Evening star., 1926-11-24
SAYS FALL
DECLARED MLEAN
SENT HIM S1OO,OQO
Wisconsin Senator Testifies
After Rancher Tells of Being
Paid $91,50O.
DEAL FOR LAND OPENLY
MADE, is DECLARATION
Josephus Daniels on Stand Briefly,
But Not Cross -Examined-No
Session Tomorrow.


ward l.. Doheny to Albert B. Fall
and what became of it featured the
Doheny-Fall conspiracy trial today.
After testimony from a ranchman
who sold property at Three Rivers
n. Mex. to Mr.. Fall for S91 500. Sena-
tor Irvine L. Lenroot of Wisconsin
told the jury of his visit TO Fall at
the Wardman Park Hotel here in 1923
and of Falls declaration that he had
obtained the 100000 from Edward B.
Mclean. wealthy newspaper pub
Usher.
Senator Lenroot recalled that when
he asked Mr.. Fall where he obtained
the money Fall at first was reluctant
to answer, but then told him that he
got it from Mr.. Mclean.
Mr.. Mclean was to follow Senator
Lenroot on the stand.
Previous to Senator Lenroot's ap-
pearance witnesses who are heirs of
the original owner of the New Mexico
ranch which Fall bought were called
to the stand and detailed the story of
the purchase. declaring that the for
mer cabinet officer had paid $91 500 for
the land. Former Senator Atlee
Pomerene of Ohio. one of the special
counsel for the prosecution, conducted
the examination of the witnesses on
this phase of the Governments case.
VIII Ed. Harris, a ranchman of
Carrizozo. n. Mex, and his brother
in-law. A. D. Brownf1eld. of the same
town. were the chief witnesses con.
corning the ranch purchase. Harris
said Fall had the purchase money
with him in a little handbag" Wit
ness did not say whether 1t was
black" as claimed by the Govern
ment, or brown" as stated by Mr..
Hogan.
Contract Declared Lost.
Harris explained the absence Of the
contract of sale. in answer to an in
quiry by Pomerene, by saying that 1t
had been lost.
Frank j. Hogan of defense counsel
interrupted to ask the witness If the
contract had been destroyed. The
witness said it had not. The cross
examination Of Harris was conducted
both by Mr.. Hogan and by Wilton
sion that Fall had made no attempt
at concea1rnent in connection with
the purchase. He had not asked that
the sale be kept secret and had not
requested that any papers be with.
held from record, the witness said.
While Brownfleld was under cross.
examination by Attorney Lambert he
testified that when negotiations for
the purchase of the Harris ranch
were begun, Fall told him he had no
money and would have to borrow il.
Didn't he say he had some friends
in the East. one in particular. Mr..
E. B. McLean?" asked Mr. Lambert.
II remember his calling Mr.. Nc
-.
With the exception of the testimony
relating to the purchase of the ranch.
the trial today was taken up with
routine matters, mostly of technical
nature and relating in a large meas
ure to the exchange of correspond
ence between Fall and Doheny.
Daniels Is Witness.
Josephus Daniels. Secretary Of the
Navy in the Wilson administration.
was called to the stand for a few
minutes and asked if there were any
leases In the Elk Hills reserve during
his administration or before it. Reply
ing in the negative, he was excused
defense counsel declining to cross-ex-
anime him. 1t is expected he will
appear later.
There will be no session of the
trial tomorrow, Thanksgiving day. be-
cause it is a legal holiday. Sessions
will be resumed Friday and the ques.
ton of sitting in the morning hours
of Saturday Is as yet undecided
United States Marshal Snyder and
his Chi # deputy, Stephen B. Callahan,
are making arrangements to relieve
as much as possible the tedium of a
no-session day for the jury. A turkey
dinner with all the trimmings has
been arranged at the st. James Hotel
and following the repast the IL men
and two deputy marshals will be taken
for a ride about the city and its en-.
virons on the sightseeing bus.
Hugo Worch has loaned the mar
shals a victrola and number Of rec.
ords. which have been augmented by
loans of other records, so there will
be plenty of music while the jurors
enjoy games of cards, dominos and
else that can be found to
play with.
Some Seats Are Vacant.
When the court opened this morn.
ing there were several vacant seats
in the section set aside for spectators
and also in the press gallery" AS
soon as Justice Hoehling took his
place at the bench. Mr.. Lambert an
nounced that Henry A. Wise, asso-
ciate counsel for Mr.. Fall, would not
be in attendance today, as he is ar
guing a motion before the United
States Court of New York.
Mr.. Roberts then called the first
witness Of the morning session, Comdr.
Harry n. Stuart Of the Navy Depart.
ment. who produced specifications &C.
companying the contract of April 25,
1922, which was entered into by the
Government and the Pan-American
Co. for the construction of fuel tanks
at Pearl Harbor. Hawaii. Comdr.
Stuart identified the printed specihca.
tions and Mr.. Roberts offered them
in evidence as exhibit No. Z.
Mr.. Hogan cross-examined the wit.
ness, asking him IL the copy was OH
file in the Bureau Of Engineering.
Navy Department. The witness re.
piled that it was. Then defense coun.
sci wanted to know by whom and
where 1t was drawn up, but the wit.
ness had no personal knowledge of
this.
Roberts Reads Paragraphs.
Mr.. Roberts then read several para.
graphs from the specifications dealing
with details of the Pearl Harbor prof.
ect. and in all Of which appeared the
words Secretary Of the Interior"
One Of the paragraphs stated the con.