(Testimony of Robert G. Klause)
Mr. Jenner.
Have you ever heard of the American Eagle Publishing Co.?
Mr. Klause.
Yes, sir. It takes a minute to ring a bell, but it rings a bell.
Mr. Jenner.
Did you ever do any work for the American Eagle Publishing Co.?
Mr. Klause.
No, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
That is a company with which Mr. Surrey is associated?
Mr. Klause.
Yes, sir; I believe so. That is why I heard that mentioned.
Mr. Jenner.
How did you become acquainted with that fact? And when?
Mr. Klause.
I believe there was a discussion one day that sometimes on jobs--I think this was done, we talked about this at Johnson at the time.
Mr. Jenner.
At the time you were employed at Johnson?
Mr. Klause.
Yes, sir. That jobs would come in that he would send through--might not be too much commission in it or something, or might not be a big job, where he would job through this place, which in turn then would job back through Johnson. Then he would get probably a markup plus a commission. How it is worked, I do not know, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
You were aware of the fact that Mr. Surrey and General Walker were the two partners in American Eagle Publishing Co.?
Mr. Klause.
No, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
But you knew he had some connection with the company--Mr. Surrey?
Mr. Klause.
Yes, sir. Like I said, he had mentioned it.
Mr. Jenner.
Mr. Surrey had mentioned it to you. Did he tell you he was an officer of that company?
Mr. Klause.
Well, as far as I knew, he was sole owner.
Mr. Jenner.
I see.
Mr. Klause.
It is what I thought was an assumed name, like myself. I do not know how the laws are here, but in Texas when you open up in business, you have got to file an assumed name certificate if it is under an assumed name or your name or whatever the name is, you have to file that business.
Mr. Jenner.
Do you have an assumed name certificate for your private business?
Mr. Klause.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
What is it?
Mr. Klause.
Klause Printing.
Mr. Jenner.
Were you not aware of the fact that Mr. Surrey had some connection with General Edwin A. Walker?
Mr. KLAUSE. No, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
At no time?
Mr. Klause.
No, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
Did you ever see that tall yellow covered book published almost like a pamphlet, published, by the American Eagle Publishing Co., which contained reprints of various news stories of the assassination?
Mr. Klause.
Yes, sir; this might be hard to believe. I saw the book. In fact, I think I have a copy of it. But to this day, I have yet to crack the cover on it. I have never even opened it.
Mr. Jenner.
What I want to question you about---did you look at the back of the book, the back cover of the book?
Mr. Klause.
No, sir; I noticed the front, and put it in the car. I carried it in the car for about a week, with a bunch of my scratch pads I hand out to my customers. And one night I went home to unload the car, and I unloaded everything out of the car and put it in the house. And since then I never looked at it.
Mr. Jenner.
You never noticed that Surrey appears on the backside of the back cover as the president of the American Eagle Publishing Co.
Mr. Klause.
No, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
Have you ever heard of the Carousel Club in Dallas?
Mr. Klause.
Yes, sir; I have heard of it.
Mr. Jenner.
Do you know where it is located?
Mr. Klause.
All I can tell you, sir, it is downtown. I have never been there.
Mr. Jenner.
You have never been there?
Mr. Klause.
No, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
Did you ever meet Jack Ruby?
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