San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-10
REPLIES
To COMPLAINT
Of OFFICIALS
Denies He Had Aa.a.ce
knowledge Of Federal
Subpoena.
EXPLAINS PHONE CALLS
Says He Went to Walkers
Home on Marshal's
Request.
EXPLAINS PHONE CALLS

Denying that he had knowledge
that he was TO be subpocnaed to tee.
tify before the committee Investigate
Ing the Department of Justice or that
he visited the office OF Ga- T. Joies.
Of the Bureau OF Investigation Of the
Department of Justice. in 0-der thaz
a false impression might be created,
John I. Camp has issued a writtes
statement. He left San Antonio. Sur
day night, for Washington Mr..
Jones has also left tho city.
The statement follows:
II am averse 10 any newspaper
controversies but statements appear
ing in the press of this morning by
Marshal Walker and Gus Jones, agent
in charge of the Department Of Jus
tce require that | ssall make pub
lie my position in the matters re-
ferred 10.
On Thursday, MarcL 6. about 6 80
p. M, Marshal Walker in COMPANY
with an elderly gentleman came 20
my residence during my absence and
left message that he had sub
pocna for me in Federal case and
leaving his phone number requested
that | call him up Immediately upon
my return and at o'clock the same
evening upon arrival home ] did az
requested. He told me then owe. the
phone that he had a subpoena in n
Federal case and asked il had car
and could conveniently come to his
residence and upon his request did
so at which time he formally read 10
81. 4. ss.,tNs h,
asked IL | could come to his office at
10 o'clock next morning and arrange
for transportation 10 Washington.
This request | also met and about 10
Il. IN. Friday appeared at his office.
He then told me that he had made
reservation and arranged transporta-
ton for me TO leave for Washington
at SIS Sunday evening.
Did Not Know OF Subpoena.
That | knew Of the existence of the
subpoena prior to his call and informa-
ton left at my residence or that [
waived service thereon is absolutely
false. While talking with Marshal
Walker on Friday morning he cxcus-
ed himself for a short time. spoke 10
one OF his deputies who left the room
and soon afterwards the same deputy
returned accompanied By J. J. Law
renee. special agent of the Department
Of Justice who informed me that Gus
Jones wanted 10 see me in his office.
| I went with Mr.. Lawrence TO Mr.
Jones' office and there we talked about
IN hour behind closed doors and alone.
The subject matter of our conversation
then would be inappropriate for puoli-
cation.
Late Friday evening Marshal Walk
or again left request at my residence
for me to call him up at his residence.
which | did about 10 O'Clock upon nv
return. when he informed me be could
not arrange for my transportation. [
asked him what | must do about it
and he suggested | wire David :.
Barry. Sergeant-at-Arms of the U. :.
Senate at Washington. which | did
and was advised by him SATURDAY
morning that the department there had
arranged my transportation with the
NJ Il. and L. railroad. l called on
the railroad agent several times but il
was at 10 o'clock Sunday morning
that / was first advised by the agent
that transportation was ready.
Explains Telephone Calls.
With regard TO second call made at
Jones' office on Saturday evening by
me TO which he refers in the press.
this was made after ! had notified
him from my residence that ! wished
to see him and the object of this par
ticular visit was TO give him some
dates which he desired in a special
confidential report made to him by me
about the matter entirely disconnected :
with any subject under investigation
at Washington. 1t was at this time
that he called in Mr.. Lawrence and
stated that he could not talk 10 me
alone since | had been subpoenaed
and l responded that | had not
thought of that, and at this time l
had no knowledge that the newspapers
had or would publish that he had quiz
zed me on the previous day. aud both
parties stated then that they had
been asked by reporters IL Jones bad
luizzed me on the first visit. With
regard TO the two telephone calls 60
which Jones refers coming 10 his Of
flee just after my departure, one OF
them was from the railroad sgert and
the other from a reporter who shortly
after asked 10 interview me. both OF
whom inquired ar Jones office for me
aftey telephoning 10 my residence and
getting the information from my fam
ilv that | had just gone TO Jones'
office.
THAT these telephone calls had been
prearrGnged or that | had any con
nection with any effort 10 create Il
false impression BY a visit TO biS Of
flee is lie out of whole cloth. and
any intimatiOn that | have any secret
connection with influences at Wash
ington or that | had any knowledge
Of this subpoena before Marshal Walk
or served the sauie upon me or that
have given any statements concerning
what my testimony will b. i equally
false.