Evening star., 1927-11-10
CLARK, S|NCLA|R'S
AIDE, IS ARRESTED
IN OIL CASE PROBE
Refusal of Alleged Contact"
Man to Testify Causes u. S.
Attorneys Move.
BURNS AGENCY OFFICIAL
AGAIN FACES JURY QUIZ
Jeffries, Alleged Employer # De-
tectives, Also Called-Sleuth's
Books Held.

SneluOn clark, wealthy Sinclair oil
official. refused on the ground of self
determination, today to tell the granC
jury who ordered the shadowing u
the Fall-Sinclair oil jury and what re
lationship existed between Harry +
Sinclair and the Burns detectives he
was placed under technical arrest
From the grand jury room. where
he was closeted only few minutes
Clark was taken by Neil Burkinshaw
assistant United States attorney, be
fore .Needham c.. Turnage. United
bond for $4,000
No warrant was sworn out for
Clark's arrest as he followed the eX-
ample of the other Sinclair official
in voluntarily surrenderinS himself
Importance Stressed.
Answers to the questions put to him
before the grand jury We're regarded
by Government attorneys as of utmost
Importance in their effort to bring to
Justice those directly or indirectly re-
snonsible for the events that led to
the nlStriaI of Sinclair and Fall on
conspiracy charges.
A second Sinclair official, Harry JEFF.
fries of New York. preceded Clark
In the grand jury room. The Govern
ment was prepared to pursue the
same tactics with Jeffries if he per-
sisted in refusing to answer questions
propounded to him. Jeffries is the
man whom the Government alleges ac-
tually employed the Burns detectives
10 shadow the jurors.
The New York oil man. who says
he is a personal employe" of Sin
clair, was in the grand jury room
only a few moments. He was ex-
cused for the time being and will be
recalled tomorrow, it was stated by
Government attorneys.
After Burkinshaw signed the COM
plant charging a conspiracy to COM
init an offense against the United
States of tampering with the jury.
Clark demanded an immediate hear.
ing. which Burkinshaw opposed
vigorously and Commissioner Turnage
Get for November %.
Arranged for Bond.
Anticipating the Government ac.
tion, Clark ard his attorney, Morgan
H. Beach, former Assistant Attorney
General. had arranged for bond. and
when Burkinshaw asked the amount
be set at $4,000. Beach called the
bondsmen on the telephone and ask.
ed them to report to Turnage's Office
immediately.
When he heard the amount of the
bond asked for, Clark said: Il did
not know I did so much"
When Beach asked for an immedi-
ste hearing. Burkinshaw opposed the
move. declaring: 1T would seriously
impede and embarrass. the Govern
ment in the present, grand jury pro-
ceedings." Commissioner Turnage said
he would he glad to set any date that
would not be unreasonable, and when
he asked Beach IL two weeks hence
would be favorable, Beach replied: 1T
is absolutely unreasonable for this rea
hon: There won't be any hearing when
this grand jury does something
Burkinshaw characterized this as
an unhappy prediction" and in an.
ewer to Commissioner Turnage ex.
planned that his witnesses for the
hearing are out of the city and min
inum of .wo weeks be required to get
them together. He added the ,aca]
witnesses could not make a prima
facie case.
Clark Urges Hearing Soon.
Commissioner Turnage then decided
on two weeks from today, but when
1t was found that that time would be
Thanksgiving day, the argument
opened up again. Clark declared he
was not being considered in the mat.
ter and wanted the hearing at the
earliest possible moment Burkin-
shaw suggested Clark would not wa nj
To leave Chicago. his home. and be
absent over Thanksgiving day. but
Clark replied he would leave "in the
middle Of the night" if necessary. II
sm under cloud and want this thing
cleared up" he said
Turnage then offered Clark the
choice Of any day after the 24th and
Clark shrugged his shoulders and re.
piled: Make it any day; it mea ms
more to me than turkey"
no reason was given by Burkinshaw
et the time for the size OF Cha rk 6
bond as compared with that OF Day
whose security amounted to $25 5000
Burns Before Jury.
Neil Burkinshaw, assistant United
States attorney, who is presenting
the case for the Government, paved
the way by putting Sherman w
Burns, treasurer of the Burns agency
on the grill before the grand jury dur
fuc most Of the morning session. ii,
was compelled to open the books o.
the agency and reveal to the grant
1;iry all accounts and other matters re
Iating to the shadowing of the ].
i,rrors in the possession of the Burns
office.
Burns was in the grand jury room
for one. hour and half and he lef
the room minus his records. whicl
were reta ined for further examination
during the day. He refused to dis
close what took place behind tn
r.. doors beyond telling newspape
met what he had previously explaine
about being ordered to show all tn
records of his agency.
Burns was Immediately followed !
the grand jury room by Harry Je
fries. whom the Government allege
was the man who actually employe
the detectives.
To Jeffries, who calls himself a ''pei
sonal employe" of Mr. Sinclair, tn
United States attorneys propounde
the same questions which they de
manded of Clark and II. Mason Day
the other Sinclair official, who is no.
nnder SIS 900 bond for refusing /
answer.
Said He Would Answer"
Eefore ging into the grand jur
room Jeffries had told newspaper me
that he would answer every questio
mt to him Ito the best Of his ability
4 he United States attorneys wer
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