(Testimony of James Patrick , Jr. Hosty)
Mr. Stern.
Were you in the police headquarters on Saturday, the 23d, or Sunday, the 24th, at all?
Mr. Hosty.
No, sir.
Mr. Stern.
Did you have any further discussions with Lieutenant Revill that weekend?
Mr. Hosty.
No.
Mr. Stern.
At any time until now?
Mr. Hosty.
I have had discussions with him on two occasions since then. We did not discuss this matter of the 22d of November, this conversation of the 22d.
Mr. Stern.
Did you discuss the assassination with him on either of these two occasions that you recall?
Mr. Hosty.
No, sir.
Mr. Stern.
The only conversation you had with him was going up the stairway from the basement to the third floor of the police headquarters on November 22?
Mr. Hosty.
That is correct.
Representative Ford.
Do you recall the dates of these two subsequent meetings with him?
Mr. Hosty.
No, sir; I don't. Just the first time was maybe in January, January sometimes, possibly February, and that was at his office. Then he came to our office maybe in March. I just don't recall the dates.
Representative Ford.
But those visits were on matters not at all related to the assassination or the events surrounding it?
Mr. Hosty.
Actually, when he came to our office he was coming to talk to another agent, and I just said "Hello" to him, and we didn't discuss anything official. I just nodded "hello" to him, "How are you doing?" When I went to his office it was in connection with another matter.
Mr. Stern.
But on neither occasion did you discuss the assassination or the events surrounding it?
Mr. Hosty.
No, sir.
The Chairman.
Have you any further questions, Congressman Ford?
Representative Ford.
What did you do on Saturday and Sunday following, in rough outline, involving the assassination, if anything?
Mr. Hosty.
I worked practically round the clock Saturday night, I didn't go to bed at all, as I recall, Friday night and Saturday. I was covering various leads in connection with the assassination, talking to people who knew Lee Oswald.
I talked to Mrs. Paine, to give you an example, the first thing Saturday morning. I talked to various people that knew Oswald, just covering general investigative leads in connection with the assassination, like everyone else was. But I wasn't working at the police department.
Representative Ford.
You weren't at the police department at all on Saturday or Sunday?
Mr. Hosty.
That is correct.
The Chairman.
Mr. McCloy, have you anything?
Mr. Mccloy.
I noticed you mentioned Lieutenant Revill and Jackie Brian. There is another name mentioned bore, Gordon Shanklin.
Mr. Hosty.
He is the agent in charge of the Dallas FBI Office.
Mr. Mccloy.
It doesn't say so in this article, but it may be in this by implication. You said nothing or anything that is comparable to the alleged statement, "We have a suspect who is capable of the assassination of the President, but I never dreamed of it," to your colleague Gordon Shanklin?
Mr. Hosty.
No, sir.
Mr. Mccloy.
When you went to talk to Mrs. Paine, did you go over the premises then with her? Did she, for example, show you where Oswald is alleged to have kept the rifle in the garage?
Mr. Hosty.
No, sir; I didn't do that, no.
Mr. Mccloy.
Did you, in the course of your followup leads, talk to Mr. Truly?
Mr. Hosty.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Mccloy.
Can you tell us what transpired between you and Mr. Truly?
Mr. Hosty.
Yes, sir; I talked to him about----
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