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, said, shows Doheny was interested
in leasing certain oil lands"
But Doheny could mot remember
which lands, although Anderson. the
president of this California company.
/ had helped him prepare the memoran-
dunn.
Retirement of Fall.
! Roberts also attacked Doheny's tes-
timony before the Senate in which the
oil man said he had never discussed
with Fall the probability OF the latter.s
retirement from the cabinet. Doheny's s
testimony at this trial, he contended.
directly contradicts his Senate testi'
mony and shows that the oil man
did discuss these matters with Fail
when a man fixes his testimony
. to fit the exigencies of his case. what
would you say?" demanded Roberts.
wouldn't you say. I don't believe
| any Of it,?
| And, on top of it all, take Do
| heny's testimony regarding this loan
to Fall. Does it not appear to your
common sense that II this transaction
was open and above board. Doheny
! would have been as happy as flower
| in May to have you know all about
| it?" demanded Roberts.
| "And then take Falls attitude" the
attorney said.
Albert B. Fall knew that 100000
was a dirty business. He knew 1t
would not stand the light of day, that
| If the facts became disclosed 1t would
bring down upon them public con-
! demnation.
And what does he do?" Roberts
asked the jury. "IIe goes to Atlantic
] City and tells Edward E. Mclean
! that his political enemies are bedevil-
ing him and asks his friend If he
would not say that he had loaned the
! money to him.
said. Yes, he would"
Hotel Conference Cited.
Roberts then referred to Senator
Lenroot's visit to Fall at the Ward.
man Park Hotel at which the Sena.
| tor urged him to disclose where he
got the reported loan. Roberts de-
clared that only when pressed for the
! information that he told Lenroot he
/ had obtained 1t from Mclean.
| why that lie to his friends, to men
who were trying to help him, who
would have helped him If he had
been willing to tel. the TRUTH" de-
manded Roberts
| Then the Government counsel re
lated that Fall had expressed his in
dignation in a letter to the Senate
committee about the investigation and
what he declared was a private trans
action. This letter, the attorney de
clared. went at great length into O de
d, scription Of Falls properties and his
need for the Harris ranch. The at
torney stressed that Fall had written
the Senate committee that "the gen
tleman from whom I obtained the
cash. was Edward 3. Mclean OF
Washington" In this letter Roberts
read to show that Fall also had told
the Senate committee that in the pur
chase Of the Harris ranch he had new
er approached Doheny or any one con
nected with his company. or had ne
! ever approached Harry r. Sinclair
NOR had he ever received from either
Of the two ! cent, or anything else
for Oil leases
What was his excuse?" Roberts de
! manded. "He stressed that the letter
to the Senate committee was not
written under oath and that his only
excuse was that he did not want the
facts disclosed"
Attack Veracity of Letter.
an that letter there were at least
three falsehoods," Mr.. Roberts said
He added that after Mclean had tes.
titled. however, "the bubble had
| burst"
Mr.. Roberts declared that it was
only at this trial that the Government
/ had succeeded in putting on Falls
own son-inlaw to show that he had
obtained the cash from Doheny.
| In view Of Falls contradictory tes.
| timony. Roberts asked the jury II 1t
could give any credenoe to the former
Secretary,s statements. gE
). He showed that letters dated No.
vember %, 29 and December 16, all in
1921, proved that Doheny had made a
| proposal to get the yleases and that
Fall not only knew about it. but help
what do you say as to the fair
| ness and openess Of Fall?" he asked
| the Jury. "He was in these negotia.
tions. In them always, with his hand
| on the lever when there was de-
cision to be made In which Doheny
was interested. Clever, clever beyond
belief, always with an alibi, either at
| Three Rivers or with q letter or a
document.
Falls Letter to Robson.
| After the royalties at the December
conference had been agreed to by
| Robson, when Doheny got mad. Mr.
| Roberts continued, Fall wrote an
"alibi letter" to the admiral advising
| him not to accept the royalties unless
| they were satisfactory. These roy
| alties had been worked up by Fall
and "he knew Robson had been back
ed down on the preferential right
clause Of the April contract
| Mr.. Roberts declared this letter was
| written because Fall knew IF this
were ever investigated this letter
| would be pulled out of the files show
| ing it was all up to Robson and that
| Fall had nothing to do with it..
| "The Governments proofs are not
faulty, fallacious or based upon fail
| ing memory of individuals" Roberts
| declared in referring to what the
| Government had done in this case
"The Governments proofs are black
and white things that men put theiI
pens to and they can't be altered.
| What has the defense offered by
way of proof? Nothing but excuses
| or explanations or forgetfulness
| They say that letter Of November rs
| was not bid, 1t was an estimate
Balm says. 1t was an estimate, and
| Robson, Just O. trifiing thing. Moth
. ing but explanations, excuses and at
tempts to change. That little relief
lease would not give enough royalty
oil to build a chicken coop. They bid
55 per cent for 1t, they bid their
heads off to get into that reserve
and then they give them leases for
only 1914 per cent to Is per cent. A
fine way to do business"
| Second Prayer Is Read.
Mr.. Roberts then read the second
prayer which had been granted and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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