T32 Ex Parte Jack Ruby: Transcript of Hearing on Motion to Exclude Counsel

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T32 Ex Parte Jack Ruby: Transcript of Hearing on Motion to Exclude Counsel

Ex Parte Jack Ruby: Transcript of Hearing on Motion to Exclude Counsel. Appearances: Joe Tonahill, Phil Burleson and Sam Houston Clinton Jr. all appeared for the defendant. Bill Alexander, Jim Williamson and Henry Wade for the prosecution. Judge Louis T. Holland presided.Counsel Joe Tonahill argued to be kept on Jack Ruby's defense team. Phil Burleson, representing Ruby, argued against Tonahill. Prosecutor Bill Alexander made little contribution to the arguments. Both Earl Ruby (the defendant's brother) and the judge in the original trial, Judge Joe B. Brown, testified and were cross-examined by both sets of defense lawyers. Sol Dann was mentioned as the current lead counsel for the defense. At the end of the hearing, Jack Ruby testified about the lawyers, giving a long monologue during which he addressed many other topics, including his actions the day of the Oswald shooting.Transcript has no cover; 110 pages, typed on sturdy onionskin paper.First page (numbered Page 2) states:"No: E 4010 JEx Parte: Jack RubyCriminal District Court No. 3 of Dallas County, Texas, April Term, A. D., 1965HEARING ON MOTION TO EXCLUDE COUNSELAPPEARANCES:Hon. Joe H. TonahillAttorney at LawJasper, TexasHon. Phil BurlesonAttorney at LawDallas, TexasHon. Sam Houston Clinton Jr. Attorney at LawAustin, Texas For the defendantHon. James WilliamsonAssistant District AttorneyDallas, TexasHon. Bill AlexanderAssistant District AttorneyDallas, TexasHon. Henry WadeCriminal District AttorneyDallas County, Texas For the State of TexasHon. Louis T. Holland, Presiding Judge."There is a small handwritten note in blue ballpoint ink at the bottom of the first page that says, "Joey Dollar".The last page has a typed statement by court reporter L. B. Bailey Jr. certifying the transcript but is unsigned.

Object Details
Object title:

T32 Ex Parte Jack Ruby: Transcript of Hearing on Motion to Exclude Counsel

Date:

April 1965

Medium:

Paper

Dimensions:

11 × 8 1/2 × 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 × 1.3 cm)

Credit line:

Dallas County District Clerk Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1994.002.0004.0019

Curatorial Note:

The Museum recorded oral histories with the following individuals named in this document: Earl Ruby, defense attorneys Joe Tonahill and Phil Burleson and Dallas County D.A. Henry Wade. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

More than a year after he was found guilty of murdering accused assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, and after numerous hearings and court appearances into his legal journey to prove himself innocent, this is the first time Jack Ruby himself spoke on record in a courtroom about his actions or motivations. - Lindsey Richardson, Curator of Collections

T32 Ex Parte Jack Ruby: Transcript of Hearing on Motion to Exclude Counsel

Ex Parte Jack Ruby: Transcript of Hearing on Motion to Exclude Counsel. Appearances: Joe Tonahill, Phil Burleson and Sam Houston Clinton Jr. all appeared for the defendant. Bill Alexander, Jim Williamson and Henry Wade for the prosecution. Judge Louis T. Holland presided.Counsel Joe Tonahill argued to be kept on Jack Ruby's defense team. Phil Burleson, representing Ruby, argued against Tonahill. Prosecutor Bill Alexander made little contribution to the arguments. Both Earl Ruby (the defendant's brother) and the judge in the original trial, Judge Joe B. Brown, testified and were cross-examined by both sets of defense lawyers. Sol Dann was mentioned as the current lead counsel for the defense. At the end of the hearing, Jack Ruby testified about the lawyers, giving a long monologue during which he addressed many other topics, including his actions the day of the Oswald shooting.Transcript has no cover; 110 pages, typed on sturdy onionskin paper.First page (numbered Page 2) states:"No: E 4010 JEx Parte: Jack RubyCriminal District Court No. 3 of Dallas County, Texas, April Term, A. D., 1965HEARING ON MOTION TO EXCLUDE COUNSELAPPEARANCES:Hon. Joe H. TonahillAttorney at LawJasper, TexasHon. Phil BurlesonAttorney at LawDallas, TexasHon. Sam Houston Clinton Jr. Attorney at LawAustin, Texas For the defendantHon. James WilliamsonAssistant District AttorneyDallas, TexasHon. Bill AlexanderAssistant District AttorneyDallas, TexasHon. Henry WadeCriminal District AttorneyDallas County, Texas For the State of TexasHon. Louis T. Holland, Presiding Judge."There is a small handwritten note in blue ballpoint ink at the bottom of the first page that says, "Joey Dollar".The last page has a typed statement by court reporter L. B. Bailey Jr. certifying the transcript but is unsigned.

Object Details
Object title:

T32 Ex Parte Jack Ruby: Transcript of Hearing on Motion to Exclude Counsel

Date:

April 1965

Terms:

Jack Ruby trial

Hearing

Transcripts

Court records

Trials

Witnesses

Ruby, Jack

Wade, Henry M.

Alexander, William F.

Tonahill, Joe H.

Burleson, Phil

Clinton, Sam Houston, Jr.

Williamson, James M.

Holland, Louis T.

Bailey, L. B., Jr.

Ruby, Earl

Brown, Judge Joe B.

Dann, Sol

Gertz, Elmer

Kunstler, William M.

Droby, Costine

Fowler, Clayton

Criminal District Court No. 3

Dallas County Criminal Courts Building

Dallas County District Attorney's Office

State of Texas

Dallas

Medium:

Paper

Dimensions:

11 × 8 1/2 × 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 × 1.3 cm)

Credit line:

Dallas County District Clerk Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1994.002.0004.0019

Curatorial Note:

The Museum recorded oral histories with the following individuals named in this document: Earl Ruby, defense attorneys Joe Tonahill and Phil Burleson and Dallas County D.A. Henry Wade. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

More than a year after he was found guilty of murdering accused assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, and after numerous hearings and court appearances into his legal journey to prove himself innocent, this is the first time Jack Ruby himself spoke on record in a courtroom about his actions or motivations. - Lindsey Richardson, Curator of Collections