Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-22

large delegation OF clt1zenS anu nepuD
voluntary statement. Both counsel
for the respondents and the court saw
no revelancy in this matter. so
O'Leary turned to events at kidwelfs
house that night when newspaper
was produced carrying a story con-
corning limitations of bribery.
O'Leary asked for the witness
best recollection as to whether he,
OLeary, left Kidwell and his mother
alone in the house on the night in
question, and the witness replied In
the affirmative.
OLeary's next question was whether
Kidwell informed him that upon his
arrival home his mother told of man
calling about a barber shop permit
and of Kidwell's reply that Il think
the man is one who Is following me
to get some information about the
trial because I am on the jury
mot all Of those words are mine.
Mr.. OLeary; you supplied some OF
those" replied Kidwell firmly.
Il did not say anything about the
Jury trial, you put that in yourself
You did not hand the paper to me to
read, but gave 1t to my mother while
I went out for notary"
Taking the paper up to the wit
ness, O'Leary asked Kidwell to recall
some discussion they had about
using the words "a man" or 1.-THE
man." and Kidwell denied any recol.
lection of this incident, adding: "Sev-
eraI things in there / did not say,
and you know did not say them"
Counsel Sees Evasion"
O'Leary drew from Kidwell the ad-
mission that O'Leary told him he
had not gone into the Kidwell in
cident because Maj. Gordon had just
put him into the case" This state
ment, Kidwell said. was made en-
route to the latter's home on the day
they first met.
Daniel Thew Wright at this point
of the procedure arose "in protest
against the line of examination by
OLeary, maintaining that he was
evading the issue then before the
court, which concerned the charges
of intimidation and not jury shadow
ing. 1.-THE district attorney" de-
clared Wright. Should be brought
to make an answer to these charges.
Court Halls Inquiry.
Concerning the statement made by
Kidwell's mother, O'Leary's questions
and the witness answers were so con-
fusing to the court and every one else
that Justice Siddons felt compelled to
interrupt. He declared that he was
concerned to know what this witness
claims Is false and untrue"
The court then told Kidwell to read
the statement over and point out
whether it contained anything he did
or did not say, or, II inserted by some
one else, to tell by whom.
Kidwell hesitated, and the court de-
clared, impatiently. do it."
The witness then proceeded to point
out on various pages of his mothers
statement some immaterial matter
which he claimed had not been stated
by his mother. It had to do with the
man who made inquiries at the Kid.
well home about the fathers barber
shop. ~
Kidwell said O'Leary had put 1t In
and the court asked him II 1t was true
or false. tits true as far as the hap
penings are concerned" the witness
replied. "but my mother did not say 1t
at that time"
The witness next reiterated his
denial of yesterday that anything had
been said about "oil people" having
been to follow him evidently for the
purpose of offering him a bride.
Kidwell declared emphatically he
had never said anything about "oil
people" and that his mother had
never made such a remark as con-
tanned in the affidavit.
To-
mother was quoted as saying that
her son had not told her he was
pretty sure other jurors were being
followed by the oil people, and some
of them knew they were being fol-
lowed.
"My mother never said that" Kid.
well declared.
Kidwell read the affidavit by his
father and pronounced 1t correct with
the exception of the word Sinclair, !"
which appeared before the words "oil
trial." Kidwell declared his father
did not use the word Sinclair"
O'Leary drew from Kidwell the ad-
mission that the statements were writ
ten down by him after he had ques.
toned both Kidwell and his mother,
first asking Kidwell a question and
upon receiving a reply. getting a
verification of this reply from the
mother.
Denies Mother Made Statement.
Kidweu had been emphatic while
reading his mothers statement in
declaring that she had not said the
following:
During the time that the Sinclair
case was being tried and while my
son. Edward j. Kidwell, jr, was serv-
ing as a juror, one evening just about
dark a white man came to my home.
No. 1887 U street southeast-which is
also the home of myson Edward
and knocked at the door"
O'Leary hammered away at Kid.
we'll and in all innocence Kidwell
answered his questions to the effect
that O'Leary had questioned Mrs.
Kidwell on all the facts set forth in
the quoted paragraph and she had
given answers. From these answers
O'Leary wrote on a paper. Kidwell
found himself admitting that every
statement in the quoted paragraphs
was correct and then O'Leary asked:
'Ts there anything wrong in this
statement"
eyes" replied Kidwell. leaning for
ward in his chair. You said my
mother said that. She just answered
the questions" A ripple Of laughter
went over the courtroom and the
bailiff raped for order. The Govern.
ment prosecutor appeared highly
elated over the point Kidwell was
making, which indicated that while
the words used in the affidavit were
probably not the exact quotations. the
substance Of the statements given