Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-10-25
WIFE Of DOHENY
GIVES TESTIMONY
IN TEAPOT PROBE

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 23.-Mrs. e.
L. Doheny, wife Of the oil magnate,
called to the stand today by the gov
eminent in it's suit for the cancella-
ton of contracts and leases in the
Fix Hills naval reserves, testified
the missing signature torn from the
promissory note for 100000 was in
the possession of Frank j. Hogan,
counsel for the oil nagnate.
~. L. Doheny. ST., and mis- son, e.
L. Doheny, Jr., when called to the
witness stand, made formal state
ments refusing to testify, on the
ground that any evidence they might
give might be used against them in
the trials pending following their in
dictments i'll Washington, d, c.
The note with the signature miss
ing previously had been Introduce !
and the handwriting on it had been
identified as that of Albert 3. Fall,
former secretary of the interior. The
not was made payable to Edward H.
Doheny
The government charges this note
was a receipt for 100000 given Fall
in a little bag in connection with an
alleged conspiracy to fraudulently
grant to the Doheny concern leases
out of which Doheny estimated q
profit of $100000,000 would accrue
to his interests.
Owen j. Roberts, government
prosecutor, introduced the note as
an exhibit of the government noting
that the portion on which the sigma
ture should have been, had been torn
off. The text of the note follows:
November 80, 1921. On demand
L promise to pay to the or
der of E. l.. Doheny one hundred
thousand dollars (S100,000) at New
York or Los Angeles, value receiV
ed ct --- interests"
Following presentation Of the note
Roberts introduced cattle vouchers
signed by Fall and other evidence
to indicate that Fall went from
Washington to Ell Paso Immediately
after the time dated in the note.
Toward the close or yesterdays
session, Former Senator Atlee Pome-
rene, of the government counsel,
called to the stand Graham Young,
treasurer of Blair & Co., New York
investment securities firm, with
which the elder Doheny and his son
had accounts.
Over the objection Of defense coun-
sci, Mr.. Pomerene drew from the
witness a description of how E. l..
Doheny Jr. had notified him on
November 80, 1921, that he would call
that day to draw 500, 900; how this
800, 900 in currency was turned over
to the younger Doheny in a confer
ence room of Blair & Co.. and how
Doheny put it in a little black
Satchel."
Next the government counsel
brought out from Charles L. Little.
assistant teller of the firm, that
about one month later the younger
Doheny's account with Blair & Co.,
was up over 500, 600 again and that
most of this amount came from
Doheny, Sr.
Cross-examination of the witness
by Frank J. Hogan, chief counsel
Petroleum and Transport company,
however, brought out that it was not
unusual for Doheny, Jr., to have con-
siderable sums on deposit which
came from his father.
Mr.. Pomerene declared he would
introduce testimony to show that the
500, 900 was paid to Fall the day
after the younger Doheny drew the
money.
Other government witnesses at
Yesterdays meeting were Command
er H. a. Stuart, y S. N, formerly
chief Of the navy departments fuel
Gil bureau, and Commander Erwin
f. Lands, inspector Of naval oil re-
serves i: California
Their testimony was designed to
show that there was friction and di-
vergence of opinion among naval Of
ficers concerning the granting of
Elk Hills leases and that Fall grant
ed the leases and contracts to Do
heny interests without the consent
Of those officials supposed to be di-
rectly responsible for The fuel oil
supply of the navy and the operation
of the California oil reserves.