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Government.
Just as Justice Siddons too
O'Clock to resume proceedings,
nounced, 1--WE have a matter w
torney and special Government
Germ. which we present to your
the form of affdavits."
After having considered af
Justice Siddons, at | 40 o'clock
court and announced that he ha
course the court should take.
trial until 10 o'clock tomorrow n
he may announce his conclusion
Gist of Charges.
Charges contained in the affidavits,
pronounced by Government counsel
bear witness to the following facts:
That Edward Kidwell. serving as
Juror No. II at the trial. had remark
ed in the presence of witnesses that
he could not see any advantage of
bringing in a verdict of conviction.
while there might be some advantage
in bringing in verdict of acquital."
1T is charged furthermore that Kid.
well, when told something to the effect
that he ought to be we'll fixed. rejoined
that he expected to have a car as
long as the block and that in the
course of the conversation kidwell ex-
pressed "a great admiration" for
Harry T. Sinclair. one of the defend
ants, because of his democratic man.
ner."
Charges that detectives of the Burns
Detective Agency had the petit jury
under CLOSE intimate, Objectionable
end improper surveillance" are made
in affidavits sworn to by Neil Burkin.
shaw and Walter NJ Shea. assistant
United States attorneys, who caused a
search 10 be made of room lille.
Wardman Park Hotel. on a search
warrant Charles c. Buddy and G.. Fl.
Robbins, manager and assistant man.
ager. respectively. of the detective
agency. were In charge Of the head
quarters. Reports found in their pos
session show that each of the jurors
empaneiled was under surveillance ex.
cept juror No. 6. Robert c. Flora.
Ruddy was alleged to he frequently
in touch with a so-called client" A.
Mason Day. registered at the Ward.
man Park Hotel. where Sinclair is
registered. Reports were rendered to
the said Day at the home of Donald
WOODWARD. SIlS Leroy place.
''It is my belief that the real EN-.
pioyer of said detectives is Harry F.
Sinclair, a defendant in this case"
Burkinshaw's affidavit declares. On
or about October Is. the date on which
the jury was sworn. the affidavit al
leges that 16 detectives In all were
working in Washington as set forth.
Tip" by Telephone.
The Tip" by which evidence against
the juror kidwell, a leather worker
81 years old. residing at 1887 Z street
northeast, came by telephone to the
Office of the Washington Herald about
midnight of Friday, October &c. ac-
cording to an affidavit by Donald T.
King, a Herald reporter. The inform
ant was J. Ray Akers Of 206 Seventh
street southwest. conductor on the
Washington Railway and Electric Co.
Akers remarked over the phone that
''they are going to hang the jury"
and that he had heard a man say so"
After some hesitation he named Kid
well.
Akers, when seen the next morning.
agreed to take the reporter TO soft
drink establishment at Gil Four-and-
a-l.af street southwest. There the
reporter was introduced to kidwell,
who was found at the address Satur-
da.. afternoon.
Kings affidavit recites the conver.
sation that took place between the
three Of them and that kidwell said
he had been selected for the jury be-
Cd use he was "a pretty good yes-and-
no man." that these smart lawyers
could not make him say what he did
not want to say" kidwell remarked
that he was getting his s. a day"
for jury service and was not paying
whole lot of attention to what was
going on"
The affidavit further alleges that
Kidwell had remarked that there was
nothing wrong with this fellow Sim
clair" that he was all right and that
he was democratic fellow" with so
much money that he didn't have to
put on airs"
During the conversation Akers re-
mlri that he supposed kidweil
would be riding around in big car
soon and the affidavit alleges thai Kid
we'll In response said: We'll. il don I
have one as long as this block. will
be very much disappointed"
Declares He Discussed Case.
Aker, upon being sworn. stated in
his affidavit that he had known Kid
we'll for about three years and that
he has discussed the pending casf
with him during the past two weeks
lie substantiated exactly the facts
set forth in Kings affidavit and the
conversation with Kidwell at the soft
drink place in which the juror ex
pressed his opinion about Sinclair and
what he expected TO get out OF the
trial.
According to the affidavit given bS
Mr.. Shea, one Of the assistant United
States attorneys for the District or
October 81, a search warrant was is
sued by United States Commissioner
Needham c. Turnage, directing Dep
uty United States Marshals John j
Clarkson and Constantine Corimele tt
search room HE. Wardman Parl
Hotel. In pursuance of his official du
ties. Mr.. Shea accompanied them ant
was present when the warrants were
served on Charles 6. Ruddy and G. II
Robbins in said premises. They oh
tanned a folder containing carbon
copies Of reports rendered by Rudd,
as manager and Robbins as assistan
manager and various operatives o.
the Burns Detective Agency TO th'
agency.
These operatives some IA in mum
her, the affidavit sets forth. had heel
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