Mr. Hubert. Of course, you never saw anything of that sort yourself?
Mr. Senator. Never, never, and I tell you this from my heart.
Mr. Hubert. From your knowledge of Ruby and his relationship with the dog, do you think that that is likely or unlikely?
Mr. Senator. What?
Mr. Hubert. From your knowledge of Ruby and of his relationship with those animals do you think that such a story is likely or unlikely?
Mr. Senator. That he would have?
Mr. Hubert. Yes.
Mr. Senator. No; that is so far-fetched I don’t believe in that stuff.
Mr. Griffin. Can you be a little bit more explicit about why you feel that way?
Mr. Senator. Well, I feel that I have been around him enough to see him pet the dog, and I pet the dog many times. I picked up the dog many times like anybody else has picked up a dog and just scratched him on the head but I have never seen an incident like this, at no time.