Evening star., 1927-10-17
TENTATIVE JURY
DRAWN |NO|L CASE
cincIair and Fall Face Court
in Teapot Dome
Action.
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tors able 10 gain admission waited for
court to convene.
1t was precisely that, even to the
small army of news photographers
running frantiGally about outside
from door to door to shoot" the nota-
bles as they arrived. Except for the
appearance of the florid countenance
of Mr.. Sinclair in place of the dlmlnu-
tive Doaeny and Attorneys Llttietoi
and Hoover and Leahy among the de-
fense counsel in place of Frank j.
Hogan there were few changes among
the principals at the trial
Long before the doors opened the
familiar lines of spectators stood out
side in the hall, their only chance Oh
gaining admission apparently pelhS
the extent of their physical endurance
for a courtroom four times the slIS
of the present small chamber couiu
not hold them ALL A battery oI
camera men, denied admission To the
building, watched both entrances anu
dog-trotted back and forth as prln-
cipals drove up in their Ihacilllieo'
Following close on their heeIs were
small pack of curious spectators.
Eriftaen minutes before court was
ready to convene the opposing coun-
sci. an array of legal lights seldom
assembled before at one trial mere
already had made their appearance
Sinclair was one of the early arrivals
He is a medium sized man but pulky
in anpearance. He appeared in
nattv blue suit with colored hano-
kerchief peeping out of his Dreast
pocket. Mr.. Sinclair was calmnesS
personified. He chatted agreeaplS
with acouaintances in the courtroom
and then seated himself beside MS
counsel at the prisoners bar.
Fall Enters Court.
When Mr.. Sinclair came into the
courtroom he was accompanied py
his mother, a woman OF SO years ol
age. and his wife. With Mrs. Wiillam
Hit. the former Katherine ElKlns'
they took seats in the rear OF the
courtroom.
It was not until a minute or two
after 10 o'clock that Mr.. Fan, VINO
is to undergo the second ordeal OF
criminal trial within 1O montns,
showed himself in court. Naturaily
enough there was craning OF hechs
as he appeared in the doorway:
Mr.. Fall looked considerably feebler
than on the occasion of his last appear
ance here. otherwise he seemed to
hear up well under the circumstances.
He remained in court only minute or
two and then went outside untn lt
was necessary for him to reappear 10
anewer to his name.
CARRIED in deep black, Mrs. FAN ac-
companied her husband. Their daugn-
fer. Mrs. C. C. Chase, was with her.
Thev took seats beside Mrs. Slnclalf
in the rear of the chamber.
Counsel Take Seats.
AS the trial opened Government
counsel, which included Owen j. Rob-
erts. former Senator Atlee Pomerene,
District Attorney Peyton Gordon and
George G. Chandler occupied the
front row directly before the judges
bench.
Behind them was the array OF de- |
fense attorneys. Chief interest CEN
tered i'm Martin w. Littleton OF New |
York and George P. Hoover Of Wash |
jngton, counsel for Sinclair. Little
ton is a man about the same build as
the oil magnate, with a fiorid conf
plexion and iron gray hair curling
above his collar. His associate coun,
sci. Mr.. Hoover, genial always and
smiling. is a we'll known figure in |
washington, where he long has been |
one of the leaders of the local bar.
At the counsel table were George |
Gordon Battle of New York and ex-
Gov. Nathan Miller, who are appear
ing as counsel for Blackmer, missing
Government witness. Their appear
ance at this trial is significant, Tor
they have announced their intention OF
testing the constitutionality OF the
Walsh act which allows service OF sub
poenas in foreign countries.
Court Convenes.
It was not until 1908 o'clock that
Justice Siddons, who is to preside
over the trial, entered the courtroom.
Justice Siddons has succeeded Justice
A. A Hoehling, who presided over the
six.week trial of Fall and Doheny.
With the usual prelimfnaries the court
was convened.
Two women and 10 men were called
from the October panel of the court
to fill the box, as counsel for both
sides indicated they were ready to
proceed with the case. United States
Attorney Peyton Gordon, who Will
play prominent part in the prose
cution. identified the case to the tales
men as well as those waiting to be
called.
No. 1 chair was occupied by Mrs.
Amelia l.. Bailey, 2700 Connecticut
avenue, an employe Of the Arthur Jor-
dan Piano Co. In response to ques-
tions by Maj. Gordon, Mrs. Bailey
said she had lived in Washington since
December, 1917; was not acquainted
with the defendants or their counsel;
knew nothing of the facts in the case:
read only the headlines in the news
papers, from which she had not
formed an opinion on the case; be-
lieved she could sit as a juror; was
willing to accept circumstantial evi.
dence, and has a brother who has
been employed in the Treasury De-
partment for the past five years.
Queries by Defense.
George P. Hoover, Sinclair's coun-