Evening star., 1927-11-02
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fore the grand jury tomorrow are:
Mrs Annela L. Bailey, 2700 Connecti
cut avenue Miss Bernice Heaton,
1928 street: Gardner p. Grenfell.
1916 n street; William Fl. Goucher.
1908 Franklin street northeast: Con-
rad ]. HerZog. Sc New York avenue;
Robert b. Fora. 76 T street: John
p. Kern. 1915 North Carolina avenue.
northeast: Bradner w Holmes, 203 p
street: John j. Costinet. 1442 Fair
mont street: Norman l.. Giascock.
1913 Eighth street. and Charles Holt,
1I03 Four and "a half street. south
west
Flora. the only member Of the
Fall Sinclair jury who. according
to the Government reports. was not
shadowed by detectives. said today
he could not understand why he was
"slighted"
Mystery to Flora.
I'VE tried TO figure it out. he SAID.
land | have decided that either they
had not got down to my name on the
list. or | drove my car too fast for
them to keep track OF me-.
When the trial was halted so dra-
matically yesterday morning, the spec
,ators and counsel were not the only
ones who sensed that the members of
the Jury might be involved in the
case. When the jury was taken out
and kept under guard members said
that each asked himself the question.
Gould anything l might have let
slip be the cause of this?
Glascock said he reviewed his every
action since being worm in while
awaiting the court to reconVene. He
said that he and other members of the
jury resented deeply the things said
to have been done by Kidwell.
Others confirmed that the feeling
against Kidwell among the jurors had
grown hourly since the first disclosure
Of possible mistrial kidwell was
not taken into consultation when the
other jurors decided to empower one
of their number to express the jury
regret to prosecution counsel.
The two women on the jury were
especially bitter against Kidwell.
If any card game was indulged In
by members Of the Fall-Sinclair con-
spiracy trial jury, as kidwell is alleged
to have said, some members of the
jury knew nothing of it,
Glascock said he had never seen
any of the members of the jury en-
gagged in a card game and other mem
bers with whom he talked had no in.
formation on the subject.
''Kidwell was just talking, | think,
he said. "It was a surprise to all of
us that 1t was kidwell who was in
volved in the charges. as since a few
words the first day of the trial he has
been extremely reserved AMI seldom
- H. raI >f +1,n ~ 1nr nf
the jury. He was, | think, tha most
reserved member of the jury. and the
remainder of us had but few words
with him during the two weeks Of the
trial"
Gordon Gets Credit.
Upon the shoulders of United States
Attorney Peyton Gordon who has CO.
operated with special Government
counsel in the prosecution of the oil
cases, rested entire credit for the sue.
cessful direction of operations which
resulted in seizure of voluminous re.
ports on each juror and which were
presented to the court along with the
Il affadavits
Mai. Gordon, it was stated authori
tatively today. got his "tip" through
Owen j. Roberts. special Government
oil prosecutor. that Operatives" were
IN town in connection with the em.
panelling of the jury. From what
source Mr.. Roberts received the IN.
formation. it was not revealed. other |
than that it was in possession of the
for development about
fwo weeks ago.
Realizing the delicacy Of the situa.
ton and the need for making a strong
prima facie case in order not to predu.
tx-ith ne ittT n
the event any matter presented to
court would fail TO convince Justice
Siddons, Maj. Gordon worked night
and day directing movements of his
trusted deputy marsha's. These
deputy marshals did not have the as
sistance of Department of Justice
agents, Secret Service operatives or
any other police authority, 1t was
stated.
The aff1davits laid before the Gov
by Donald r. King and J.
Ray Ackers. alleging statements bv
Juror Kidwell, were regarded by the
Government as confirmation of all in
forma ton in their possession. and nei-
ther angle was uncovered with the as
sistanee Of the other The Kidwell
matter came as coincidence. it was
stated.
maj 1OTuOH refused I'D accept cFSnlI
for the work. but instead praised the
efficiency Of Deputies John j Clark.
son and Constance Cerimele as well
as the work of Neil j Burkinshaw
and William NJ. Shea. his two assist
ant United States attorneys
The Government. 1t was stated. does
not yet know what relationship, if
any. existed between A. Mason Day.
client" for the operatives, and Don
aid woodward of 2l18 lie Roy place.
at whose residence Day was at the
time he was served with papers by
the deputy marshals They traced
Day to the le Roy place address and
sought to establish no connection be
tween the two.
Mr.. Woodward made the following
statement today:
Il have known Mr.. Mason Day for
more than 1o years and he has been