Kent Barker Collection / The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

January 2, 1960

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Telegram sent to Judge Brown before the Ruby trial verdict was announced

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Telegram sent to Judge Brown before the Ruby trial verdict was announced

Western Union telegram sent to Judge Joe Brown regarding the verdict of the Jack Ruby trial. Author John Roberts recommends that Ruby be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.Telegram is stamped: 1964 Mar 14 PM 12 16"DB02 SYA184 (05). SY NA508 RX PD=NEW YORK NY 14 1245P EST= JUDGE JOE B BROWN, PRESIDING JUDGE IN JACK RUBY CASE= DAL= IF VERDICT IS GUILTY IN FIRST DEGREE IN JACK RUBY TRIAL IT IS MY WILL AND THE WILL OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE WORLD THAT THE SENTENCE BE SUSPENDED AND THAT JACK RUBY BE HONORED WITH CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR I BELIEVE THAT THE WAY OUR BELOVED PRESIDENT WAS SLAIN WAS ENOUGH TO DRIVE ANY MANY MAN INTO TEMPORARY INSANITY= DETECTIVE JOHN E ROBERTS 405 EDGECOMB AVE NEW YORK CITY 2 NEW YORK="Telegram sheet itself is printed with: WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM 1201 W.P. Marshall, President

Object Details
Object title:

Telegram sent to Judge Brown before the Ruby trial verdict was announced

Date:

03/14/1964

Terms:

Jack Ruby trial

Brown, Judge Joe B.

Western Union

New York

Dallas
Medium:

Paper

Dimensions:

5 3/4 x 8 in. (14.6 x 20.3 cm)

Credit line:

Judge Joe B. Brown, Jr. Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2004.010.0020

Curatorial Note:

This telegram, was displayed in the Museum's temporary exhibition, "Jack Ruby: The Man in That Hat" from October 2010 to August 2011. - Lindsey Richardson, Curator of Collections

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Telegram sent to Judge Brown before the Ruby trial verdict was announced

Western Union telegram sent to Judge Joe Brown regarding the verdict of the Jack Ruby trial. Author John Roberts recommends that Ruby be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.Telegram is stamped: 1964 Mar 14 PM 12 16"DB02 SYA184 (05). SY NA508 RX PD=NEW YORK NY 14 1245P EST= JUDGE JOE B BROWN, PRESIDING JUDGE IN JACK RUBY CASE= DAL= IF VERDICT IS GUILTY IN FIRST DEGREE IN JACK RUBY TRIAL IT IS MY WILL AND THE WILL OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE WORLD THAT THE SENTENCE BE SUSPENDED AND THAT JACK RUBY BE HONORED WITH CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR I BELIEVE THAT THE WAY OUR BELOVED PRESIDENT WAS SLAIN WAS ENOUGH TO DRIVE ANY MANY MAN INTO TEMPORARY INSANITY= DETECTIVE JOHN E ROBERTS 405 EDGECOMB AVE NEW YORK CITY 2 NEW YORK="Telegram sheet itself is printed with: WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM 1201 W.P. Marshall, President

Object Details
Object title:

Telegram sent to Judge Brown before the Ruby trial verdict was announced

Date:

03/14/1964

Terms:

Jack Ruby trial

Brown, Judge Joe B.

Western Union

New York

Dallas

Medium:

Paper

Dimensions:

5 3/4 x 8 in. (14.6 x 20.3 cm)

Credit line:

Judge Joe B. Brown, Jr. Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2004.010.0020

Curatorial Note:

This telegram, was displayed in the Museum's temporary exhibition, "Jack Ruby: The Man in That Hat" from October 2010 to August 2011. - Lindsey Richardson, Curator of Collections

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