Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23
.0'LEARY BATTLES
K|DWELL CHARGES
Court UphoIds Prosecutor as
Oil Counsel Accuses Him
of "StaIling."

Fighting desperately 10 clear him.
self of charges that he intimidated wit.
nesses In the Sinclair.Fall contempt
proceedings. James J. OLeary, as
sistant United States attorney, WAS
accused today by defense counsel with
deliberately 'stalIing" In his examina.
tion OF Edward J. kidwell. tr.. former
Teapot Dome juror.
The accusation was made by George
r. Hoover. attorney for Harry $. Sin.
clair. and sponsor of the charge that
has sidetracked temporarily the con.
tempt case. After one Of the frequent
clashes between the two attorneys
over the irrelevancy of O'Leary's ques.
tions. Mr.. Hoover rose In court nd
declared:
mir. OIeary IN killing time. he's
stalling and getting away from the
Issue. For two days he has asked this
man about everything except the
issues he is to meet. He IL wasting
The time Of the court"
Court Sides With OIeary.
AT another time Mr.. Hoover charged
that the prosecutor simply was trying
TO keep the defense rom Cross-examin.
ing kidwell before court adiourns this
afternoon SO the Government might
keep the juror IN the witness sta nd
when the inquiry II resumed Jan.
uary g.
While Justice Siddons frequently in.
terrupted proceedings TO caution Mr
O'Leary about wasting time" he
sided with the Government prosecutor
In the face Of Mr.. Hoover's accusa.
ton.
Referring 10 the seriousness OF the
charges involving the district attor.
ney's Office. Justice Siddons said. II
still hold that Mr.. O'Leary has only
one sincere purpose In mind and that
ls to develop all the facts surround.
ing these charges of intimidation and
coercion bearing particularly upon
himself" kidWell was facing his
fourth day OF severe examination by
IN" Government prosecutor.
tnconscipusly the juror heaped
upon the prosecutors head additional
intimations that he had been coerced
Into giving out statements for which
he could not vouch.
Says Parents Detained.
Interest was stirred ai one time dur.
ing Nid"ttIr testimony when he In
tinnted II was his belief that his
father aud mother were being detain
ed In Mr. OLeary's office This fact
came out In connection with questions
put by the witness relative to his VIC.
ihtion or the court Il injunction not 10
talk with any one about the ease,
kidwell had charged that the ain
daVit prepared by his fnther and
SWORD 10 before "a notary public DE.
cehiber had actually been signed by
the elder kidweil In OIeary's Office
Tuesday. lie explained to the court
mat he had flrAt spoken to his father
and mother IN the courtroom Tuesday
10 find out IL they were being treated
right The Juror protested that his
parents had been rent up 10 the dis
irict attorneys office and kept there
! whenever they came into The court
room.
kdweii mounted the witness stand
as court convened this morning Ia
face his fourth day of 0ideht under
the persistent hnmmeting Of the Gov.
eminent prosecutor. who hns been
! siyen liberal lntliude by Juslice Sid
dons IN his efforts 10 riesr himself af
III" charges of intimldntinA the Wit.
! ness
/ Dl.fbtt'r examination uf the vii
( n"ss was III" sjRnai for frequent
| clashes between himself and defense
counsel ~ times interrupted by the
court. Who mildly fej,tima nded the
/ prosecution 0n several ucrahiutts for
constant repetition
/ When kIdweli al Que line said he
Aiimised lhni certain thing had
happehed, OIoafy asked him rather
euftiy how much suiinising he had
! al
| sharp Tsi0ii from Daniel Thew
! Wright, counsel for Henry Mason
! Day, who protested that the conduct
) nf The prosecutor was Indecent +"
| iIespits vaiiess of questions fted al
r e. Isl -.i t.. ~
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