Evening star., 1926-12-15
HOETfLING CHARGES OIL JURY
ARGUMENTS BITTER AT CLOSE

tic appeal for a verdict of not guilty
70 close.
Mr.. Thompson began his argument
with the declara ton that 'of all the
galaxy of legal talent here. l am the
only Western lawyer He said for
over 20 years he had been Falls
friend and that his home was another
home for him and his children. They.
he added look upon that gallant gen
tleman as one of their own blood"
Asserting that he would confine his
argument entirely to the honesty of
Fall, Thompson eloquently declared;
Would that the good God would give
you power to look into the soul o.
Albert B. Fall and one sight would be
sufficient
He then detailed the personal sit
nation of Fall in 1921 az regards hi.
land holdings and told of Fans desire
to get a good ne ghbor III place of the
Harris family, which WAS "oing 20 dis
band.
He wrote to Ned Mclean ana
begged him to buy the ranch" ho
said. but Ned could not do it, Ned.
however, gave Mr.. Fall the checks and
told him before they were cashed to
telephone Realizing the burden he
was putting on his friend, Mr. Fall
telephoned to Price Mckinney at
Cleveland. but Mckinney was gone. II
was impossible to wait any longer and
he remembered his old friend I'D
Doheny. That money was the clean
est money that ever passed from one
hand to another
Ell Fas0 Transaction.
The transaction in FL Paso during
which the ranch passed into Falls
control then was discussed by Thomp-
son, who added:
WAS it q dirty deal? 1t wasn't"
In the Fall of 1923 the former In
terror Secretary was called upon TO
make a report to the Senate COM
mittee. He had made it in 1921,
Thompson explained, but it laid there
until the political campaign was at
hand, land they sought political am
munition."
They waited until Harding died
and then they discovered what every
man in New Mexico knew for two
years-that Fall had bought the
Harris ranch. When Fall came to
Washington he had it in his heart
to tell the whole story to the COM
mittee. He goes to New York and
here's where the tragedy Of the whole
thing occurs, the note was destroyed;
the note which was the only chance
to clear him of suspicion. Only part
of the note could be found. FAN
realized that that magnificent reputa
ton built UP on 40 years of public
service would be tossed to the politi-
cal pack led by Walsh, that gray
wolf from Montana.
Then was born his desire to pro-
tect his friend, Doheny. But Doheny
said go and tell the truth but this
only instilled a. firmer desire to pro-
tect him. So he went to Ned Nc
Lean. Thank God for Ned McLean,
His name will stand in New Mexico
forever as the emblem of friendship
Proud of Falls Course.
did Fall lie2 OF course he lieG
and every red-blooded man in New
Mexico is proud of him. This is the
elimination of my 20 years of friend
ship and it is my privilege to tell
you 1 am proud of Albert B. Fall
for that action"
Mr.. Lambert then began his address
to the jury. 'The day before yester-
day and part of yesterday morning"
he said, you were treated to one of
the most capable and magnetic pres
entatiOns of a case ever known in
this court. 1t was fully equal in
every respect to all traditions of the
celebrated Philadelphia lawyer. / sat
here during the course of this trial
and saw evidence flow in between the
cylinders as pure and conclusive as