The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-12

nef, OF MunlCNs WHeEeAN tAAc PAVI
General Harry NJ. Daugherty) and
others"
"How long have you known the
Attorney General?"
"Since boyhood."
Mclean said he was made spe'
eial agent Of the Department OF
Justice shortly after President
Harding was inaugurated, but that
he had performed no services "or
any brilliant character" .
1t was particularly advantageous
In getting back through police lines
when out with a Presidential party.
The leased wire to Palm Beach
was not installed to give "quick and
easy access to the White House"
Mclean replied to questions by
Walsh.
II don't want easy access to the
White House, Mclean explained.
Help on kilograms.
1.-THE arrangement for that wire
was made long before Teapot Dome
entered my mind. There was moth
ing sinister at all about it.
help in clearing up some kilograms"
said Walsh, laying a sheaf OF the
famous Mclean messages on the
committee table.
One of these kilograms sent Nc
Lean to Fall on December 20, two
days after Falls statement to the
committe was made, mentioned i'm
portant business" with Fall.
II had no important business
with FALL" Mclean explained.
1T was probably about a car
load of breken-down mares I was
sending him for his ranch"
In saying Fall considered the
mares important, Mclean observed:
"If he were in his grave and
some one mentioned race horses
he'd jump right out Of H.
Confronted with telegram after
telegram, Mclean interjected:
Senator Walsh, I've read some
of these messages and Tn getting
dizzy myself trying to figure them
out"
To another, he replied: $50 help
me, God, / don't know what that
means"
Got 1000 Tips. He Says.
From whom" Walsh demanded,
did you get the tip that you
were to be called to testify, as
you telegraphed Maori"
"Oh, / don't know" Mclean re.
piled. IF I got one tip, 1 got
1000. got 80 many that I almost
believed / owned Teapot Dome"
Heretofore you hadn't felt these
tips of enough consequence to tele-
graph about them, but you did
this one" said Walsh.
%Oh. I telegraphed Major twenty.
five or thirty queries a night"
ION January 8 you wired Major
to find out in careful manner from
bank what I will talk to you about
over telephone today" said Walsh.
What did that refer to-"
1--WE were arguing about buying
@ house in Cincinnati and the uues-
ton was whether I should buy it
in my own name or not. was
opposed to buying it in my own
name and I wanted to find out
whether the banks kept a record of
what checks were drawn for"
Bought Cincinnati House.
Mclean explained that he was
little acquainted with business
transactions" most of his business
being handled by his attorney, VIII,
ton J. Lambert.
But why did you want to keer
this tranaaction q matter Of So
crecy? The banks would hold il
confidential"
well. have heard a lot Of
gossip coming out Of banks" Nc
Lean answered.
What did you pay for the
house?"
"About 500, Oo0,"
ITO Whom?"
ITO the Smydlap estate of Gin
cinnati."
"Why did you wire Major in q
Department of Justice code?"
II never coded a message in my
Recognizes the Code.
Walsh handed him O. copy of q
Department Of Justice code mess
age.
Yes. that's the Department OF
Justice Code, all right, I know. be-
cause the word COB means a
Mclean said he instructed biz
secretary, w. o. Duckstein, to nut
himself in q position to decode
messages" by seeing William J
Burns, chief Of the bureau OF in,
vestigation Of Department Of JUS
tice.
II thought that Mr.. Burns would
decode the messages for him
(Duckstein)."
The willis" referred to in a
telegram on January % was Lam.
bert. he said.
Walsh asked Mclean about Majors
telegram OF January Is, saying
Harry" was out Of tho city.
who was Harry"
Warned by Walsh.
Mclean and Wilton Lambert, ut
his elbow bad Yhispsred -eonsulta.