Evening star., 1927-12-30
Makes Presentment Against
Sinclair, Day, Clark, Burns
and Three Associates as
Result of Probe.
EVIDENCE is ASSERTED
PROOF or CONSPIRACY
District Attorney Summoned by
Jurors, Who Argue That Move
Should Be Nade-0ficial Re-
fuses in View Of Pending Con-
tempt Case.

LcMpt Idse.
Confronted with the refusal OF the
United States attorneys Office TO
draw up indictments in the oil jury
tampering case, the grand jury to-
day returned a presentment directly
70 Chief Justice Walter |. Mccoy,
scoring the principals in the proceed
ing and asserting that the evidence
before them constituted sufficient
proof OF conspiracy.
The presen;mert charged conspir-
acy and jury tampering against
Harry F. Sinclair, millionaire oil man
and defendant in the Teapot Dome
case. and SIX OF mis- associates
Henry Mason Day, Sheldon Clark,
William J. Burns. famous detective:
". Sherman Burns, Charles @.
Ruddy. who had charge OF the Jury
surveillance, and Frank J. OReiliy,
Burns detective.
Comes rs Surprise.
Action OF the grand jury came as
surprise, for earlier n the day Mai.
Gordon had given out the i1io-mz-
tion that no indictments had been
drawn up in the investigation, which
has been under way since November
;, when Justice Frederick L Siddoas
declared a nniStrizl n the Teapot
Dome case.
Dorsey HYDE. II. foreman OF the
Jury. declared il was clearly up TO
Maj Gordon whether the Governmsr.
would draw up any indictments
against the seven men named IN the
pTesenfTnelt- The grand Jurors. il Is
Understood. considered that the eyes
or the Nation had been focused On
them by the publicity in connection
with the nlistrsal in the conspiracy
case. In view % the fact that these
charseS OF jury tau,perirg had been
made, Trey felt they should make pub
lie me results cf their deliberations
Ine presentrHent was hrieg arS.
formal and set forth the names OF TIE
seven men. with the charge ot vio-
SttnS sections 81 ard I3S cs tns
United States Penal Code. The rar,es
og the witnesses on whose Testimony
,he pTeSeHtnseu: was based then scI.
lowed.
Charges Seen st End.
Maj. Gordon announced later tns-
Ne does not intend 20 draw I'd ins!c,.
Mehss on the basis ot the present.
laid against Day sud Clark before
United States Commissioner Tt.rraSs
a4So probably would os Gropp~s.
Since the grand Jury Will BE dis
charged officially Tuesday ana; has
virtually ccacluGsi all IFS work. MAJ
ooG>fon explained u would ce inapcSSs-
ose Ter the District attorneys crscs 10
draw up any indictments az this tine.
even Il such s course Was desired
Any further precesdinSs Srow1nS
GU; Or the prsSen.nens would have
20 De postponed until new grand
jury Is swoyn.
The contempt case involving the
same charges IS only half way
through" he said. 'tan6 FOR Ysss 10 take
any other sctioa psadinS the cor,
cso>son cs these rToces<ilnSS. weu.i
lie inappropriate"
Conspiracy Seen.
We were convinced after Aearirx
all she evidence laid eSsoge the grand
Jary." Mr., HYDE c<ssnsssn,eSs AFTER
ward. 'ghat Grder shs legal aeAwt>
Gto'l ~ conspiracy, this evidence c<sa.
Sa'0'ei Clearly u conspiracy - de-
fear the ends ~ lsS;,cS,~
Mg. HYDE Indicated thar tha grand
jury had been ready fcg S<,ssae weeks
wsgh the rreSsnsmeus. and he added
further. 'there has even 10 shoGxes ~
the contrary en the iNars % the tssgy,~
The grand fsiey has spent fcur cr
i've weeks Investigating the cn3rSSs
that grew cat ~ the miS.rjal" Mr..
ltN3c added. '"sa1 as y rAsQls. st fv1t
c<Nlutss1es<s - make its rc~Seasnsess
~ tho ccuvt IN this rather uaa>usi
manner. We had y very aeaasse feel.
SaS that aus,'le srv>ussiS existed sSE
the ceST&eS e>nsalneI In the rgeSen ns>
mens,"
MAJ Gordon wen; esscr~ the grand
f0rv ~ cclt>ck and remained wSta
ts nearly ha1 sa heaS. As asaass
No ccmmeas on returning - his
oEstce, except e. say that he had net
tlraWn w any Indictments
The - grand JGEV>ys went eefSrS
Chief Justice Mc<NNy. "she AcA a Sps~
cIai SeSssea IN Criminal psvfsSNa !
a few minutes tSser, ScaNS(y aASFe
than cr ) spectators wSge IN The
court eNsANs4
Ntetseh N@ Named,
i, l. NiesSVh. tsAlgSseyrs nAnager
.@ k0ynS, "a osse rf the SlN pefS>4sS
'Aaskv1 wtsh T>sa1e,Npt in thSs S(asE,
lie " not named in the pTeSentsnsns
iSSnvacd by the Syana nsrN. eas
Na.l>sN, ease NJ lae principal witnesses
,oE tae HgNegaa,ent IN tes cNAteRst1
N named NJ ce1tsestApt
'h<sESes wSre eseaSes against Hg>stsS
hN the district asss4aeNs <&esc@ ga
>sew ~ the Testimony he was @xlseSte
~ ~ SlN~ dNvgnN the tekAN Fhs lssss'
ATTY frr c<1aSptysag e. taefe>st tnS ends
I Justice, a. eAArNeA in the pg~@@ae~
nvns against tAe s@Ven msM, pySNsssaS
4 ss,eea nn~ aud nas gtVy@ than ssN
wears imprisonment, ~ eNath,
Gersiea rights nelAs.
MAJ 0esNaea viii arpeav eesa~ aWs
lice St,a,tems' court tesASgsew tsAegnsaS
AZ 10 e'elvSk - epgs<Sss aaS pesspeae,
Ineat ct the esnSsmRe hearing Ns
Harry NJ ReAekmNg aalSSsslG Teals<
tsaas witness. Which has seea sst seF
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