Evening star., 1926-12-16
VIII Press Teapot Charge.

VIII Press Teapot Charge.
The acquittal In the conspiracy case
however, will have no effect on the
prosecution Of the Sinclair Fall indict-
ment growing out OF the Teapot Dome
lease, MIR. Roberts said.
Government counsel, which included,
besides Mr.. Roberts, Atlee Pomerene,
Ins' Senator from Ohio, and Maj:
Peyton Gordon, United States District
a orney, left the courtroom - f'w
minutes after the jury had returned
Its verdict and after Justice Hoehlir>
had retired.
Outside, in one Of the antechambers.
Hogan and Roberts met. The acri
mony Of the last days of the trial was
forgotten. Each lawyer had done his
best and Roberts congratulated the
defense attorney whole-heartedly a.
they shook hands Hogan was over
heard to say: "Well. Roberts, we
fought hard as lawyers. but were
friends"
For is or 20 minutes Fall and Do.
heny, with their families, held an I'M
promptu reception in the courtroom
The two men were as happy as two
shown the effects Of the long ordeal
through which he has passed since
the days of the Senate Oil investiga-
ton three years ago, seemed as though
a great load had been taken from his
STOPPING shoulders.
Pose With Their Counsel.
Then came the .cameramen. Out
side the courthouse on the front steps
the two former defendants posed good
naturedly for battery Of about 20
cameras. With them stood their
counsel. Mr.. Hogan, Wilton j. Lam
bert, Mark b. Thompson. Levi Cook
and Frederick r. Kellogg.
J. J. Cotter. one of the legal staff
of the Pan-American Co. and the man
who negotiated the leases for the
April 25, 1929, and the December II,
for the first time during the trial. So
also was Henry e. Wise, one OF Do.
heny's counsel and former New York
district attorney.
AS soon as the cameramen dis.
persed. Doheny hurried home to his
wife. and Fall, accompanied by Mrs.
Fall and Mrs. Chase. returned to the
Wardman Park Hotel.
The scene before court convened at
10 o'clock was hardly less interesting
than the announcement Of the verdict
itself. Spectators who had fingered
about the courtroom until 10 o'clock
last night reappeared early this morn.
Ing. There was buzz Of anticipation
and speculation as to the jury's prob
able verdict. Then as the hour ap.
proached came a rumor to the effect
that the Jury had reached an agree.
ment short while before. The at.
mosphere seemed to tingle with the
expectation that the Jury either would
be In disagreement or would render q
"erdict Of acquittal.
Secretary Sheds Tears.
Among the first to take their seats
in the courtroom was Miss Warren,
Hogan's secretary. She had been in
faithful attendance each day of the
rial. When the foreman Of the fury,
Mr.. Parker, announced the verdict,
Miss Warren fell into the arms Of
<irl companion. and burst out cry
ing.
The scene in the courtroom vas
tense during the two or three min.
utes before the jury filed one by one
into their seats. The Jurors them.
selves appeared serious. Each had
one thing certain. however. about
their demeanor. Their job was over
their three weeks imprisonment"
ut an end.
Mr.. Doheny was the first ef the
wo defendants to take his seat, cit
ting as usual beside his son. He ap-
peared early at the courthouse. Mr.,
Doheny was seen to pat him genially
on the shoulder, as though cheering
him up. Despite the ordeal of a night
OF anxious waiting, Mr.. Doheny was
all smiles this morning. If he was
greatly concerned over his fate, he
did not show 1t.
u. s. Attorneys Serious.
The three Government attorneys
walked into the courtroom about 2
minutes before Justice Hoehling ap-
peared. They were serious-looking
men. Calmly they took their seats.
after shaking hands with Mr.. Hogan.
Then Fall came in and took his usual
seat at the left of the row of counsel's
tables. He appeared calm, too, but
co-defendant.
The whole procedure, from the time
that the bailin announced that court
was in session until the jury an
nounced it's verdict of mot guilty" for
both defendants, took only about S
minutes. From one of the spectators
came a suppressed cry. In the still.
ness of the courtroom 1t sounded more
like a woman's shrek. Then the
rush for the two defendants. The
trial was over, and with 1t ended one