Mr. Wade. Yes, sir.
Senator Cooper. As I understand it then, one of the reasons that no warrant of indictment was rendered upon, touching upon an international conspiracy is that there is just no such crime in Texas as an international conspiracy?
Mr. Wade. There was no such crime. If it was any such crime it would be a Federal rather than a State offense. If there is such crime as being a part of an international conspiracy it would deal with treason rather than murder, I would think.
But there is no such thing as being a part of any organization that makes that it is a crime to commit murder. This was a straight murder charge.
If we would have had four or five co-conspirators who conspired with him, planned the thing and could prove it we would have. That would have been a conspiracy to, conspiracy to commit murder.
Senator Cooper. But conspiracy is not essential to the crime, to describe the person accused as belonging to any organization?
Mr. Wade. No, sir; it is not necessary and it is entirely what they call surplusage.
Senator Cooper. Now the last question, was there any evidence brought to you or any evidence of which you had knowledge upon which you could base an indictment or a warrant for conspiracy to commit murder in this case?
Mr. Wade. No, sir; you mean parties other than Oswald?
Senator Cooper. Yes.