Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-12
Documents Presented by the
Government in Prosecution
of Sinclair and Others.
ATTEMPT TO INTIMIDATE
JURORS CHARGED BY U. S.
Details Of Surveillance by Burns
Men Are Given to the
Court.

mentary evidence, 1t devOlved upon de-
fense counsel in the Sinclair-Burns
contempt proceedings this afternoon to
break down the charges presented by
the Government through Charles G.
Ruddy. Philadelphia manager for the
Burns Detective Agency, that sur
veillance OF the Teapot Dome jurors
was OF a nature tending to intimidate
and influence their actions.
After four days on the stand as a
government witness, called upon to
produce the reports of the Is opera
tives, Ruddy was turned over to the
derense for cross-examination when
court reconvened this afternoon.
through admissions by the Burns
manager, the Government seeks to
show that Henry Mason Day, trusted
official of Harry F. Sinclair, went out.
side his original instructions to the
detectives in ordering them in at least
one case to inquire into the financial
status of one Of the Jurors.
United States Attorney Peyton Cor
1on mad practically completed the pres
entatlon and Identification of the more
tnan zoo pages of detectives reports
submitted today in connection with
the jury surveillance which brought
ABOUT the Teapot Dome mistrial.
Reports on Glascock.
Inference that the defense will be
directed at the refuting of evidence
obtained from Ruddy that his OPERA
tives did more than merely shadow
the trial jurors, as claimed in the re-
turns filed with the court by the six
respondents cited on a contempf
charge, was shown.
original copies of reports bearing
out the surveillance of Juror Norman
l.. Giascock and Horace r. Lamb,
special assistant to the ATTORNEY Cen
eral, who was mentioned in the al
legged false affidavit, prepared by WI.
liam j. McMullin, were presented to
the court over the objections of de-
tense counsel. Other evidence horne
out In the mass of reports which the
defense must answer include those
dealing with the approach of Edward
=. kldwelL father of Edward J. Kid
Wei, 1r., the juror who figured in the
mistfial. -,
Ruddy declared before he left the
stand that the expense of shadowing
the Teapot Dome jurors was between
$1.400 and $500 iip to October al
when the raid on his ONCE in the
Wardman Park Hotel ended the
surveillance.
Asked If he had obtained money
from any other sources than the Raj.
timore othce, which supplied $1,000 for
expenses, Ruddy admitted that 500
mad been sent from New York in
aodltlon TO $3.50 he personally had
Drought with him from Philadelphia.
Ruddy Is Recalled.
When the trial resumed AZ 10
O'Clock this morning, after recess
since last Thursday, owing to the
illness OF George p. Hoover, the Gov.
ernment again called to the stand
Ruddy, who had charge of the shadow
ing OF the Fall-Sinclair jury. At the
outset it was evident that his direct
examination regarding the activities
Or the detectives would accupy the en-
tire morning session, for Mai. Gordon
asked permission of the court to en-.
cuse a score Of witnesses, on hand
since the trial opened, until ia5
o'clock.
1t was expected that when Ruddy
completed his testimony Frank j.
O'Reilly, his assistant. who reported
tnat ne approached the father of
Juror Kidwell, would be the first wit.
ness called later today.
Through the Identification of further
reports submitted by the Burns oper-
atives, the Government CONTINUED
weaving the web of evidence in sup.
port of its contention that the suryeil-
lance of the jury was in effect an at.
tempt to contaminate and influence
the actions of it's individual members.
An air Of suspense hung over the
courtroom as the various reports of
William. j. McMullin. known to the
Burns men as William B. Long. and
others were read from original hand.
written copies.
AS the reading of these reports con.
tinued attorneys for Henry Mason Day.
the Sinclair official who ordered the
jury surveillance, repeatedly objected
to the Offering Of the documents as
evidence on the ground that they had
never been submitted to their client.
Defense Objections OverruIed.
Typewriter copies Of the long re-
ports were submitted to the court last
Thursday, and as these were merely
edited from the original, Justice Sid
dons overruled objections as fast as
they were made.
Interest centered today on reports
of Operator O'Reilly, who, with Long,
shadowed Juror Norman L. Glascock
and Horace r. Lamb, special assistant
to the Attorney General, central fig
ures in the alleged false affldavits filed