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by the Washington Post. was ques-
ing to McLean's i'll health in Florida
which had been advanced as a rea-
son for his not coming to Washing
ton. He said he had sought 20 sug-
gest to the publisher that his sinus
trouble might make 1t inadvisable
for him to leave Palm Beach.
You would suggest this idea to
Mr.. Mclean" remarked Senator
Walsh, "and he would suggest It to
his doctor and then the doctor would
explain 1t to the committee; was
I'm effect, yes" replied Fitzgerald
Mclean Takes Stand.
Mclean himself then was called to
the stand and read his prepared
statement When he had concluded
his attention was directed to the
fact that he had not mentioned the
SlO0.0OO loan. Senaor Walsh then
began questioning the witness al
length on that subject.
AS ne finished reading his state
ment Mclean tossed the typewriter
sheets to the official stenographer
and Strengthened up in his chair.
You haven't adverted at all to the
testimony you gave at Palm Beach,
care to make any statement about
that?"
No, sir" said the witness.
Unable to Find Stubs.
You said there you were unable to
find the stub checks on that 100000
loan" Senator Walsh proceeded.
Have you made any search for
those?"
The publisher said he had looked
for them in vain. He replied in the
affirmative when Senator walsh
asked if the checks ever really had
existed.
The senator then turned to the trip
Mclean made in December to Allan
tic City to talk with Fall. Mclean
explained that he had received tele-
gram from Fall and later telephone
message from Mrs. Fall.
She told me that Senator Fan
wanted to see me, that he was sick, and
very nervous" .1cLean said. II told
her 1T would be difficult, but that /
would come if Albert wanted me-"
please tell US about your conversa-
tion with Fall at AtlaNlc City"
Mclean explained that he went in
his private car.
II was met by Mrs. Fall. She told
me Albert was asleep" he went on.
wrapper. He was in an awfully nerv-
Gus condition. l could see that.
Referred to Checks.
ber our check transaction of a few
years ago.? l said l did. and he said,
Will you say you loaned me that in
cash? I'm in a terrible situation. II
has nothing to do with Harry Sinclair
or Teapot Dome He said, They are
barking up the wrong tree and | said
| would. believed my friend"
"Going back to checks. you told us
they were drawn on a couple OF banks
there" Senator Walsh resumed.
LAS to that, Senator, there was no
trouble about my checks for 100000
or $500, ,000."
He added that he had collateral to
the amount "of sl4s.o00 or so in de-
posit vaults"
Fall, in taking the checks. he said.
promised to call me up before he
presented them
Didn't know Trouble.
What did Senator Fall want?"
Senator Walsh queried. Wasn't this
an unusual thing? What was in his
mind?'
II don't know what was in his
mind, 1 have trouble enough telling
what was in my own mind"
The whole transaction. he said, was
something of a mystery to him.
The senator asked about a refer
ence in the Mclean kilograms to some
I
vault. The witness passed over a
This described the ranch PROPOSE
ton in New Mexico, in which Senator
Fall was endeavoring to interest you?"
Senator Walsh commented.
It's a letter from him in the
nature OF prospectus"
Mclean crouched over the witness
table and lit a cigarette.
THE better idea was never to get
mixed up he remarked. I'D have
been further off than that ranch is if
I'd suspected"
The crowd chuckled and had another
laugh when the witness said in reply
to a question why he hired a safe
deposit box.
Il have hired six vaults in this mat
ter"
Met Fall With Harding.
Senator Walsh asked when Mclean
first made Falrs acquaintance. He said
it was on a trip with President elect
Harding and others to Brownsville,
Tex, in 1920.
II got to like him very WE'LL" Nc
Lean remarked.
of the Department OF Justfce?" asked
Senator Walsh.
About a month after President
Harding took Office"
What service did you renderT
None" he answered. THE main
get through police lines when travel
ing with the President"
You didn't need the code for that?'
Explains Getting Code.
"I got the code and little badge
when I took office"
1--WE need a little help" said Sena-