Evening star., 1927-10-25

ference with the defendant the attor.
ney was preparing his cross-eXamina'
ton of the witness and would return
in a few minutes.
Leahy's difficulties We're apparent
when he began his own cross -eXamina.
ton of Ambrose. Almost Immediately
he encountered an endless chain OF
objections. Practically all of these
the court sustained.
Finally Justice Siddons had to inter
rupt the defense lawyer two or three
times to insist that he avoid mere
repetitions" Of questions asked by
Mr.. Hoover, and the court insisted
rather emphatically that time was
being lost by this line of examination.
Leahy asked the witness first if he
recalled speaking to Fall about the
compulsory drilling feature on the
G. 400 acres leased ON Salt Creek. This
the witness recalled.
Ibid any representative of the Gov.
ernment enforce the drilling require.
ments?" was the next question
Roberts Immediately objected for the
Government.
Mr.. Leahy insisted that all he was
attempting to show was that the
Bureau Of Mines had supervision over
these leases. The court suggested
that DR.. George Otis Smith ha(
answered that question fully and ha6
explained the functions of the Bureau
Of Mines. Justice Siddons cautioned
the attorney to ask only about what
Ambrose had told Fall in the con.
ference and what the defendant had
told the witness.
sought to get information by chang
ing his questions. He asked the
witness If he knew that the Bureau
Of Mines was the only department
from which the information could
have been obtained and Roberts
again objected.
Then the defense attorney shifted
his questions to the Western trir
which the witness had made. He
asked Ambrose If he knew where
Fall was at that time. Roberts object
ed to this line Of questioning and was
sustained.
Continued questioning about Mr.
| Tut. mentioned previously by the
witness. brought a reminder by the
court that the attorney was merely
repeating the questions asked by
Hoover. The court asked him not tc
spend so much time on this repetition
Court Obierts TO Questions.
Leahy insisted that it had been de
veloped that Tut had seen Ambrose ir
the field and submitted reports to hin
on conditions in Salt Creek. Justice
Siddons was compelled again to remind
the attorney that the court did no,
want to waste ii ne in the same repe
tition. but told him that if there wa:
anything that Hoover had not develop
ed in the course of his cross-eXani
nation he coull bring chat out.
Lea ~ persisted in asking severa
other Cue st:Ci,5 OF sin'ii@r nature
which caused the court TO remind
him that he was Overlooking" Ihf
matte Of repetition and sustained thu
Governmcnt counsel in objections l.
the quest :on,ny.
Leahv then tclG the coure he Ia,
no more questions to ask and Hoover
explained that he had one further
question ~ ask the witness.
as this Mr.. Tut living now or dead?'
asked Mr.. Hoover
Justice Si.i,lons suggested that the
question was immaterial and that Mr.
Hoover could get an answer some
where n'Ta
Under redirect examination by Rob
erts witness was asked If Fall hat
asked him "as an official of the Blu
reau of Mines for his opinion as tC
how much Of Teapot Dome should be
leased. Ambrose replied in the mega
tive.
who made the decision so far as
the Interior Department was concern
ed and so far as you have persona
knowledge?" asked Roberts. Hoover
objected and was overruled. Am
brose's reply was: $50 far as I know
it was Secretary Fall"
Hoover moved to have the answer
stricken from the record, declaring
the witness was not qualified on that
point.
Pomerene read, by. stipulation, the
testimony of Zevely before the civil
suit trial in whiclH he was quoted as
saying that he and Sinclair visited
Fall at Three Rivers, N. Mex, on De
cember 81, 1921, at which matters con
cerning Usage Indians were discussed.
On further questioning by Roberts
the transcript of the records showed
as Pomerene read it to the jury,
Zevely said he was not sure whether
Teapot Dome was discussed in his
presence: that he did not know an in.
quiry had been made of Fall as to
whether he would lease the reserve.
To this inquiry Fall replied he was
having an investigation made. and on
that report he would determine wheth'
er he would lease Teapot Dome. Zeve-
ly's printed testimony said.
Sinclair Lease Proposal.
Sinclair and Zevely left early in
January, 1922, and some time later pre-
pared a proposition for lease, signed
by Sinclair. which the Government
read to the jury yesterday afternoon
Zevely. when asked where Sinclair
got his information of Falls require
ments for leasing the reserve, replied
that he did not know.