Mr. SURREY. At its inception we didn't have any money.
The CHAIRMAN. When you publish books, you have to have some capital of
some kind.
Mr. SURREY. The capital was raised from the sale of a book called
"Walker Speaks Unmuzzled" which sells for 35 cents. We started with
that.
The CHAIRMAN. You published that first?
Mr. SURREY. No, sir.
The CHAIRMAN. Who published that?
Mr. SURREY. I believe General Walker did.
The CHAIRMAN. And how much money came from the sale of those books?
Mr. SURREY. I do not know offhand, sir.
The CHAIRMAN. Approximately.
Mr. SURREY. We are still selling them.
The CHAIRMAN. Beg pardon?
Mr. SURREY. We are still selling them.
The CHAIRMAN. But you handle the funds, don't you, for the company?
Mr. SURREY. Yes; but I don't know specific items.
The CHAIRMAN. Well, I am not asking you for specific items. But I would
like to know approximately how much money.
Let me put it this way: How much money have you handled for that
company in the last--since it has been established?
Mr. SURREY. Oh, as a rough estimate, $10,000 to $15,000.
The CHAIRMAN. And only a hundred dollars of that was contributions from
outsiders?
Mr. SURREY. I would say that would be it.
The CHAIRMAN. And was there any of that $10,000 or $15,000 that came
from any individual other than from people who purchased the hooks?
Mr. SURREY. Yes; at one time the General put some more money into the
company.
The CHAIRMAN. How much money did he put into it?
Mr. SURREY. I believe a thousand dollars.
The CHAIRMAN. That is all?
Mr. SURREY. Yes.
The CHAIRMAN. Anybody else put any money into it?
Mr. SURREY. No, sir.
The CHAIRMAN. Did you?
Mr. SURREY. No, sir.
The CHAIRMAN. Very well.
Mr. JENNER. Mr. Chief Justice, may I revert to the other subject
matter? I have an additional question I would like to ask. And I warn
the witness in advance I am returning to the pamphlet.
The CHAIRMAN. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Your questions have stimulated me to ask another question.
The CHAIRMAN. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Were any of the funds that reached Eagle Publishing Co. by
way of contributions or proceeds of sale of materials employed or used
to pay for the leaflet, Commission Exhibit No. 996?
Mr. SURREY. Now, I understand that if I answer that question, it opens
up the whole thing again. So I decline to answer on the grounds it may
incriminate me.
The CHAIRMAN. Gentlemen, I have asked our Chief Counsel, Mr. Rankin, to
have a search of our files made and our telephone calls to see if we
have received anything from Congressman Alger concerning this book. And
Mr. Rankin, will you report to us what your finding is, please?
Mr. RANKIN. I had a search made of our files, and any incoming calls
from the Congressman to see if we had received any such material, and
such a search showed that we had not received any such material. I
then called Congressman Alger's office to ask there if there had been
any communication from them, and was informed that they had not sent
anything to us, but that one of the booklets had been given away by
Congressman Alger, and they had one left, and I have sent for that one
to have for our records.
Representative BOGGS. I would like to see it when it gets here. You
expect it pretty soon?
Mr. RANKIN. I sent him on the run.
Representative BOGGS. Good.
Mr. JENNER. Mr. Surrey, I will return to the General Walker incident
now.
I would like you particularly to examine the next photograph, which
appears in Commission Exhibit No. 4, Item 6, as subletter P-5.
This depicts, Mr. Chairman, and gentlemen, a railroad track--in the far
distance a tall building. Is that area at all familiar to you?
That is undoubtedly the MKT line, or some spur line.
You are familiar with the MKT line, are you not?
Mr. SURREY. This I do not recognize the area.
Mr. JENNER. I will ask you this. Is there a railroad near General
Walker's home?
Mr. SURREY. Facing out of the house, facing Turtle Creek, across the
creek, and then another half block or so, there is a railroad.
Mr. JENNER. Within a half a block?
Mr. SURREY. Well, it would be a full city block to the railroad.
Perhaps even more. I have never been in that area, as a matter of fact.
Mr. JENNER. Having that in mind, I show you a photograph, aerial view
photograph, which we have marked Commission Exhibit No. 998.
Mr. Chief Justice, that is a copy of the exhibit.
That purports to be an aerial photograph taken of the vicinity of
General Walker's residence. And you will notice there is an encircled
building and the designation "A."
First, do you recognize that general area?
Mr. SURREY. Yes; I do.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit 998 for
identification.)
Mr. JENNER. And does the encirclment of the home there appear to be
General Walker's home?
Mr. SURREY. Yes, sir; it does. I don't see a house that should be in
the corner.