Evening star., 1927-11-22

then and there procure the submis.
sion of said affidavit to said Hon.
| Frederick l.. Siddons, associate jus
tice of the Supreme Court of the
| District of Columbia, intending there
| by to provide evidence. such as it
was. that the United States of Amer
| lea, through one of it's employees,
| had tampered with said juror in the
case of United States VS.. Harry r..
Sinclair and Albert b. Fall, Criminal
No. 433e4.
"And that said operatives. after
said juror Kern was sworn. and
while serving as a juror In the SAID
cause, at the direction of the said
Charles G. Ruddy, proceeded to in
vesticate any and all membranes
upon the home of said juror Kern In
the said city OF Washington, District
of Columbia, and the operatives so
detailed investigated the land records
of the District of Columbia, reported
in writing, and concluded said re-
port with the statement that efforts
would be made to ascertain the names
OF those holding trust notes secured
upon said juror kern's home.
Operatives Alleged Activities.
"That said operatives, acting under
the direction of the said Charles q.
Huddy as aforesaid, investigated
neighbors Of said juror Kern and
reported that J. T.. VoEts. a next
door neichbor of juror Kern, was re-
puted to be well fixed as to money,
having recently sold his home, and
was represented to have made
thousand dollars in four days on
one occasion as a result of granting
favors relative to the shipment OF
inH
while said Vogts was freight agent
for two railroads.
"That an investigation was con-
Quoted by the said operatives, under
the direction of the said Charles G.
Ruddy. with regard to the brother
or father Of said juror kidwell. and
reported in writing that said brother s
or fathers place of business was
located on questionable premises and
that racing sheets were found in
the trash thrown out Of said premises.
THAT said operatives working un-
der the direction of the said Charles
G. Ruddy. as aforesaid, and at the
instiration of the said Charles G.
R,lddy falsely reported that SAID
Juror Glasscock was seen in confer
ence with a person shown by an
other report of another of said oper-
atiyes to be an employe of the De-
partment of Justice at remote
place outside of the city of Washing
ton for a period of Is or 90 minutes.
''That all said operatives engaged
in the work aforesaid reported daily
in writing to the said Charles G.
Ruddy. who caused said reports to he
tvpewritten, and the originals of said
reports were sent to the said w.
Sherman Burns in New York, New
York, and the contents thereof re-
ported to said respondents herein.
Spying Charges Made.
"And your petitioner further repre-
sents that at all times hereinbefore
mentioned each of the persons above
named as respondents to this petition
we'll knew all the premises aforesaid,
and well knew that said criminal pros
ecuton was being conducted in said
court as aforesaid. that said prosecu-
tion was not finished, that said jurors
were sworn jurors trying the issue
in said cause in said court as afore-
said: that they, the said respondents,
we're not, as in fact they We're not.
called upon or authorized by said
court. or nv anybody in authority. TO
spy upon said jurors or any of them,
or to brihe. molest. intimidate or in
fuence said Jurors or any of them, or
to do anything calculated to interfere
with or impede said jurors or any of
them in the unbiased discharge of
their said duties. or to influence, per-
vert. prevent, or in any manner, or
to any extent. impede. the due admin
istration of justice in said court in
the trial of said criminal prosecution,
either by corruptly influencing said
Jurors to decide the issues of said
prosecution in favor of the defendants
.:serein. or to disagree as to said is
sues, by unlawfully spying upon said
Jurors or any of them for purpose
| of concoctinG false charges against