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Attorney Peyton Gordon addressed
the jury. He merely stated that 1t
was his purpose to read the letter
written by Fall to the Senate COM
mittee, which under the ruling of the
court was admitted as evidence for
the jury and which was to show to the
jury that Fall had informed the Sen.
ate committee that he had borrowed
the money from Mr. Mclean with
which he purchased the Harris ranch.
After the conclusion OF this letter
Owen J. Roberts of Government coun-
sci proceeded without formality to
read the voluminous testimony given
by the defendant Doheny on January
"a, 1924, before the Senate committee,
which in the civil case in California,
based on the oil lease from which this
case grew, occupied about 100 pages.
In this manner the Government was
able. to place before the jury testimony
from Doheny that on November 13.
1921, he had loaned to his lifelong
friend. Albert b. Fall, 100000 to en-
able him to purchase the ranch.
Called Loan Trivial.
According to the testimony read
by Mr.. Roberts, Mr.. Doheny volun-
Lcefcu 10 lodtt MF. + all TIE uSC6SSdIJ
funds to acquire the Harris ranch
by the former Senator that Mr..
Mclean had been approached in the
matter. The testimony dwelt upon
their friendship of 80 years standing
and Mr.. Doheny's sympathy for the
pecuniary distress Mr.. Fall was
undergoing at that time. The testi-
mony stated that Mr.. Doheny did not
remember whether Mr.. Fall had re-
quested the money in cash or
whether it was his own idea. In
answer to questions by Senator
Walsh, the witness declared he did
not think the transaction was unusual
as in the last five years he had re-
mitted millions" in cash. From
Doheny's standpoint the amount of
the loan was comparable TO the "ad-
vancement of $25 or SEQ to any one
in moderate circumstances, the testi-
mony declared. From Falls viewpoint
the witness admitted it was quite q
loan. but added, sin my opinion he
was not Influenced by it,"
Mr.. Roberts read Dohenys admis-
sion that at the time the loan was
made ne knew Fall was charged with
the administration of all oil reserves
Doheny insisted, however, that sub
ordinates of his company and of the
Interior Department had worked out
the transactions up to the point of
signatures by the Government and
the company executives.
The testimony also declared that
Doheny would insist on Fall paying
the full amount of the loan 'if his
health remains good"
The cash was sent to Washington
in custody of Edward L. Doheny, jr,
and Fall gave in return a note which
was produced before the Senate COM
mittee with the signature torn off.
Conferences Reported.
Mr.. Roberts continued reading from
the testimony to show that before the
contract for construction of oil stor-
age tanks at Pearl Harbor had been
signed Rear Admiral J. X. Robson,
who handled the Oil leases for the
Navy, had consulted with Doheny re-
garding the competitive bidding.
From this testimony it was shown
that Senator Walsh had stated that
Admiral Robson had the matter so
we'll advanced that he was ready to
submit it to the Secretary of the In
terror on October l8. 1921, for a legal
opinion, and brought out that the
Pearl Harber plan had been agreed to