The Indianapolis times., 1927-11-05
JURY FIXING
PROBE URGED
IN CONGRESS
Inquiry of Burns Sleuths'
Work Will Not Be Con-
fined to Oil Case.
BY HERBERT LITTLE
United Press STAFF Correspondent

d 11EnDLN1 LA LIZ
United Press STAFF Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.-Unless
the District of Columbia grand jury
makes exhaustive investigation OF
the alleged jury-fixing activities OF
William j. Burns, head of the Burns
International Detective Agency and
former chief of the bureau of in
vestigation under Harry M. Daugh-
erty, the next Congress will be
asked to do so.
And if Congress does the investi-
eating, it's inquiry will probably not
be confined to the Fall-Sinclair
case now before the public.
The inquiry may be asked by
Senator Smith Brookhart of Iowa,
who already has grilled Burns sew
eral times in connection with the
Senate oil and Department of JUS
tice Investigations.
Indictments Are Predicted
Senator Brookhart said today he
had heard several other senators
speak of the need for such an in
'vestigation and he is not certain
who will introduce the necessary
legislation.
Jury tampering conspiracy indict-
ments against Harry F. Sinclair,
millionaire oil man, and his
lieutenant, A. Mason Day, generally
are expected from the grand jury
next week.
The jury-tampering conspiracy
warrant drawn yesterday against
the millionaire oil man, Harry F.
Sinclair remained unserved today,
while United States District At
torney Gordon told the United
Press he did not know yet what he
would do about it.
Gordon ordered service withheld
yesterday. He claimed then mis-
take" had been made in issuing the
warrant at the request of Neil
Burkinshaw, young assistant United
States District Attorney, adding
that Sinclair was available at any
time under a pending sentence for
contempt of the Senate.
Jury Quizzes Witnesses
Lawrence G. Hoes, representing
the National City Company here,
who was a member of the original
jury panel, was called as the first
witness today before the grand
jury.
He was questioned regarding re-
ports of surveillance by Burns
detectives of members of the jury
panel. Other members of the panel
were to be called later.
Following Hoes, the grand Jury
quizzed Charles Holt, a member of
the Fall-Sinclair jury, which was
subsequently dismissed when charges
of tampering caused mistrial.
Charles G.. Ruddy, chief of the
Burns detective detachment which
spied upon the jury, also was ques-
toned again today by the grand
jury.
Question Girl Student
Gordon explained today that A,
Sheldon Clark Of Chicago, vice pres
ident Of the Sinclair Oil Company,
who will go before the grand jury
Monday, had been closely watched
during his ten-day stay here dur
ing the trial.
Clark is reported to have received
reports from the Burns detectives
Josephine Hopkins, pretty George
Washington University student, tes-
titled briefly before the grand jury
She was mentioned in one of the re-
ports of Burns detectives, but he1
connection with the case was not
indicated.
Fall, meanwhile, was suffering a
breakdown at his hotel just as he
was preparing to return to his New
Mexico home to recuperate for the
retrial OF the case Jan. 16. Condition
OF the former cabinet member was
said by physicians to be serious. One
lung was badly congested.