The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-11-05
SER VICE OF
WARRANT HELD
IN ABEYANCE
Chief Of Sleuths Burns ls
Questioned as to Identity
Of His Employer
SIX WITNESSES QUERIED
Arrest of Sinclair Delayed I'm
til After Grand Jury
Makes Its Report
SIX WITNESSES QUERIED

Washington, Nov. 5.-fR)-Al-
though the grand jury investigat-
ing alleged jury irregularities that
brought about the Teapot Dome mis-
trial, was summoned to the court
house today for but q compare
lively brief session. District Attor-
ney Gordon ard his associates con-
tinued their efforts to piece into m
unbroken strand the threads Of EVIL
dence already in their possession.
Charles G.. Ruddy, chief Of =
corps Of Burns agency detectives,
who logged the steps Of the trial
jury, inquired into their finances
and, it is charged, sought to make
improper contacts with the tales
men, was called upon to tell to
whom he reported the information
brought in by his men and If pos
sible to identify their employer.
Day Gives Bond
The government is. so confident
that the employee was Harry +.
Sinclair who, with Albert B. Fall,
former interior secretary, was
standing trial on conspiracy charges
arising from their Teapo' Dome
lease, that yesterda, q warrant was
issued for his arrest, thougl later
It was decided that it should not be
served before the grand jury acted.
A warrant was sworn also for Henry
Mason Day, vice president Of the
Sinclair Exploration company,
charged with having received re-
ports from the detectives. Day sur
rendered himself, waived q prelim-
mary examination and was held |
SCI, 900 bond pending tho outcome
Of the grand jury investigation.
More definite information as to
the idsntity Of ~the client" was *,
plcted to be Fad on Monda when
William J. Burns, head Of the detec-
tive agency, and his son, w. Sher-
man Burns, are to 60 before the
grand jury. Sheldon CLARK, promi-
nent Sinclai official. for whom q
subpoena has been issued, also will
face the body - in the week.
Many Events Friday
Crowded with tumultuous events,
yesterdays record in he case was
rival for that Of Wednes dLy, when
the nistfial was ordered.
First Of all, Monday, January is,
was set as the date for the opening
of the second Fall Sinclair trial.
Shortly afterward, Owen J. Roberts.
Of special 60. :rnlnent oil counsel,
filed . motion asking that H. NJ.
Blackmer, importan. but missing
witness in the case against Sinclair
and Fall, be required to show cause
why he should not be judged in
contempt for failing to ap,ear at
the recent trial after being served
in France. Justice Siddcns took
this action under advisement pend
ing notification Of Blackmer's at
torneys.
Then the grand jury appeared be-
fore Chief Justice cCoy with .
citation against Day, showing that
the latter had refused to answer
questions on the ground that he
could not be required to testify
against himself.
Day was present and, in answer
to query from the court. said he
considered the evidence he might
give as tending to incriminate him.
He was upheld b. the cou.t.
Immediately Day was taken be-
fore United States Commissioner
Neeham Durango and the warrant
issued with his resultant posting Of
$4,000 bond.
HELD In Allegiance
The warrant for Sinclair was
then made out by Assistant District
Attorney Neil Burkinshaw, only to
be announced later as having been
revoked. Still later in the day,
| Commissioner Turnage said the in
strument had been merely held In
allegiance and service deferred until
the report Of the grand jury could
be received. It was said that, had
| the warrant been served, Sinclair
could have demanded an immediate
hearing, forcing ..e govern ent to
reveal information it wishes to keep
secret at this time.
. Six witnesses appeared before the
grand jury today, including four
members Of the Fall Sinclair trial
jury, : chauffeur in Sincl. RS en-
ploy, and Z newspaper man who iQ-
vestigated reports that private de-
tectives were seeking information
concerning prospective jurors, be-
fore the trial had begun.