San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-12

! ms they were drawn on coupie q
! banks there senator Walsh resume,
? "As to that. senator. there was N
trouble about my checks for $4,000
or S2OO,O00."
He added that he had collateral {,
, the amount of SiiS,0OO or 50 in de
post vaults.
Fall. in taking the checks" h,
said. promised 10 call me up befor,
he presented them"
what did Fall wanty" Senator
Walsh queried. Wasn't this an un
usual thing: What was in hi
mindy"
Il don't know what was in his
mind. | have trouble enough sei;ing
what was in my own mind"
| Transaction a Mystery
The whole transaction, he said. was
something of II mystery TO him.
The senator asked about a reference
in the Mclean kilograms TO some pa
pers from McLcan's deposit vault. The
witness passed over a long document.
This described the ranch propo-
sition in New Mexico in which Fall
was cndeavortng TO interest you:'
| SentOr Walsh commented.
Its a letter from him in the ma
ture of prospectus"
| Mclean crouched over the witness
| table and lit a cigarette.
The better idea was never 10 get
mixed up" he remarked. I'D have
been further off than that ranch if I'd
| suspected"
The crowd chuckled and had anoih-
err laugh when the witness said in re-
ply 10 a question why he hired a safe
deposit box:
Il have hired six vaults in this mat
ter"
Senator Walsh asked when Mclean
first made Falls acquaintance.
He said it was on trip with Pres
ideat-elect Harding and others 10
Brownsville. Tex. in 1920.
Il got to like him very WELL" Me-
Lean remarked.
When did you become special
agent of the Department of Justice?"
asked Senator Walsh.
Became SpecisI Agent.
About month after Harding took
Office
What service did you render
"None." he answered. The main
purpose and advantage was to let
me get through police lines when
travelling with the President"
You didn't need the code for
that
1 got the code and little badge
when | took office"
We need little help. said SEN
ator Walsh and he proceeded to read
the telegram which said private
wire would give Mclean easy and
quick access to the White House"
why did Won want easy and quick
access TO the White House," asked the
Senator.
Il don't" Mclean retorted.
He went on 10 explain that Will
liam +. Wiley of the Cincinnati En-
quirer was i'll and that he wanted
TO take him 10 Palm Beach.
"We took UP the wire matter in
November the publisher continued.
land it had nothing to do with the
White House"
Reads Another Telegram.
Senator Walsh took up another
telegram-frOm Mclean to Fall
which mentioned important business
and suggested that the ex-secretary
should see McLean's secretary.
1t was about sending carload Of |
mares 10 Falls New Mexico ranch, |
the witness said. He insisted. in re-
ply TO repeated questions, that the |
message did not refer TO oil trans
actions or the committee inquiry.
IL DC burned II L know. senator,
Mclean returned when Walsh asked |
LOT the meaning OF another message. |
We read some OF these kilograms |
nntll IN dizzy trying TO figure out |
what some OF them mean.
lie suggested 1t might refer 10 the |
morse Shipment,
senator ran was 100 .perturbed
ABOUT OIL Tor you to bother him about
Horses' WASH ne!
NOT 100 perturbed 10 talk about
norses; L think II he was IN his
grave he's jump right out il you men
tloned race horses.
senator walsh then read a message
rom Mclean to John +. Major say
ing Its sender had tip" he was
TO De called IN the oil inquiry.
VINO gave you that tip:" Senator
"alsh demanded.
80 Got Many Tips.
senator, l presume / got thou
SANDS, Mclean told him. "Tipe about
everything. Sometimes l began believ-
ing i owned Teapot Dome"
Asked about another message, he
said:
well. senator. so help me God, l
don Il know what 1t was"