(Testimony of Henry Wade)
Mr. Rankin.
You didn't have anything to do with it?
Mr. Wade.
I understand from hearsay it disappeared or somewhere down there but we don't have anything to do with writs. But they don't come through our office. You see that is directed by the judge. I heard or at least Decker or somebody told me they never could find the writ but there was some writ for assault to murder originally issued.
And then, of course, after he died and the murder charge was filed, well, that would actually be out of date.
Senator COOPER. Was it a writ of habeas corpus to bring Oswald before a court?
Mr. Wade.
No. Jack Ruby.
Senator COOPER. Jack Ruby.
Mr. Wade.
It was actually, they have two kinds of writs, one of them is where they set a bond on it and another one is what they have called a dry writ, which says, "You file on him or bring him before me at such and such a time."
Which one it was I don't know. As a matter of fact, I thought there was a bond set on it, but I told the chief, I said, "You can hold him, we don't want to release him until you know whether the person dies or not because then he wouldn't be a bailable case," assault to murder is bailable.
I never saw the writ or anything. I just heard somebody say there is a writ on him.
(At this point, Chairman Warren entered the hearing room.)
Mr. Rankin.
Did you ever help Ruby about any of his troubles of any kind?
Mr. Wade.
Not that I know of.
Mr. Rankin.
Prior to this occasion?
Mr. Wade.
No; I think we have had him for a liquor violation or something, but if we have like I say, I never knew him. I think that they have had some charges against him.
As a matter of fact, they had two pistol charges against him but I don't think they ever reached my office.
Mr. Rankin.
Do you know what charges they were about pistols?
Mr. Wade.
Carrying a concealed weapon and if I understand the record I think we checked it out and they dismissed them up in the police force.
There was one liquor case that was dismissed in my office by an assistant who is no longer there which I have read the reports on and don't have any recollection of it either way.
Mr. Rankin.
Did you know Eva Grant?
Mr. Wade.
No, sir.
Mr. Rankin.
Ruby's sister. Do you know Sam Ruby?
Mr. Wade.
I knew none of them, none of the Ruby family, and didn't know Jack Ruby. I think he claims that he had known me or something or other but if he had, it is one of those things where you see somebody and I didn't know his name or anything when I saw him that night or didn't know who he was. I thought he was a member of the press, actually.
Mr. Rankin.
Did it come to your attention that there was some claim that Oswald was an agent of one of the intelligence agencies of Government?
Mr. Wade.
I heard that talk down there. It was talk some----
Mr. Rankin.
Do you know who was talking that?
Mr. Wade.
I don't know. I have been up here once before, and some of the press were I don't remember, some of the press mentioned that they had two voucher numbers in his book there that indicated he was working for the FBI or the CIA. I know nothing about them, don't think anybody in my office does. I think maybe Alexander mentioned it some, but Alexander is not a great lover of the FBI. They fuss all the time openly, so I don't know. I know nothing about it myself because I never have seen the book and I don't know whether they have even got any numbers in there but they were supposed to have two numbers in there as a voucher number of $200 from some Government agency but like I say, supposed to.
I never saw it and heard it, talk, but I am sure you all know more about it than I do.
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