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.