Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20

well.
During the trial did you go into a
room with these two lady jurors" he
was asked. Yes" kidwell replied.
"On that occasion was there con
versation between you and either one
of these two LADIES'" The juror replied
there had been.
Randall Kidwell, the jurors brother
was next identified. He lives at Giles
boro Point, D. c.
kidwel then asked IL he knew z
man named Sykes, and upon receiving
an affirmative reply the Government
attorney asked him about Dan p.
Dougherty, employed at a near beer
saloon at All Four-and-a-half street
southwest, and Maurice Koran, pro
prietor of the establishment. 1t was
in this near-beer saloon that Don
King, local newspaper man, and j.
Ray Akers, former street car conduc-
tor, swore in affidavits they conversed
with Kidwell during the trial and that
the juror had remarked he expected
to get IAN automobile a block long"
through his connection with the Tea
pot Dome case.
WOman's Name Offered.
The name of Miss Ruth Teates,
WIZ IlNC0 at Io9S " SllOCL oOuNlICdot,
across the street from the Kidwell
home, was next introduced into the
record.
Government counsel caused an.
other surprise when he asked Kidwell
if he knew a man named Mr.. Norton.
Kidwell replied he did, thereupon a
man seated among the spectators
stood up. Kidwell was not able to
identify him.
kidwell could not give the full
name Of the man he knew as Norton
Lieut.. Holmes of the Police De.
partment and Sergt. Bobo were next
identified by the juror.
OLeary then asked the witness if
he was in court when Justice SiddOns
instructed jurors not to talk to any
one nor to permit any one to talk to
them.
Kidwell replied he was, and there,
upon the Government attorney point.
ed out Harry +. Sinclair and asked
him iii that man was in the court
room when instructions were given
to the jury"
Kidwell testified that he knew
Sinclair by sight"
One of the Burns operatives,
John Kline, who had testified prev
lOdOly 10 SilduOWtiiS hllHSll, Was
told to step forward. lie did so,
standing squarely in front OF Kid
well. and the juror was asked to
take a good look at him"
SIeuth About "a Foot Away"
Kline had testified previously
that he had never approached or
talked 10 Kidwell.
The next question the government
counsel asked was important.
AT any time did Kline come close
TO you?" O'Leary asked the juror.
Eyes, about a foot away" Kidwell
replied.
"Where?"
AT All Four-and-a-ha street
southwest" the juror answered
"Wss it in the street or inside the
building?" O'Leary asked.
ut was right in the doorway" Kid
well testified.
The juror was not asked at this
point whether the Burns operative
had said anything to him.
Sleuth Followed Him.
AS far as kidwell could recall, the
date was a Sunday afternoon, either
October % or October 80, during the
trial.
Kidwell was then told to take good
look at Operative Dan K. Merritt, who
stepped forward and confronted him.
II saw this man at the corner of
Fifth and G streets about $3.50 O'Clock
in the afternoon" Kidwell testified.
Il WAS waiting for a street car. and
he came out and got on the same car
When 1 boarded it," Mr.. O'Leary told
the court that he was not asking if
anything had been said at the time.
Were you in the courtroom when
Barton Stewart and Kline testified
about shadowing you in the Museum
grounds" Kidwell was asked.
The juror explained that he was
and added he frequently went to the
Museum grounds during the trial to
eat his lunch. Pretty near every
day, except when it rained."
Were you present in the grounds
when man sat under a tree?" he was
asked about an incident which con.
sumed a considerable part of the ques-
tioning during yesterdays proceeding
Kidwell said he was sitting under a
tree, as he frequently did.
Defense Objects.
Further questioning brought out
that the juror one day during the
trial was seated on bench in the
Museum grounds when a man came
up.
1.-The man came up toward me and
went to a tree 10 or IS feet behind me
and sat on the ground" Kidwell tes
tilted. At this point counsel for the
defense who had sat silent during the
Jurors examinat ton protested against
the juror being taken step by step in
his testimony. Mr.. Hoover declared
Let him tell all that happened, but we
object tothe way the examination Is
being conducted.
Kidwell could not recall the exact
date under question, but believed it
was either q Thursday or n Friday
afternoon shortly after the trial
opened. The Government attorney
then produced a number of photo
graphs showing the scene under dis
cussion in the Museum grounds and
passed them to kidwell for identified
ton.
Protest Photographs.
Each of the four photographs as
submitted by O'Leary, brought forth
vigorous objection from the defense
attorneys. Arguments ensued Tor
nearly half an hour, the defense seek
ing to prevent them from being ad-
mitted as evidence.
When the court finally overruled
these objections. O'Leary next offered
drawing or plat showing the road
ways in the park. two trees. a bench
and other objects. The court also ad
mitted this drawing as evidence over
strenuous objection of opposing coun
sci.
While the Government has not dis