallas following the assassination. - Stephen Fagin, Curator