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very respectable woman holel for years OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA February 28, 1967 STATEMENT OF: MRS. CORRINE VERGES VILLARD RESIDING: 813 NORTH RAILROAD AVENUE MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA TELEPHONE: -459-2980 384-4538 On Thursday November 14, 1963) I was employed at the New Port Motel as a clerk and PBX operator. My boss, MR. PETER GUARISCO, who owns the motel had left for a Rotary Club meeting at about 11:45 A.M. The meeting was at the Hub Club and was to start at 12:00 o'clock. At around 12:40 JACK RUBY came into the motel and asked for PETE GUARISCO. I told him where PETE had gone and we started to. talk. He told me of his business in Dallas and how it was nice to get away from it once in a while and how he had even gone to Mexico for a few days. He did not tell me when or where he had been in Mexico, but that he had already gone there. He CHECK OUT introduced himself as JACK RUBY from Dallas and that he knew K1 PETE GUARISCO very well and that he wanted to see him. He said WALO that he was on his way to Dallas. He was talking to me alone, and he was by himself at that point - he came in alone. I then noticed this man sitting at a table about 15 feet from me fumbling with the phone and causing the lights to light up on the switch- board. The man had come in right after RUBY (a few seconds later). I then asked him if I could help him, and he said that he was just waiting for someone. He continued fumbling with the phone, but I didn't say anything to him as he appeared very nervous and -1-

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