Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-30
Admit Records Of
Senate in Trial of
Ex-Sec. Fall-DOhenv

Washington, Nov. 2g.-(P)-Raking
over the white bones Of the Senate in
vest1gation into the leasing Of the
Teapot Dome and Elk Hills oil reserves
TOT -FOUR and q half hours today, the
government presented to the jury in
the Fall-Doheny criminal conspiracy
trial the main structure of its case
against the former secretary of the in
terror and the California oil magnate.
Following ruling by Justice Hoeh-
ling Of the District Of Columbia su-
preme court that. the Senate record
was admissible as evidence in the pres
emit trial. Owen J. Roberts and Atlee
Pomerene, counsel for the government,
read to the jury virtually a complete
transcript of Doheny's testimony be-
lore the committee. They also read
portions Of Falls statement to the
committee regarding extension Of his
New Mexico ranch holdings, while the
Elk Hills lease was under negotiation
between representatives of Doheny's
company and interior department off,
Gals.
The reading brought before the
jurors evidence bearing upon the cele-
brated little black satchel in which
100000 In cash was carried by Ed
"-~AN -. 1)OhChys SI.y thc ucl6iudhk
son. from New York to Washington in
November. 1921. The day also brought
before the jury the $100,0 note Of
November 80, 1921, which Fall gave to
Doheny to cover loan, which Doheny
in his Senate testimony described as
an "act befriending friend in need"
From the Senate record also came
Falls letter to the committee in which
he said that the 100000 which enabled
him to finance extension Of his land
holdings had been loaned him by Ed
ward B. McLeap, publisher of the
Washington Post.
The prosecution regards the $4,000
transaction as the foundation stone Of
its case and is ready now to proceed
with testimony through which it hopes
to show that Doheny's loan to the cab
met officer charged with administra-
ton of the oil reserves was a factor
in the award of the Elk Hills lease to
Doheny's Pan-American Petroleum
Company Of California, Doheny testi-
fed before the Senate committee he
hoped to realize a profit of at least
$100,000,000.
E. T. Mahoney, an audit clerk in the
comptroller generals office, whose tes-
timony was interrupted by the recess
tonight identified a prosecution ex-
hibit as an expense voucher covering
a trip by Fall from Washington to Ell
Paso. Texas, Calexico. Cal, ane Three
Rivers. N. NJ, between December l,
1921. and January IS 1922. Previous
testimony from the Senate record had
established the 100000 cash transact
ton as having occurred in the Ward
man Park Hotel here on November 80,
1921, and had identified Three Rivers
as the post office address of Falls
New Mexico ranch.
The Fall note went before the Jury
without the signature, which Doheny
had several times informed the Senate
committee he had torn Off and given
to his wife so as to avoid embarrass-
ment to Fall in the event of his own
death.
After reading Doheny's Senate testt-
mony, the government called three
witnesses to buttress its case.
Ernest Hill, secretary of tie Senate
committee, was recalled to identify
Falls note.
Graham Youngs, treasurer OF Blair
& Company, New York bankers. told
of the withdrawal Of the 100000 by
Edward l.. Doheny. Jr., on November
20, 1921, and of the placing of the
money in the satchel in which 1t
journeyed to Washington.
Mahoney will resume his testimony
tomorrow.