(Testimony of Robert G. Klause)
Mr. Klause.
No, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
Did you ever see Jack Ruby prior to the 24th of November 1963?
Mr. Klause.
No, sir; I have never seen him and have never met him.
Mr. Jenner.
You've never seen him before or since or on that day?
Mr. Klause.
No, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
Did you ever have any business with him of any kind or character?
Mr. Klause.
No, sir; as soon as he was put in jail, from what I understand, the biggest part of his property went up for sale, and the people--some people that bought some of his property, or bought his business, called on us to do a job.
Mr. Jenner.
This was after the assassination?
Mr. Klause.
Yes, sir; this was after--in fact, I imagine sometime after his trial. And I called on those people. We printed I think 500 letterheads and 500 envelopes, something like that, plus 2,000 circulars about open from 7 until 2 in the morning, and then the dance band who was there. In fact, they still owe the bill at the shop. In fact from what I understand, that place is closed up again now.
Mr. Jenner.
Did Lettercraft Printing Co. ever do any work for Jack Ruby, to your knowledge?
Mr. Klause.
No, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
Did Johnson Printing Co. ever do any work for Jack Ruby, to your knowledge?
Mr. Klause.
No, sir; not to my knowledge. And I can assure you that Lettercraft didn't, because if it had, it would have crossed my desk.
Mr. Jenner.
Were you generally aware of the jobs that went through Johnson Printing?
Mr. Klause.
That came to my press, yes sir. Now, Johnson--I don't know whether you know it--it is a pretty good sized shop. It is one of the biggest in Dallas. In fact, you could put my whole shop in just one room over there.
Mr. Jenner.
When you talk about your shop you are talking about Lettercraft?
Mr. Klause.
Yes, sir; now, on the press that I was working on, nothing ever came in; no, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
I think that will be all. May I look at my notes, Mr. Chairman.
Mr. Dulles.
Have you told us in detail all your conversations with Mr. Surrey, from the time that this particular job started until it was concluded?
Mr. Klause.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Dulles.
Did he tell you at all what his purpose was?
Mr. Klause.
No, sir; the only thing I mentioned--he said he had a customer that wanted it.
Mr. Jenner.
He did not identify the customer?
Mr. Klause.
No, sir.
Mr. Dulles.
But he indicated he was doing this for a customer?
Mr. Klause.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Dulles.
Do you recall whether at the time Mr. Surrey first spoke with you about this job, it was publicly known that President Kennedy was to visit Dallas?
Mr. Klause.
It might have been; but not to my knowledge, sir.
Mr. Dulles.
You did not know at that time that President Kennedy was going to visit Dallas?
Mr. Klause.
No, sir.
Mr. Dulles.
And I think you have testified that your first contact with Mr. Surrey about this was some 3 weeks before the visit?
Mr. Klause.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Dulles.
Around the first of November that would be?
Mr. Klause.
Yes, sir; now, it might have came out in the paper that Mr. Kennedy was coming to Dallas, but we don't take the paper. And usually by the time we get home and feed the kids, we don't have time to read the paper anyway. We might watch the late movie on television. We don't keep up with the news, which we should, but we don't. And that is probably the way it got in without me knowing it. But I had no knowledge at all.
Mr. Jenner.
Mrs. Klause works, does she?
Mr. Klause.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
And you both get home about the same time do you?
Mr. Klause.
Yes, sir--the biggest part of the time we do.
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