Mr. Hubert.

What did you ask him ?

Mr. Combest.

Well, I told him was there anything that he wanted me to tell anybody or was there anything he wanted to say right now before it was too late, and I don't remember my--exactly the words that I did say to him, but after I realized the seriousness of the wound, of course, trying to let him know if he was ever going to say anything he was going to have to say it then.

Mr. Hubert.

You thought he was dying?

Mr. Combest.

Yes, sir; I did.

Mr. Hubert.

And do you think you used language to him to convey to him your idea that he was dying?

Mr. Combest.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Hubert.

Did you get any indication that he actually understood what you were trying to convey to him?

Mr. Combest.

When I first started asking him he did. He looked up at me, seemed to recognize that I--who was talking to him.

Mr. Hubert.

You don't mean that he recognized you as a person?

Mr. Combest.

He recognized that I was the person talking to him.

Mr. Hubert.

But he didn't say anything ?

Mr. Combest.

No, sir; just shook his head and I said, "Do you have anything you want to tell us now," and he shook his head.

Mr. Hubert.

He did not say the word "No"?

Mr. Combest.

No, sir; he did not say anything at all.

Mr. Hubert.

Did you indicate to him that if he had any accomplices or wanted to clarify the shooting of the President, that he had better do it right quick ?

Mr. Combest.

Not in those words. I didn't mention "accomplice," or anything. I was real excited at the time but I kept talking to him as long as I thought that he would try to answer me, hoping that he would give a dying declaration on the shooting.

Mr. Hubert.

And you think you used language sufficiently clear to him to indicate to him that ,in your opinion he was dying and on account of the fact that he was dying it was just about the last time he would have a chance to say anything about the shooting of the President, or the shooting?

Mr. Combest.

Yes, sir; that's correct.

Mr. Hubert.

Did you see Ruby thereafter?

Mr. Combest.

What was the question, sir?

Mr. Hubert.

Did you see Ruby, thereafter?

Mr. Combest.

I didn't see him until after he had passed through the jail office. Now, in the jail elevator. The next time I saw him at the preliminary hearing in Judge Brown's office in the court house.

Mr. Hubert.

You didn't hear him say anything else?

Mr. Combest.

No, sir.

Mr. Hubert.

Had you heard anything that would indicate to you that any member of the police department actually saw Ruby in the garage prior to the shooting?

Mr. Combest.

No, sir; not on this day, this particular day.

Mr. Hubert.

I am talking about this day.

Mr. Combest.

No, sir.

Mr. Hubert.

Did any member of the police department ask you whether you had seen Ruby prior to the shooting?

Mr. Combest.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Hubert.

Who was that?

Mr. Combest.

Lieutenant Revill, Jack Revill and Lieutenant Cornwall. Now, they were members of a group that were investigating within the police department, and I was interrogated by them as to if I had seen him that day.

Mr. Hubert.

And your answer was the same as it was

Mr. Combest.

Yes, sir; it was "no."

Mr. Hubert.

Was there any suggestion by these gentlemen or anybody else that you should say that you had not seen him ?

Mr. Combest.

No, sir; none whatsoever.

Mr. Hubert.

Have you any other statements or comments that you would like to make that have not been said or reported in any way that you know of by you concerning the matter that we have been talking about this morning?