Evening star., 1927-11-05
OIL Juror CALLED
AS TAMPER|NG QUIZ
TAKES NEW ANGLE
Charles Holt Summoned for
Inquisition by United States
Attorneys Office.
ALL TAlESMEN WATCHED,
GOVERNMENT CONTENDS
Ruddy, Burns Detective Chief, IL
Again on Hand as Probe
Continues.

Following on the trail of irregulari-
ties that brought about the Teapot
Dome mistrial and now involve Harry
F. Sinclair and his alleged lieutenant.
Henry Mason Day, the grand jury
today was busy gathering additional
evidence to substantiate the Govern
ment's charges of a conspiracy to in
fluence the decision and action Of the
trial jury.
A new trail led today to a mysteri.
Gus financial offer said to have been
made TO Laurence G.. Hoes, an invest.
nent broker. of 1014 Twentieth street,
who was one of the original veniremen
called in the Fall-Sinclair trial.
Several days before the Teapot
Dome case came to trial Mr.. Hoes
found a note from a man named NC
kenzie' at room 422 of the Mayflower
Hotel, requesting him to call about "a
little financial transaction" Inquiries
at the hotel. however, failed to dis
close any one by that name.
The district attorneys office also is
following clue given by Mr.. Hoes
regarding inquiries made aIout him
by some one evidently checking up
on him as prospective juror. After
hearing Hoes, the grand ury ad-
journed until Monday morning.
Holt Is Summoned.
1t was learned today that the grand
jury is pressing new line of inquiry
into the possible influences brought to
bear on the original IL trial jurors.
Charles Holt, juror No. II, who was
kept segregated yesterday and ques.
toned alone when the other Jurors
had been dismissed. was again on
hand this morning. He is waiting to
appear before the grand jury.
While Neil Burkinshow. assistant
United States attorney, who is pre-
senting the case to the grand jury.
would divulge no reason why Holt
is being retained. he nevertheless at
taches significant Importance to the.
juror.
Another venireman who was watt
ing to be questioned again is Able
Goldstein of 1901 Varnum street, and
Arthur Dunlap of 2S46 Twenty-seventh
street, also is in line for special in
vestigation. 1t has developed that all
of the 56 men and -wemen on the two
special jury panels were under more
or less constant surveillance before
the trial. Some of this is laid a: the
door of inquiries usually made by the
Government about prospective jurors
to determine their standing. but the
district attorneys office is following
numerous trails which it is believed
will hook up these inquiries with Day
and his Burns detectives.
The first witness called today was
Miss Josephine Hopkins, a student at
George Washington University, living
at 1852 Otis place, whose name ap-
peared in one of the reports made by
the Burns detectives detailed to shad-
ow jurors in the conspiracy trial. It
developed that one of the opera tives
saw her automobile running behind
that of one of the jurors for some
blocks.
Ruddy Called Again.
Charles S. Rrddy. chief of the corps
of Burns detectives who inquired into
the financial status of Jurors. and, it
is charged. sought to make improper
contacts with Them, also was sum-
moned again 'otay to appear before
the grand Jury. He will be called
upon to tell to whom he reported The
information brought in by his men and
if possible to identify their employer,
mentioned repeatedly as 1.-The client"
in papers seized in Ruddy's quarters
at Wardman Park Hotel.
The Government is so confident that
the client" is Harry F. Sinclair, CO.
defendant with Albert B. Fall in the
oil conspiracy trial, that yesterday a
warrant was issued for his arrest,
although later it was decided il should
not be served at this time. Day, the
other persons named in the Govern
ment's complaint, is out under S25 900
bond, awaiting action of the grand
jury.
George p. Hoover, counsel for Sim
'clair, had an early consultation with
Maj. Peyton Gordon, the district at
torney. this morning. After this in
terview Mr.. Hoover shed further
light on the recall of the Sinclair
warrant.
Hoover Explains Situation.
Speaking as a lawyer, Mr. Hoover
gave it as his opinion that the war
rant is being held in allegiance be-
cause the district attorney wished to
avoid the necessity of giving Sinclair
L hearing before Commissioner Need
ham G. Turnage before the grand
Jury investigation had terminated. If
Sinclaif was to be brought here from
New York it would be on a removal
warrant which would give him the
right of a citnzen to a hearing.
Sheldon Clark, Chicago sportsman
and vice president of the Sinclair Re-
fining Co., has been located in Chicago
and will come here probably Monday. .
Neil Burkinshaw. the diligent assist
ant United States attorney, who is
presenting the case to the grand jury,
attaches high significance to Clark's
possible connection with the hiring Of
detectives to shadow or influence the
action Of tho jurors.
Sinclair is charged in the formal
complaint, i'll which he is involved
with Henry Mason Day, now under
$4,000 bond, with being a party to
the conspiracy to '.inhuence the ac-.
ton or decision" of the jury. 1t IS
with the purpose of hooking up Clark
directly with the activities of the
Burns detectives that the Sinclair
business associate has been summoned
before the graEc jury. AS his state
ment from Chicago explains, he was
in Washington during period of the
late trial.
Burkinshaw is by no means through
with investigating the IL Jurors that
served during the Fall-Sinclair trial.
He had four of them before the grand
jury yesterday afternoon, and it Is
understood a pecial line of inquiry
is being conducted in connection with
others. The four who were questioned
closely before adjournment yesterday
are Mrs. Annela Bailey, Conrad j.
Herzog, William ii. Goucher and John
P. Kern.
Today's inquiries, so far as the
grand jury is concerned, will be nee.
essarily limited by reason of the fact
IL.