Evening star., 1924-03-12
Mclean Says He Misled Probe
Concerning Loan to SAGE Fail

| tor Walsh, and he proceeded to read
the telegram which said a private
quick access to the White House."
| why did you want easy and quick
access to the White House?" asked
the senator.
II don't" Mclean retorted.
He went on to explain that VIII
liam F. Wiley of the Cincinnati En-
quirer was i'll, and that he wanted to
take him to Palm Beach. :.
| I'VE took up the wire matter in
November" the publisher continued.
and it had nothing to do with the
I White House."
Takes Up Messages
Senator Walsh took ,up another
| telegram-from Mclean to Fall
which mentioned important business
! and suggested the ex-secretary should
! see McLean's secretary.
! 1T was about sending a carload of
mares to Falls New Mexico ranch
! the witness said.
| He insisted in reply to repeated
! questions that the message did not
refer to oil transactions or the COM
| mfttee inquiry
| '1'n be burned if I know, senator"
| Mclean returned when Walsh asked
| for the meaning Of another message.
i've read some Of these kilograms
! until I'm dizzy" trying to figure out
what some of them mean.
He sugg ested 1t might refer to the
horse shipment.
Senator Fall was too perturbed
about oil for you to bother him about
horses. wasn't he?"
Not too perturbed to talk about
horses. think If he was in his
grave he'd jump right out if you
mentioned race horses"
senator Walsh then read mes
sage from Mclean to John F. Major.
saying its sender "had tip" he was
to be called in the oil inquiry
Asked Author Of Tip.
who gave you that tip?' Senator
Walsh demanded.
Senator, I presume I got thou
sands" Mclean told him; "tips about
everything. Sometimes / began to
| believe 1 owned Teapot Dome" Ask
ed about another message. he said:
We'll. senator. &C help me God,
don't know what it was"
message was read in which Nc
Lean directed Major "to find out in
careful manner whether bank
would have a record of Endorsements
on check.
Il was thinking Of buying a house
wondered whether to buy it in my
own name. always thought the
check would be the best receipt.
Maybe it's only my ignorance"
Senator Walsh remembered that the
publisher was a man of many busi-
ness transactions.
This man Is" Mr.. Mclean returned,
pointing to Wilton J. Lambert, his
attorney. "He does all the business
for me-"
Denies Knowledge Of Code.
| II never coded a telegram in my
lifeS" said the witness There's
only one word there 1 can Identify
the word Gob--it means period"
|. One of his employees. w. o. Duck
stein. attended to coding and de-
| coding, he said, having obtained per-
mission from w. J. Burns. chief of
the bureau of investigation, to use
the Department of Justice code.
Harry" in the messages he said,
meant Attorney General Daugherty.
| he added and Eyed meant L. S
Rochester the Attorney Generals
confidential publicity assistant"
| appointment" asked Senator Dill
Il think / did would havs
recommended him to anybody"
Was there any duty of Rocheste'
to keep you informed?"
None whatever"
ployment of George Rothwell Browf
of the Washington Post in a similar
capacity by the Attorney General.
II think I recommended him." Nc
Lean returned.
Asked About Principal.
When he was asked about the
famous principal telegram, Mclean
| said he did not know who the
principal" was unless it was
Senator Curtis of Kansas.
Mr.. Bennett (Ira Z. Bennett, who
sent the message) has testified it was
Senator Cirtis," said the witness.
| Senator Curtis has testified to the
opposite, and President Coolidge has
| testified it was not him."
II didn't understand the President
had made any statement" remarked
4 Senator Walsh.
The thing that struck me when 1
| got that message" continued Mclean.
| was that the principal referred to
Harry Daugherty.
II know who you think it was.
senator. but I have a different idea"