Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-13

second, L nave no uScu VI olli.
immunity of any kind and l haV'
neither asked for it nor authorized
any person to Go so.
THE only consideration l have
sought was that which would eX
case me from appearing on the Wit
ness stand.
Ready for Questions
you have examined with consid
cradle fullness Geographic corr e
spondence between my employees,
my counsel, several of my friends
and myself. 1 believe that you will
agree that those kilograms may be
divided into three classes:
First, those that brought me in
formation.
Second, those that showed my de-
sire to avoid appearing as a wit
ness.
Third those that relate to my
personal and business affairs.
Certainly none Of them indicate
that I had any connection with the
oil leases which you are Investigate
ing, and none of them could so indl'
cate.
answer any relevant questions re-
lating to the subject of this investiga-
ton that you may have to ask upon
the assurance and confidence, of
course, that 1 will not be called
upon to answer any questions which
the laws protect as privileged be.
tween my counsel and myself"
AS he finished reading his state.
ment, Mclean tossed the typewrit-
ten sheets to the official stenogra-
pher and Strengthened up in his
| chair.
You haven't adverted at all to
the testimony you gave at Palm
Beach," commented Senator Walsh.
do you care to make any state
ment about that?"
mo, SIR" the witness said.
"You said there, you were unable
to find the stub checks on that
100000 loan. 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.
Tells of Meeting Fall
+ The senator then turned to the
| trip Mclean made in December to
Atlantic City to talk with Fall. Nc
Lean explained that he had received
telegram from Fall and later a
telephone message from Mrs. Fall.
"She told me that Senator Fall
wanted to see me, that he was sick,
and very nervous" Mclean said. II
told her it would be very difficult,
but that L would come if Albert
wanted me-"
| please tell us about your CONVEX
sation with Fall at Atlantic 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.
After awhile he came out in a red
wrapper. He was in an awfully
| nervous condition. ] could see that.
He asked me, Ned, do you re-
member 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 terrible situas
ton. 1t has nothing to do with
| Harry Sinclair or Teapot Dome He
said. They are barking up the wrong
tree and l said l would. believed
my friend"
Going back to the creeks; you
told us they were drawn on a couple
of banks there" Senator Walsh re-
| sumed.
LAS to that, Senator there was no
trouble about my checks, for $l00, O0O
or 100000"
He added that he had collateral
to the amount of S14S, 900 or so in
deposit vaults. Fall, in taking the
| checks, he said, promised to call
me up before he presented them"
what did Senator Fall want?'
Senator Walsh asked. Wasn't this
an unusual thing? What was in his
mind?"
II don't know what was in his
| mind. l had trouble enough telling
what was in my own mind"
Transaction Was Mystery
| The whole transaction, he said
was something of a mystery to him
The senator asked about a refer
ence in the Mclean kilograms &c
some papers from McLeans safe de
post vault. The witness passec
over a long document.
This described the ranch propo
sition in New Mexico in which Sen
ator Fall was endeavorins to inter
est you?' Senator WaIsh COZ"
mented.
ITS a letter from him in the ma
ture of a prospectus"
Mclean crouched over the witness
table and lit a cigarette.
The better idea was never to gel
mixed up" he remarked. I'D have
been further off than that ranch l!
if I'd suspected"
The crowd chuckled and hac
another laugh when the witness
said, in reply to question Why M
hired a safe deposit box:
u have hired six vaults in thus
matter"
Senator Walsh asked when Nc
Lean first made Falls acquaintance
He said it was on a trip with Pres
ident-elect Harding and others L
Brownsville, Tex, in 1920.
Il got to like him very well,
, Mclean remarked.
when did you become a specia
agent of the department OF just
ice?" asked Senator Walsh
About a month after Presideu
Harding took office"
What service did YOU render?"
None. The main purpose an
. advantage was to let me sc
through police lines when travelin
with the president
You didn't need the code fo
that"
, Got Code and Badge
J 4 got the code and a little badg
, | when | took office"
: I'VE need a little help said Sci
, ator Walsh, and he proceeded
: read the telegram which said a pr
: vate wire would give Mclean 'eas
; and quick access to the Whit
!. House"
( why did you want easy and quic
q access to the White House," aske
the senator.
Il don't" Mclean retorted
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