Evening star., 1927-11-02
"No. IL" Hailed
Into Secret
Hearing.
INQUIRY TO co
ON TOMORROW
KidWell Understood
to Have Waived
Immunity.

Before the echo of the explosion
from the proceedings of the Fall
Sinclair trial had reverberated
through the corridors of the court
house today, the grand jury got
down to the task of hearing state
ments on the Government alleged
iury-tampering matter presented to
court yesterday, and, according to
Owen ]. Roberts, special Government
oil prosecutor, was willing to sift
into the very bottom of the allega-
tions IF it takes three weeks"
The first witness taken before the
grand jurors was Edward J. Kid
we'll, 1857 U street northeast, the
famous Juror No. IL" named in the
affadavits which brought an abrupt
end to the trial. AS he left the
courthouse. after being pressed by
newspaper men for a statement in
which he declared the whole matter
was a newspaper frame-up." he was
pursued by Deputy Marshals John
J. Clarkson and Constance Cerimele
and returned to the grand Jury
room.
Valves Immunity Rights.
There, it is understood, he ex-
pressed a willingness to make
statement and waived any rights of
immunity that he might claim. What
he told the grand jurors was not
made public, but when he emerged
after an hour and six minutes, he
said he had told the truth" He
later went before the grand jury at
2 o'clock. Kidweli was taken before
the grand jury by Neil ]. Burkin-
shaw, assistant United States at
torney.~
You understand that you have
perfect immunity from answering
any and all questions before the
grand jury Burkinshaw told Kid
well, If you do so voluntarily" Kid
we'll quickened his pace as he ap-
preached the grand jury room. as
though anxious to have it over with.
Tomorrow the II remaining Jurors,
including two women, will appear
before the grand jury, partly at their
own request and partly on invitation
of the Government, in order to "clear
themselves" of any false impress
sion" that may have attached itself
to them as result of the Jury
tampering charges.
Immediately after the jury had been
discharged. Juror No. 2, Conrad j.
Herzog. Sc years old, a motor car sales
manager of 36 New York avenue, ap.
preached Mr.. Roberts as spokesman
for the II Jurors and told the Govern.
ment prosecutor of the reflection"
cast upon them by the Government s.
action.
Took Jurors at Word.
Mr.. Roberts declared the Govern.
ment had no such thoughts" about
the bulk of the jury, which it regarded
as a high minded. intelligent group.
Furthermore. Roberts declared with
emrhasis that 1.-The Government did
not spend one plugged nickel to shad.
ow you," and that it took the Jurors
at their word, even to their promise
not to read the newspapers.
The vice OF this whole thing" de.
clared Mr.. Roberts. lis that each of
you was shadowed You knew you
were shadowed everywhere you went,
ana when you saw a man following
you, was 1t not your natural conclu.
sion that he was a Department of Jus.
tice operative or a secret service
MANI"
Mr.. Roberts then declared that the
shadow men" had voluminous, de.
tailed reports on the movements of
each juror '"They had down in writ
ing everywhere you went, Mr.. Her.
<rI
Whom you ate in public and where YOU
dined; they knew all about your finan.
cial status"
Each of you" Mr.. Roberts ex.
plained. will be given ample oppor.
tunity before the grand jury to set
forth anything you have to saw" and
Mr.. Herzog declared all were willing
to go before that body.
All Information Sought.
Mr.. Roberts declared to newspaper
men that the grand jury would like
to hear any person not so far
identified with the case on matter
bearing on the subject before II He
requested that any and all persons
who might have information OF value
10 communicate with the office of the
United States attorney.
More than score Of witnesses have
been summoned for the grand jury. in.
Guiding A. Mason Day, vice president
OF the Sinclair Exploration Co, and
Donald Woodward. wealthy Washing
| ton merchant. at whose home Dav is
alleged to have received reports on the
activities of the Burns detectives figur.
ing in the case.
The ! jurors who will appear be-
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