Evening star., 1926-12-16

ton that made their words practically
inaudible.
AIR. Hogan hastily turned to his
secretary, Miss Virginia Warren. slap.
ping her on the shoulder and shout
ing so all could hear: run quick
and telephone the good news to Mrs.
Doheny.' Mrs. Doheny is iii at the
Carlton Hotel and was unable TO be
at her husbands side during the last
"A hours of ordeal
Doheny Expresses His Joy.
To newspaper men who broke
through the throng of solicitous
friends gathered about Doheny, hug.
ging him and shaking his hands, the
70.year-old oil magnate said: I'm
mighty glad, boys; its's what / de
served. But if the verdict had been
otherwise / could have stood it,
Tears stood in Doheny's eyes and he
was unashamed when they trickled
down his rudy cheeks
About Mr.. Fail, too, crowds gath
cred. lie was happy over the verdict
and took no pains to conceal it. In
an informal statement to newspaper
| men the former cabinet officer said
My confidence in the court, never
shaken, was justified. / said before
the trial began that it was not my
custom TO try cases in the newspapers
ana that was the reason / did not
say anything. ] was satisfied to have
the case tried in court, and ! was
| certain of vindication. All / can say
Is that | am satisfied and happy that
justice has been done"
Mr.. Doheny later issued q formal
statement. 1t read: IT am gratiffed by
the result. The ordeal has been a ter.
rible one. After lifetime of honora-
bic effort /, have seen my principal
work. which was 10 make a good
name TO hand Oh to my son and my
grandchildren, almost DESTROYED.
hope that the American people, whose
belief In trial by jury amounts almost
to a religion. will accept the verdict
| of this typically American jury
Believes Prayers Answered.
From her sickroom at the Carlton
Hotel. Mrs. Dokeny, whose testimony
in his behalf was one of the high
points of the trial, later said: INV ioy
is inexpressIble. My prayers have
been answered, as / knew they would
be. My heart is full of gratitude to
! the jury and the countless people,
| many of them unknown to us, who,
from all parts of the country, have
sent us messages of encourage cement
| and have joined their prayers to ours. -
Mr.. Doheny, jr., the son, said: ''If
the jury had known my father as |
know him they would not have been
out long enough TO take a ballot. We
have had our day in court and, after
a fair trial, have received the cnly
| verdict which justice permitted"
| Doheny's chief counsel, Mr.. Hogan.
| who bore the brunt of the defense
| from beginning to end. made this
brief comment: "'rhe verdict speaks
| for itself"
For the Doheny family Christmas
will dawn as it never dawned before
for them. Mr.. ann Mrs. Dohenv and
their son are preparing to leave Wash
ington Saturday for Los Angeles
/ There they VIII spend the Christmas
holidays with their grandchildren.
Falls Plans Uncertain.
| Mr.. Falls departure for Three
Rivers. y. Mex, is contingent upon
the date set for his trial with
Harry F. Sinclair in Criminal Divi
sion 2. If that date is set within the
| next two weeks. it is hardly possible
| that he and his wife would leave
| Washington, he explained.
| Owen j. Roberts. special Govern
ment counsel. took the verdict calmly
ut was fairly submitted to a jury OF
IL men and ] am satisfied, as must be
every American citizen, with theii
verdict he said to newspaper men
Roberts declined to give out what
would be the Governments course In
reference to the bribery indictment 1r
connection with the 100000 which
passed from Doheny ~to Fall but il
was generally considered that the
charge will be dropped
In the bribery indictment Edward
l.. Doheny, jr., also is named as one
of the accused with his father anC
Fall. AS the jury by it's verdict o
acquittal in the conspiracy charge has
decided the 100000 transaction wa.
not a bribe; it is highly improbable
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