Senator Cooper. On what day?
Mr. Hosty. The 4th of November.
Senator Cooper. Considering that he was a defector, you knew he was a defector?
Mr. Hosty. Yes, sir.
Senator Cooper. And considering that he had been engaged in this demonstration in New Orleans, and the statement that Mrs. Paine had made to you, did it occur to you at all that he was a potentially dangerous person?
Mr. Hosty. No, sir.
Senator Cooper. Why?
Mr. Hosty. There is no indication from something of that type that he would commit a violent act. This is not the form that a person of that type would necessarily take. This would not in any way indicate to me that he was capable of violence.
Senator Cooper. I believe you testified that you didn't know the route of the——
Mr. Hosty. That is correct, sir.