Mr. Dulles. About what time?
Mr. Wade. I would say between 9 and 10 is when I talked with him.
And so the main purpose in the office, we believed, the main purpose of me and the lawyers in the office were briefing the law on whether to try Oswald for the murder of the President, whether you could prove the flight and the killing of Officer Tippit, which we became satisfied that we could, I mean from an evidentiary point of view.
Mr. Rankin. By "we" who do you mean, in your office?
Mr. Wade. Well, I think I had seven or eight in there, Bowie, and Alexander, and Dan Ellis, Jim Williamson, but there was a legal point.
My office was open, but that, with reference to this case, there were other things going on, but in reference to this case, this is what we spent our time trying to establish whether that would be admissible or not.
Mr. Rankin. Did you consult with any Federal officers in regard to how you should handle the case or what you should say about it at any time?
Mr. Wade. No; I didn't discuss, consult with any of them. I did talk to some of the FBI boys and I believe there was an inspector.
Mr. Rankin. Secret Service?
Mr. Wade. No.