/internal/media/dispatcher/58850/fullT12 Transcript of The State vs Ruby, Examination of Prospective Jurors, Volume 702/26/196411 1/4 × 8 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (28.6 × 22.2 × 3.2 cm)PaperLoaned Courtesy the Dallas County District Attorney's Office/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey PlazaL2017.1.4000Transcript of The State of Texas vs. Jack Rubenstein alias Jack Ruby: Statement of Facts, Examination of Prospective Jurors, Volume Seven.
Melvin Belli, Joe Tonahill, Phil Burleson and Sam Brody spoke for 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.
Prospective jurors examined: Clem Williams, R. J. Fletchner Jr., Mrs. Elaine Burson, Jimmy C. Braswell, George D. Clark, George A. Warren, W. A. Hilton, Miss Julia Lyle, Gwen L. English, Johnson L. Forbis, J. G. Holton Jr., Mrs. W. S. Wilroy, Mrs. D. C. White and Max Archer.
R. J. Fletchner Jr., Gwen L. English and J. G. Holton Jr., selected to the jury.
Transcript pages are numbered 1541 - 1800, on thin onionskin paper, and the front and back covers are thick gray paper. Each page has a printed footer that reads, "James J. Muleady, Dallas, Texas" or "Shirley M. Stinebaugh \ Official Court Reporter \ RI 2-8274 \ 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,
Jack Ruby.
Statement of Facts
Examination of Prospective Jurors
Volume Seven
February 26, Pages 1541 - 1800
(Copy)"
Printed at the bottom of the cover:
"James J. Muleady
Official Court Reporter
Phone Davis 1-5882
Dallas, Texas"
There is a blue stamp at the bottom indicating this copy belonged to Dallas County District Attorney Henry Wade.
Metal brads threaded through top and bottom holes on proper left sides of covers and pages. Three yellow post-it notes stick out of the right side of the transcript; each has the last name of a juror vertically handwritten on it in blue ball point pen with the number order in which that juror was chosen. The first post-it says "Fletchner \ #6", second "English \ #7", and the third "Holton \ #8". The Fletchner post-it is stuck to the top right edge of page 1545, the English post-it is stuck to the middle right side of page 1636, and the Holton post-it is stuck to the lower right edge of page 1672. The testimony of those jurors during the juror selection process begins on each of those pages.
This object was originally part of the evidence collected by the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office and specifically prosecutors Henry Wade and Bill Alexander during the investigation leading up to the Jack Ruby trial for the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald.
Transcript in ok condition. Onionskin pages are in better condition than front and reverse covers; paper yellowed. Covers are discolored and edges have small tears and fold creases. Edges of three-hole punches have been worn with small tears. Deep vertical crease on front cover just to right of holes. (JM 12/02/2019)Documents6576622.225044450128.575057150166836Transcript3.1750063500Transcript of The State of Texas vs. Jack Rubenstein alias Jack Ruby, Statement of Facts, Examination of Prospective Jurors, Volume Seven.
Melvin Belli, Joe Tonahill, Phil Burleson and Sam Brody spoke for 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.
Prospective jurors examined: Clem Williams, R. J. Fletchner Jr., Mrs. Elaine Burson, Jimmy C. Braswell, George D. Clark, George A. Warren, W. A. Hilton, Miss Julia Lyle, Gwen L. English, Johnson L. Forbis, J. G. Holton Jr., Mrs. W. S. Wilroy, Mrs. D. C. White and Max Archer.
R. J. Fletchner Jr., Gwen L. English and J. G. Holton Jr. were selected to the jury.
Transcript retains original thick gray covers; pages are numbered 1541 - 1800, typed on thin onionskin paper.
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, Jack Ruby.
Statement of Facts
Examination of Prospective Jurors
Volume Seven
February 26, Pages 1541 - 1800
(Copy)"
Printed at the bottom of the cover:
"James J. Muleady
Official Court Reporter
Phone Davis 1-5882
Dallas, Texas"
There is a blue stamp at the bottom indicating this copy belonged to Dallas County District Attorney Henry Wade.Jack Ruby trialDA's Ruby fileTrialsTranscriptsCourt recordsJuryRuby, JackBrown, Judge Joe B.Belli, MelvinTonahill, Joe H.Burleson, PhilWade, Henry M.Alexander, William F.Bowie, JimWatts, FrankBrody, SamuelFlechtner, RobertEnglish, GwenHolton, GlenMuleady, James J.Stinebaugh, Shirley M.Dallas County District Attorney's OfficeState of TexasDallas County Criminal Courts BuildingCriminal District Court No. 3DallasThe Museum recorded oral histories with the following individuals named in this document: defense attorneys Joe Tonahill and Phil Burleson and Dallas County D.A. Henry Wade. In addition, audio oral histories with jurors Robert Fletchner and J.G. Holton Jr. are part of the Dr. John Mark Dempsey Collection (2014.019). - Stephen Fagin, CuratorAccording to research done by author and journalism professor Dr. John Mark Dempsey, as of late 2019, Robert Fletchner is one of only two known surviving Jack Ruby trial jurors. The other surviving juror as of late 2019 is J. Waymon Rose. Unlike Rose, who kept an extensive trial journal and has participated in a number of interviews and public programs over the years, Mr. Fletchner has been very reluctant to discuss his trial experience. The audio oral history recorded with Flechtner by Dr. Dempsey (2014.019) in 1998 and donated to the Museum in 2014 is Mr. Fletchner's only known interview about the Ruby trial. - Stephen Fagin, Curator