Evening star., 1927-11-12


more securely than ever on the in.
v,stigation Government agents to.
day were laying the basis for indict-
ments that are expected to issue from
the grand jury as climax to the
lt = proceedings.
Actual presentation of the new
angle which United States Attorney
Peyton Gordon declares will rival the
first Teapot Dome expose will be
made early next week. shortly before
the grand jury probe reaches its con-
clusiOn.
While Maj. Gordon persistently re.
fuses TO disclose the trump card he
is holding, it was expected that when
the evidence is all in the grand jury
will return either numerous individual
indictments or one blanket indictment
including a number of names, several
of which have not yet been mention.
ed in connection with the naval oil
leasing case.
ThOmpsOn's Name Mentioned.
Neil Burkinshaw, the aggressive
young Government attorney. who is
presenting the case for the grand
jury; said: ITO announce anything
further at this time would prejudice
our work. In other words, we do not
want 10 pull the lanyard on can
non and have a pea come out"
1t has been learned for the first
time that evidence purporting to link
Mark b. Thompson, counsel for for.
mer Secretary of the Interior. Albert
b. Fall. with the jury tampering
charges has been presented. This
was to the effect that Thompson, talk
ing by long-distance telephone with
Dan r. jackson of the Department of
Justice. expressed surprise when in
formed that Harris r. Lamb, men,
toned in the reports of the Burns
detectives. was a special assistant to
the Attorney General. Thompson, it
liz said, declared at that time that his
reports on Lamb had been incorrect.
He was before the. grand jury early
in the investigation.
With Harry +. Sinclair and two of
his most trusted business officials
Henry Mason Day of New York and
Sheldon Clark of Chicago-already in
volved in the jury-tamper5ng charges.
it was regarded as almost certain that
if any indictments are returned, their
names would be included.
Both Out on Bond.
Clark and Day are both out on bond.
the former having returned to Chicago
Yesterday. Against Sinclair. the CEN
tral figure in the oil trial, complaint
is outstanding involving him I'm the
conspiracy 10 influence the decision
and action of the trial jury. The war.
rant issued some time ago for his ar.
rest ard recalled is still being held In
abeyance.
Sinclair. it Is understood. has placed
himself at the disposal of the Gov.
ernment investigators at any time his
presence here should be required.
The general secrecy now attached
to all circumstances attending the
grand jury investigation was empha-
sized today when Maj. Gordon refused
to clear up certain angles that have
come to light within the past two
DAYS. Both he and Burkinshaw made
it plain that publicity would defeat
the Government ends.
Meanwhile, the grand jury was
called together for two hours today to
consider records OF phone calls from
Sinclair's apartment at the MayfiOwer
Hotel in an effort to determine with
whom the oil operator and his aides
were i'm communication during the
trial 1T is understood that COM
p,ete record of such alleged calls has
been placed before the grand jury.
One Conversation Traced.
Evidence that Day talked from the
apartment to Sinclair's personal secre-
tary, Harry Jefferies, at New Io:..: the
night the jury W.. selected already
is In the hands OF the investigators.
AS a result Of this call. Jeffries dis
closed here Burns detectives were en-
ployed to shadow the two women end
| ten men who composed the jury.
| More Of the Burns detectives are
| to he hailed before the grand jury
| today All Of them have been lined
| up before the trial Jurors for identifi
cation. but there is nothing to sup
port statements made that any ol
| them actually was identified. Somt
! of the Burns men claim the 'identifl
| cation party" failed of results.
/ Burkinshaw is of the opinion that
| the grand jury investigation will be
| through possibly Monday evening
| barring unforeseen developments. Fly
| that time ii is expected the investi
| eating body Will he in position tO
| draw up what indictments it seems
! fit.
Aside from the immediate results
/ of .he inquiry. interest is centerinR
again on the case OF fsuWdru >. hlu
| well. jr.. the "talkative juror" who
| played part in bringing about thc
| Teapot Dome mistrial
Early Hearing Sought.
| His attorney, s. McComas Hawkins
| Ia seeking to fix an early date for The
hearing of kidweli's petition that J
| Ray Akers, street car conductor. in
| formant. and Don King. Herald re
porter be adiudged guilty OF con
tempt of court. No date has beei
fixed and there was nothing to indi
cate today when one would b'
| selected.
Both William J. Burns founder o
the detective agency corrected will
tho Oending inquiry, and his son, W
| > .erm3n Burns. are within daily
II oh of the Government attorneys
sherman Burns has revealed th"- the
! Sinclair oil companies are among the
| "regula clients" of the detective
agency.
| .