Mr. Hubert. Did you give some consideration to the thought that whoever had been involved with the killing of the President might want to kill you?
Mr. Senator. I don’t know. I didn’t know who to fear. It was just a natural instinct. I would imagine anybody in the same situation would probably fear something. It was just a natural thing for a human being to do.
Mr. Hubert. I am not criticizing you, Mr. Senator; at all. I am just trying to find out the reason.
Mr. Senator. No; I had no reason or any particular thing. There was no reason for it.
Mr. Hubert. You mentioned one, that a crank might try to hurt you.
Mr. Senator. A crank might. Yes; I can’t measure what or who. It was just a fear.
Mr. Hubert. Isn’t it your thought that there might be some group of people who might want to hurt you?
Mr. Senator. I can’t say it was a group or what it is or who it may be.
Mr. Hubert. I understand that you don’t know of any group?
Mr. Senator. Yes.