Liebeler And The Ryder Witnessing

[Albert Doyle]

I just commented on this at Spartacus.

I agree that Whitworth and Hunter are quite credible. I also think that Liebeler somehow got some help in order to discredit Ryder.

I think the incident happened.

If you look at both the Ryder and Whitworth and Hunter depositions Liebeler is clearly steering the inquiry towards this predesigned ruse. Knowing the full history of Dallas coercion and intimidation - and even witness murder (funny, Dallas wasn't so concerned with "safety" back then) I'm certain Ryder was gotten to and went along with denying this interview. The alleged Dallas Morning News interview is only a minor side issue that has very little relevance towards the main issue, which was Oswald seeking repairs for his rifle. I'm even suspicious about reporter Schmidt who when asked if he remembered Ryder's voice said "I honestly can't say". But either way, Ryder's lack of protest or firm detail suggests a passive cooperation with testimony. This is further enhanced by Ryder trying to tip-toe around his having actually done the repairs. You can see this in his indirect answers to Liebeler in the deposition:

Mr. LIEBELER. What kind of gun was it?
Mr. RYDER. It was a 6.5 Italian.
Mr. LIEBELER. Do you know the make?
Mr. RYDER. Like I say, I have seen several of them but as far as who made the gun, I don't know; probably some Italian gun manufacturer but as far as who it was, I don't know. I can't read Italian.
Mr. LIEBELER. Could you tell from looking at the ticket when this work was done? First of all, the tag was not dated?
Mr. RYDER. The tag was not dated.
Mr. LIEBELER. Could you make any estimate of the time by looking at this ticket as to when the work was done?
Mr. RYDER. Well, it was done sometime between the 1st and 15th of November.
Mr. LIEBELER. How could you tell that?
Mr. RYDER. Because the work was done while the Greeners or the Woody Francis Greeners, the owners of the sport shop were on vacation.
Mr. LIEBELER. How do you know?
Mr. RYDER. They were gone that 2 weeks.
Mr. LIEBELER. How do you know it was done while they were gone?
Mr. RYDER. Actually, I can't really say too definitely sure but I am quite sure it was because he doesn't remember seeing the gun in the shop while he was there. In other words, before they left, and of course, it was gone when they came back.
Mr. LIEBELER. When you say "the gun," what do you mean?
Mr. RYDER. The one I worked on--in other words, he keeps a pretty good watch on my work to make sure I'm getting it out on time and he will check fairly close every day, every other day, and check to make sure I'm getting the work out, that old work isn't laying there to be done. He's pretty sharp on remembering names and he would have remembered that quite surely if--

What is clear above is that Ryder slips and says "the one I worked on". He says the work was done between the 1st and 15th and that it had to be done while the boss was on vacation otherwise the boss would have documented it. Pretty clear, right? Ryder is clearly dithering in order to avoid coming right out and admitting he worked on that gun.


Why this whole thing is important is because it shows one of the Oswald's was doing frame-up work under some kind of instruction like in the other famous cases in Dallas of Oswald being framed for showing intent to kill Kennedy. The post-assassination Warren Commission posture, like in the case of Ralph Yates, was to deny these occurrences. The key to Liebeler's ploy is Rachel Oswald which disproves Liebeler's entire line of reasoning and therefore kicks us back out to needing an explanation for Oswald's seeking gun repairs on the 5th of November, not to mention an explanation for Liebeler's criminal malfeasance and suborning of perjury.