Evening star., 1926-11-22
Panel of Twelve Men Chosen
Soon After Court Resumes
This Afternoon.
FALL AND DOHENY APPEAR
AT EASE IN COURTROOM
Inquiries Made Into Walsh's
Radio Speech and Novel Refer
ring to Harding Regime.

tute the jury in the Government
case against Albert Il. Fall of New
Mexico, former Secretary Of the In
terror, and Edward l.. Doheny, O.!
magnate Of Los Angeles, charged with
conspiracy to defraud the United
States in connection with the lease of
the naval oil reserve at Elk Hill
Calf, was completed at ESQ O'Clock
this afternoon in Criminal Division !
Of the District Supreme Court.
The jury as finally constituted con
sists of the following:
Herbert Via, 1851 Perry place.
Henry D. Byers of 171S Newton
street.
William e. Farmer, 1855 W street
southeast.
George b. Cobb. 2Ols Third street
northeast.
Christian Vogel, 1O1 Longfellow
street.
Alphonso f. Parker. 1859 Twen-
tieth street.
Henry j. Briggs, 240 Rhode Island
avenue.
Stephen Vermillion, 1856 Fifth
street northeast.
Clinton Carver, 1865 Emerson
street.
Bernard s. Snow, 1909 Thirteenth
street.
Martin l.. Winfield, Perpetual
Building Association.
Chester NJ. Parker.
The Jury was completed after both
sides had exercised several challenges
Included among those challenged We're
two talesmen who had stated under eX-
animation that inquiries had been
made about them through their
families and neighbors. One OF them
declared questions had been asked OF
his wife regarding his standing by
somebody" and the other told or Il
neighbor having been visited FOR IN
formation regarding him. The de-
fense in exercising two challenges eH-
cused both OF these men from
further duty with the jury.
Eleven men were left in the box
as the result of the mornings s work.
The celebrated case, which grew out
of the Senate oil investigation, at
tracted a large crowd.
After u. S. Attorney PeytOn Gordon
had made q short statement identity
ing the case, the examination OF the
jurors from the regular panel OF Grim
inal Division No. l was begun.
The counsel for the Government
made no reference in court to The
announced inquiry by Maj. Gordon
into mysterious telephone calls at
homes of prospective jurors. but when
attorney Frank j. Hogan, chief cOun-
sci for Doheny, examined the nrSt
Juror he asked if the talesman's wife
had been annoyed by any telephone
calls. He received an answer or no.
Much stress was laid by Hogan Ill
the examination of the talesmen on
published story that jurors were SIT
ting up at nights reading booii
called 'Revelry," which the lawyer
described as defaming the name OF the
Late President Harding. The jurors
were also asked about hearing q radio
speech by Senator Thomas j. Naisn
some two years ago concerning inc OIL
case. Inquiry as TO whether the taIes-
men would permit their political or re,
ligious affiliations, or the question OIL
wealth and prominence to interfere
with the rendering of a verdict was
made by counsel for the defense.
Questioned About Police.
Attorney Wilton j. Lambert, chief
counsel for Mr.. Fall, asked the tales
men about their acquaintance with
members of the Police Department,
and especially with officers in the
precincts where the talesmen reside.
Lambert was anxious that the
prospective Jurors say whether they
would give the benefit of the doubt to
the accused, but Justice Hoehling, on
objection by Mai Gordon, said he
would take care of that in his in
structions to the jury.
Mai. Gordon conducted the ques-
tioning for the prosecution. He IN
auired IL the men had formed or e%-
pressed an opinion as TO the guilt or
Innocence OF the accused and whetb-
or they were acquainted with the de-
PENDANTS or their counsel. Maj. Cor
don appeared content when the tales
men answered that they would be
governed by the evidence as they
heard 1t in the courtroom and by the
law as explained in the charge OF
Justice Hoehling at the end OF the
trial.
The first talesman to be excused
was Robert f. Kenney, clerk in the
Riggs National Bank. kenney, ex-
platned that Mr.. Hogan Is counsel
for the bank and Justice Hoehiing
allowed him to stand aside. Another
excused was Joseph T. Locke. cleo
trical engineer employed by the Times
Herald, for which Attorney Wilton j.
Lambert Is counsel.
Defense Not Blamed.
Attorney Owen j. Roberts. chief
prosecutor for the Government with
Atlee Pomerene, stated before the
trial began that he was convinced
that the so-called mysterious telephone
calls to the homes Of Jurors had not
come from any one connected with
the defendants or their counsel. There
was nothing to indicate any attempt
to reach the Jurors for the purpose
of impeding or obstructing Justice.
Mr.. Roberts said.
Long before the appointed hour Of
10 o'clock a small crowd commenced
to congregate In the corridors outside
the little courtroom.
Camera men. barred from the Court
House, waited outside to snap the de
PENDANTS and array OF counsel as they
prepared to enter the building about
Is minutes before the trial com.
menced.
Soon the small courtroom. scene Of
one Of the most notable criminal
trials held here in recent years, began
to be janlmed with spectators and wit
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