(Testimony of Robert G. Klause)
Mr. Klause.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
And where did that delivery take place?
Mr. Klause.
Now, that I do remember. That was about 5 blocks approximately from the shop. It was--from Lettercraft. It was a little cafe there which we call the Waffle Shop. It is the Pal's Waffle Shop.
Mr. Jenner.
Did you make--I take it then you made arrangements with Mr. Surrey to meet him at Pal's Waffle Shop, rather than he come to the Lettercraft Printing Co.
Mr. Klause.
I called him and told him that they were ready, and he said, "Where can I meet you?" and I was getting ready to go to lunch at the time anyway. I believe it was lunch or coffee. I said, "I'm getting ready to go out for coffee. I am going to go up about 5 blocks up the street to the Waffle Shop." He said, "I'll meet you there, then."
Mr. Jenner.
Did Mrs. Klause accompany you?
Mr. Klause.
No, sir; she was at work.
Mr. Jenner.
Anybody accompany you?
Mr. Klause.
No, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
You met Mr. Surrey at the Pal's Waffle Shop?
Mr. Klause.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
You delivered him all of the handbills you had printed up?
Mr. Klause.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
What color were those?
Mr. Klause.
The handbills were run on what we call assorted dodger stock--green and orange and blue and yellow. It is a cheap colored newspaper print is what it is.
Mr. Jenner.
From where did you obtain the assorted dodger stock?
Mr. Klause.
Olmstead Kirk Paper Co.
Mr. Jenner.
Did you make it as an individual purchase or was that a purchase on behalf of the Lettercraft Printing Co.?
Mr. Klause.
No; that was my own purchase.
Mr. Jenner.
You purchased that and paid for it in cash?
Mr. Klause.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
Now, were you paid for this work you did for Mr. Surrey?
Mr. Klause.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
And what did he pay you?
Mr. Klause.
I think it was $40, Mr. Jenner. In fact, I am almost positive.
Mr. Jenner.
Was it in cash?
Mr. Klause.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
When next did you see Mr. Surrey after you had delivered the handbills to him?
Mr. Klause.
I would say approximately 2 or 3 weeks after Mr. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas.
Mr. Jenner.
So I take it then you had no contact with Mr. Surrey of any kind or character from the day you delivered the 5,000 plus handbills to him in Pal's Waffle Shop until some 2 weeks after President Kennedy's assassination on November 22, 1963.
Mr. Klause.
Yes, sir; that is correct.
Mr. Jenner.
That whole time span was a month to 5 weeks?
Mr. Klause.
Yes, sir; and then at that time I called Mr. Surrey myself personally.
Mr. Jenner.
Why?
Mr. Klause.
Like I said, I have two or three accounts, and I had one job that I could not run, it was a big job. A lot of printers will work with other printers in jobbing out work. I took this job and jobbed it out--Mr. Surrey jobbed it out to Johnson, and let Johnson run it. And I in turn paid Bob for the job, when the people paid me, and I delivered the job, and I made a commission off of it.
Mr. Jenner.
On that occasion when you saw Mr. Surrey, did you have a conversation--did you have any conversation with him with respect to the dodger or handbill, Commission Exhibit No. 996?
Mr. Klause.
Yes, sir; I imagine there was. I cannot exactly say what it
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