Evening star., 1927-11-22

tion had been filed and the rule had
been signed. unusual activity ap
peared around the grand jury room
Dorsey w. Hyde, secretary of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce
and foreman Of the grand jury. was
seen rushing about in search of Neil
Burkinshaw. in charge Of the grand
Jury investigation. Failing TO locate
him. Mr.. Hyde prevailed upon Mai.
Gordon to go before the grand jurors
and answer some questions.
Action Is Predicted.
This gave rise to crop of rumors
that grand jury action was imminent,
but the United States attorneys
office renewed its campaign against
discussion of this subject with vigOr.
1t was empha sized that In cases or
MAGNITUDE. such as the present one,
extreme care and precaution must ne
taken in drafting the indictments
,lnon which the government must
stand or fall before trial jury.
One attache vert so far as to say
that sometimes two weeks hard
work is spent on preparing the forma
charges Asked if that period wouid
anply 10 any matters now before the
grand jury, officials would not com
nit themselves.
Text Of Petition.
The text Of the petition for the con
tempt rule, signed by Mai. Gordon, FOL
lows:
ITO the Chief Justice and Associate
Justices of the Supreme Court OF
the District of Columbia:
Of America nv
Peyton Gordon. it's attorney in and
for the District of Columbia, repre-
sents unto your honors as follows
THAT at the October. 1927. term or
this court there came on for trial IN
The Criminal Division thereof the case
of United States VS.. Harry +. Sinclair
and Albert B Fail. Criminal No. 4532i,
wherein the defendants were charged
with conspiracy to defraud the United
States: that the trial OF said cause was
begun before the Hon. FREDERICK H.
Siddons. associate justice of said court,
IN October Il. 1927. and that Anolia H.
Bailey. Bernice II. Heaton. Gardner
+. Grenfcll. William Fl. Goucher, Con
rad !. Herzoc. Robert c. Flora, John
Y. Kern. Rradner W. Holmes. John
/ Costinett, Norman l.. Glasscock.
Edward J. kidwell. jr.. and Charles
Holt were selected and sworn AS petit
Jurors TO we'll and truly try the said
cause. at 1920 O'Clock pm. on Octo-
her IS 1927; that the Government.
from that time. was in the course or
presenting its evidence in said cause
and the jury was respited from day 10
dav. until November .. 1927. on which
last mentioned date the jury was final
ly discharged from further considera-
= ltcft oil Il "a.
c1ared because of the fact that sworn
charges had been made against the
said Edward L. kidwell. jr., one of
said Edward L. kidwell, ir.. while
said trial was in progress. towit. on
the 29th day of October. 1927, outside
of the courtroom where said cause
was being tried. to-wit. at No. All
Four-and.a-half street southwest. in
the City of Washington. in said Dis
trict of Columbia, had made remarks
in the presence and within hearing of
J. RAY Akers and Donald Kay King
concerning his attitude and intended
action as Juror aforesaid toward the
issues on trial in said cvause: and
sworn charges. also. to the effect that
there We're large number of operatives
of the William ]. Burns International
Detective Agency of New York. then
engaged in the District of Columbia.
since October Is. 1927. in a close, in.
innate. Objectionable and improper
surveillance and investigation of the
Jurors aforesaid and the relatives.
neighbors and friends of said jurors.
Charge Against Sinclair.
"That about the time when said
jurors were sworn in said cause as
aforesaid. to wit. on October Is. 1927.
and before the discharge of said jurors
aforesaid. said Harry F. Sinclair. one
of the defendants on trial as afore-
said. ordered, directed and induced
one Henry Mason Day and one Shel.
don Clark, each of whom was then
an employe and officer of certain
corporate which was then controlled
by said Harry F.. Sinclair through
stock ownership, to wit. the said
Henry Mason Day then being vice
president of the Sinclair Exploration
Co., and the said Sheldon Clark then
being vice president of the Sinclair
Refining Corporation. to proceed from
their headquarters in other cities. 10
wit. the said Henry Mason Day from
New York, \. Y. and the said Shcl.
don Clark from Chicago. ILL.,, to the
City of Washington, in the said Dis
trict of Columbia. and engage the
services of said. The William j.
Burns Internati tional Detective Agency.
and supervise the activities and re.
ceive reports from divers operatives
of said detective agency and forward