Evening star., 1926-12-09
DOF1ENY SAYS WAR FEAR MADE
HIM ENTER INTO OIL CONTRACT

turned to the room my husband said
'Mommie. I am looking at this note OF
Mr.. Falls. If anything would happen
to you or me on our way home, anc
this note should be found in my wal
let the executors would demand pay
ment and Mr.. Fall would be IN worse
circumstances than when / loaned
him this money. I will tear Off the
signature and give it to you and
will keep the body of it in my wallet.
If they found it on me they would
take it home to Ned, and he would un'
derstand.'
"He told me-" continued Mrs.
Doheny, ito take very good care OF
it, and I did. I had 1t in the Security
Trust and Savings Bank of Los
Angeles. In 1923 and 1924 1 looked
for it-looked every place in the
world for it. Finally I found 1t in
April, 1924, in an envelope under a
band on some securities, and where
1 had looked before"
"Where Is it snow?" asked Mr..
fright here in this bag" she de-
clared, opening her beaded handbag
at the same time. The torn strip
Of paper bearing the signature OF Fail
was produced. Photostat copies had
been made Of the two parts and the
reconstructed note in the presence of
Mrs. Doheny who verified this.
Hogan then showed the note to the
jury.
In reply to questions from counsel,
Mrs. Doheny declared she always
travelled with her husband and al
ways looked after the transportation
Of the two. At the request of Mr..
Hogan she had prepared a memo
randum of their travel in 1921 and
1922.
Much Distance Covered.
The itinerary Of the trip was given
as follows:
Left New York and arrived at Los
Angeles December "a, 1921; returned
to New York January 28. 1922; ar
rived at Tampico, Mexico. March 90;
at Mexico City April 2. at Los An.
geles April 10 and at New York April
16; left New York for Mexico City
and arrived April "a; left for Los
Angeles May 6 and arrived May 12:
August l left for Alaska, returned
August 20; left September 80 for New
York City; left for Washington Oc-
tober "a and returned three days later;
left for Washington November 20 and
stayed here until December Is, when
they returned to New York City.
At no time while Fall was Secre-
tary Of the Interior did he visit the
Doheny residence in Los Angeles, she
said, but prior to that time Fail and
his family had been frequent guests.
She said that in 1921 Mr.. Doheny was
invited to a dinner given in Falls
honor in one of the National Parks.
but her husband was unable to at
tend. This concluded the direct eX-
animation. and Mr.. Roberts an
nounced he did not wish to cross
examine Mrs. Doheny.
Mr.. Doheny, jr., who is under in
dictment on a charge of bribery
followed his mother on the
stand. He said he is 33 years old and
the only child Of his parents, while
his family consists of one son and
four daughters. He was modified into
the naval service as an officer In 1917
and served until 1919. He met Capt.
Robson. a previous defense witness.
during this period and has known him
ever since.
Connection With Firms.
Mr.. Doheny's connections with the
oil business Of his father began in
1916 in a minor capacity, and today
he is vice president and treasurer OF
the Pan.American Petroleum Co. Of
California and a stockholder in the
Pan-American Petroleum and Trans
port Co. In 1921 and 1922 he was
treasurer and head of the property de-
partment Of the former company, but
this had no connection with the naval
lands.
He has known Fall ever since he
was small boy, he testified, although
the former Secretary never had been
at his own home. Asked to recall a
business transaction between his IA
ther and Fall, Doheny said
"Some time in November, 1921, IA
ther told me he was going to lend Mr..
Fall 100000 He wanted to purchase
a ranch in New Mexico, and if he did
not do it certain water rights might
get away from him and the land
would be worthless for ranching pur-
poses."
Later Mr.. Doheny said his father
came to him and told him that Fall
was ready to go to New Mexico to
close the ranch deal. but that he did
not think he had quite enough money
in his bank at that time.
Inquired About Balance.
Father asked me to call Blair &
Co. and ascertain his balance, which
I did. 1t was only $4,000 or $11 900.
not enough, of course, for the pur-
pose. Father then asked me about
my balance and I told him it was
about 100000"
Young Doheny said that upon find
ing the condition of his fathers bal
ance he then offered to advance him
the 100000, which his father said he
would refund.
HE told me to go to Blair & Co.
and get the 100000 cash and take it
to Fall in Washington"
said the son. He then explained that
he notified ME bank of the amount
he would want and went there to get
the cash, accompanied by his secre.
tary. II then proceeded with my Sec
retary to Washington" he said. The
witness told of having made stub Of
he withdrawal.