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Cee nee mnveetee oene “—n cA HENRY WADE OISTRICT ATTORNEY — RECORDS BUILDING DALLAS, TEXAS 75202 May 29, 1964 Honorable J. Lee Rankin General Counsel President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy 200 Maryland Avenue NE Washington, D. C. 20002 Dear Mr. Rankin: I have discussed with Sheriff Bill Decker the matter con- cerning you and members of your commission interviewing Jack Ruby in the Dallas County jail. I went through the jail with him and believe that one of the jury rooms would be an ideal place. This is a conference room where twelve jurors sit around a table and discuss their verdict in criminal cases. It is approximately 20' x 15‘ and would appear to me to be adequate for your interrogation. Mr. Decker and I would like to have a couple of days notice together with how many persons you feel should be in the room, counting Ruby, the stenographer and others so that we can put a table with the proper kind of chairs in it. These chairs are soft cushioned chairs but are not ideal for work at a table, and I am sure you will be satisfied with this. I am also enclosing a copy of the psychiatric examination — made by Dr. Joslyn West of the University of Oklahoma who «came here at the instance of the defense counsel and a copy of the report made by Dr. Stubblefield whom Judge Brown asked to examine Ruby after the defense had filed an affidavit of his present insanity. Ruby did a little damage in the jail last night, breaking his reading glasses and also throwing a cuspidor at one of the electric light bulbs and breaking it, I am told by Sheriff Decker. We all realize he has deteriorated some. physically and possibly mentally also since the verdict but I believe Decker and I agree that most of this is an