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And then, of course, after he died and the murder charge was filed, well, that would actually be out of date.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?