Evening star., 1927-10-28

rifles held by the hank on q loan to
| the Continental Trading Co.
eat whose instance did you open
! this account and get instructions?
| Roberts asked the witness.
From IL. S. Olson of Toronto
Canada"
A letter was next produced from
Olson to c. s. Howard of the Do
| minion Bank. to which defense coun-
sci objected.
The objection being overruled the
letter was then read.
please purchase for the credit of
this company Liberty bonds TO the
value Of $780, ,000." it stated.
Everhart Is Grilled.
When Everhart took the stand yes
terday afternoon Roberts laid the
foundation for his more pertinent
questions to follow by identifying the
witness as Falls son-inlaw: as a close
| associate OF Fall in the cattle business
in New Mexico. in that they We're part
ners and stock owners in the Tres
Ritos Cattle and Land Co.; that he was
secretary-treaSurer of the cattle COM
pany; that he had authority to conduct
business in the company's name; that
| he had never been in the Government
employ; never officially connected with
| the Mammoth Oil Co.; never in the
employ of Sinclair; never had any
official connection with Sinclair or any
of his oil companies; that he had moth
| ing to do with the leasing of Teapot
| Dome; that he never had any business
prior to February /.
Then Roberts asked IL the Tres
Ritos Co. ever had any business trans
| actions with Harry +. Sinclair or his
companies prior to February ]. and
| the witness. who previously had de.
| clined to answer several questions
concerning his connection with Fall
on the ground it Simply leads up to
the time | would be connected up with
these bonds refused to answer. He
| requested leave to make a statement
to the court. The jury was excused
and Everhart read a lengthy state
ment, which the court afterward OBJ
served was prepared by a ''skillful
legal hand"
The statement said it is "apparent"
that Roberts desires to prove by
me the source of such bonds and
facts surrounding the receipt thereof
by me and as to these facts, or as to
any conversation that l may have
had with any one before, at or after
the time they are said to have come
into my possession, or as to the time
when, the place where or the person
from whom | am supposed to have re-
celVed them or to whom l am to have
delivered them, or as to any /conver.
sation 1 am supposed to have had
with any such person or persons,
respectfully decline to make answer
and | again state that in so declining
L am actuated by and acting with but
one purpose, and that is to portect
myself and nobody else from the dan.
ger of prosecution"
Jury Is Recalled.
The jury, which had been excused
while Everhart read his statement.
was recalled and the question again
propounded by Roberts. The witness
reply was mo"
Did you personally take any part
in the negotiations which led up to the
making of the lease of Teapot Dome?"
asked Roberts.
Il did not" replied the witness.
when did you first learn that the
Teapot Dome had in fact been leased?"
Il decline to answer that, SIR"
The court said 1t was unable to per-
ceive that an answer to that question
would tend to incriminate the witness,
and added: You may answer
whether you ever met him."
Il decline to answer" said Ever
hart.
You understand that the court has