/internal/media/dispatcher/58820/fullT04 Transcript of State vs. Ruby: Motion for a Change of Venue, Volume 202/11/196411 3/16 × 8 5/8 × 1 1/8 in. (28.4 × 21.9 × 2.9 cm)PaperDallas County District Clerk Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza1994.002.0008.00020Transcript of The State of Texas vs. Jack Rubenstein alias Jack Ruby, Hearing on Defendant's Motion for a Change of Venue, Volume Two. Appearing as witnesses in Volume Two: Stanley Marcus, Clayton Fowler, Costine A. Droby, Sam Donosky, Edward Maher, Earle Cabell, Dr. William A. Holmes, Tony Zoppi, J. D. Stokes, Pauline Hall, Bill Willis, Ben Henderson, W. L. Sterrett, Doris Warner, Ed Carroll, and Edna Knight.
Melvin Belli, Joe Tonahill, Phil Burleson and others spoke for Ruby; Henry Wade, Dallas County District Attorney, was the prosecutor, assisted by Jim Bowie and Bill Alexander. The presiding judge was Judge Joe B. Brown.
Transcript retains both original covers; typed pages 217 - 441 of very thin onionskin paper; each page has one of two printed footers. One reads, "James J. Muleady, Dallas, Texas" and the other reads, "Shirley M. Stinebaugh, Official Court Reporter, RI 2-8274, 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 printed box with the following text typed within it:
"No. E. 4010-J
In the Criminal District Court
No. 3, Dallas County, Texas.
January Term, A. D. 1964.
The State of Texas
vs.
Jack Rubenstein,
Alias Jack Ruby.
Statement of Facts
Hearing on Defendant's Motion
for a Change of Venue.
Volume Two
February 11, 1964, Pages 217 - 441 (the "441" is handwritten)
(Copy)"
Printed at the bottom appears the following:
James J. Muleady
Official Court Reporter
Phone Davis 1-5882
Dallas, Texas"
There is a black stamp on the cover that says "Filed, Nov 20 1964 4:25 pm, Bill Shaw, Dist. Clerk, Dallas Co., Texas". There is an illegible blue ink signature next to the stamped word "Deputy."
This transcript is identical to 1994.002.0014, which originally was assigned the same number as this object.
This copy is identical to 1994.002.0014, except that the covers are in better condition, it was originally held together with 2 brass brads, and the stamp on the bottom of the front cover is different. Halfway through this transcript the paper changes from smooth onionskin with the "James J. Muleady" footer to a more textured onionskin with a different footer printed on it: "Shirley M. Stinebaugh \ Official Court reporter \ RI 2-8274 \ Dallas, Texas".
[NOTE - Numbering issue needs to be resolved. Two separate items; should have two separate numbers. (LR 07/02/2015) UPDATE TO NOTE: Numbering issue resolved. Poorer condition copy of this transcript assigned unique number of 1994.002.0013. Transcript numbered 1994.002.0008.0001 is the one that was digitized by UNT for the Portal to Texas History. (JM 02/04/2020)]
Transcript in ok condition. Onionskin pages are in better condition than front and reverse covers; yellowed on edges. Covers are discolored and edges have tears and folds, especially corners. Edges of three-hole punches have been worn with small tears. Deep vertical crease on front cover just to right of holes. (JM 11/20/2019)Documents6616521.907543815128.41630683265515Transcript2.8575057150Transcript of The State of Texas vs. Jack Rubenstein alias Jack Ruby, Hearing on Defendant's Motion for a Change of Venue, Volume Two.
Melvin Belli, Joe Tonahill, Phil Burleson and others spoke for Ruby; Henry Wade, Dallas County District Attorney, was the prosecutor, assisted by Jim Bowie and Bill Alexander. The presiding judge was Judge Joe B. Brown.
The following appeared as witnesses: Stanley Marcus, Clayton Fowler, Costine A. Droby, Sam Donosky, Edward Maher, Earle Cabell, Dr. William A. Holmes, Tony Zoppi, J. D. Stokes, Pauline Hall, Bill Willis, Ben Henderson, W. L. Sterrett, Doris Warner, Ed Carroll and Edna Knight.
Transcript retains both original covers; typed pages 217 - 441 of very thin onionskin paper. Each page has one of two printed footers. One reads, “James J. Muleady, Dallas, Texas" and the other reads "Shirley M. Stinebaugh, Official Court Reporter, RI 2-8274, Dallas, Texas."
Text on the cover:
"No. E. 4010-J
In the Criminal District Court No. 3, Dallas County, Texas. January Term, A. D. 1964.
The State of Texas
vs.
Jack Rubenstein,
Alias Jack Ruby
Statement of Facts
Hearing on Defendant's Motion for a Change of Venue.
Volume Two
February 11, 1964, Pages 217 - 441 [the "441" is handwritten]
Copy"
Printed at the bottom appears the following:
James J. Muleady
Official Court Reporter
Phone Davis 1-5882
Dallas, Texas"
There is a black stamp on the cover that says "Filed, Nov 20 1964 4:25 pm, Bill Shaw, Dist. Clerk, Dallas Co., Texas". There is a blue ink signature next to the stamped word "Deputy."HearingTranscriptsJack Ruby trialCourt recordsTrialsRuby, JackMarcus, StanleyFowler, ClaytonDroby, CostineDonosky, SamMaher, EdwardCabell, EarleHolmes, William A.Zoppi, TonyStokes, J. D.Hall, PaulineWillis, BillHenderson, BenSterrett, Judge LewWarner, DorisCarroll, EdKnight, EdnaMuleady, James J.Shaw, BillWade, Henry M.Stinebaugh, Shirley M.Brown, Judge Joe B.Belli, MelvinBurleson, PhilTonahill, Joe H.Bowie, JimAlexander, William F.Criminal District Court No. 3Dallas County Criminal Courts BuildingDallas County District Attorney's OfficeState of TexasDallasThe Museum recorded oral histories with the following individuals named in this document: community leader Stanley Marcus, the Rev. William A. Holmes, journalist Tony Zoppi, musician Billy Joe Willis, defense attorneys Joe Tonahill and Phil Burleson and Dallas County D.A. Henry Wade. - Stephen Fagin, CuratorThe late Dallas Morning News nightclub columnist Tony Zoppi knew Jack Ruby better than most journalists. When asked by his frustrated colleagues why he tolerated such an annoying personality, Zoppi brilliantly summed up his strange affection for Jack Ruby in a single sentence: "He's a letter from home."
As he explained in his 1992 oral history: "Where I lived in New Jersey, there were people like Jack Ruby. He was very ethnic. He was Jewish. I was Italian, and that's the kind of neighborhood I was brought up in. I mean, there was every nationality imaginable. And there was a pool hall downtown. I was never in it, but I'd see the fellows coming and going. And Jack Ruby was that type, and that's why I said he was like a letter from home. I mean, he was like a pool room character. In his youth, I'm sure he was the type that hung around the pool rooms." - Stephen Fagin, CuratorThe Rev. William A. Holmes, minister at Northaven Methodist Church in Dallas, was an unusual witness for this change-of-venue hearing. Holmes had gained international notoriety when he gave a powerful and controversial sermon on Sunday, November 24, 1963, stating that some fourth grade students in a north Dallas elementary school had cheered news of President Kennedy's assassination. Portions of that sermon were broadcast on CBS News the next week, and Holmes and his family immediately received death threats and required police protection. As Rev. Holmes reflected in his 2007 oral history, "[Defense attorney Melvin Belli] was obviously counting on me to demean the city for its response to my sermon. However, I had always argued that Dallas's primary problem was not necessarily its extremists, but the apathy of its silent majority, who allowed the extremists to speak for us and to go unchallenged. When [Belli] called me to the stand, I testified that Ruby could receive a fair trial in Dallas if the jury was chosen from the majority of the city's population, who I believed would rise to the occasion and be fair. Clearly, Belli was not happy with me as a witness." - Stephen Fagin, Curator