Evening star., 1927-11-22

Sinclair, for the following objects,
that Is to say:
ITO spy upon said Jurors and each
of them. to bribe, intimidate and in
fiuence said jurors and each or any
of them, and to do anything calcu'
| lated to interfere with and impede
| said jurors and each of them in the
unbia sed discharge of their duties in
| the trial of said cause, and to intlu-
ence. pervert. impede and prevent
said Jurors in the discharge of their
duties as jurors, and to impede. per-
vert and prevent the due administra'
ton of Justice in said court In the
trial of said criminal prosecution.
either by corruptly influencing said
Jurors to decide the issues or said
prosecution in favor OF the DEFEND
ants therein, or to disagree as to SAID
issues, by unlawfully spying upon the
said Jurors and each of them for the
ourpose OF concocting false charges
cainst one or more Of the said jul
rors. in case such a course should
seem advantageous to said defendant
in said case with n view of bringing
about mistral of the cause afore-
said. or otherwise accomplish such
purpose.
False Affidavit Count.
"That the employment of the said
William j Burns International De-
tective Agency was, in part, accord
inglv made by the said Henry Mason
Day by telephone from the said Harry
r. SinClair's apartment at the May
flower Hotel i'm the city Of Washing
ton. in said District OF Columbia, on
the 18th day of October, 1927, to the
uersonal clerk to the said Harry f.
Sinclair i'm said Harry r. Sinclair
private office in New York city. who
thereupon communicated with w.
sherman Burns of said detective
agency, and further negotiations were
made later the same day between SAID
W. Sherman Burns and the SAID
Henry Mason Day: that thereafter,
later that day and the following day,
the Il following named operatives.
Charles G. Ruddy. George II. Robbins.
Daniel r., Merritt. Paul ID. Steer,
Frank J. O'Reilly. William J. McMul-
lin. Thomas r. Brennan. Joseph f..
Dwycr. Arthur J. Sullivan. Sidney A..
knowles. l.. Paul Homrighau Rich
ard s. Kirby. Paul NJ. O'NeiI, John
Klein and Barton p Stewart, of the
lid detective agency were assembled
in the city of Washington, in the said
District of Columbia, and thereafter
by said Henry Mason Day and Shell
don Clark. were assigned to duties of
spying upon, investigating and shad
owing the aforesaid jurors in said
cause. which said duties were per
formed hy said operatives up to and
including the 2nd day Of November
1927: that at or about o'clock m.
in the early morning of October 10.
1927. the said Charles G. Ruddy. then
in charge of aforesaid operatives. went
to the city Of Baltimore. in the State
of Maryland. and there conferred with
Charles S. Eietsch. another operative
Of said detective agency and its Pal
timOre manager. and conferred with
him with regard to the operations to
he carried out in the city Of Washing
ton. hereinhefore described: that there
after. to wit. on October oath, o5th
and 26th. 1927. the said Charles s.
Nietsoh came to the city of Washing
ton. in the said District of Columbia
bringing with him on each occasion
large sum of money. totaling in the
aggregate of fifteen hundred dollars
which he. the said Charles s. Vietsch
turned over to the said Charles G.
Ruddy for the purpose of financing
the preliminary steps Of said opera
tiOns.
William J. Burns Named.
"And that the said William J.
Burns. actively engaged in conducting
the affair Of said agency. although
not an officer of the same, was one
Of the founders Thereof, and his wife
holding AZ Of the so shares of capital
stock of said agency: that said viii.
liam J. Burns, in said indirect fashion,
receives monies and other benefits
from the holding Of said stock in his
wife's name; and that the said vii
liam j. Burns visited the City OF
Washington, in said District of Colum.
| bia. with regard to the operations
hereinbefore described of the agents
of the William J. Burns international
| Detective Agency. and remained ir
| the City of Washington. to wit. or
| October 12 and 13. 1927. and there
after to wit. on the third day of No
vember. 1927 the said William j.
/ Burns returned to the City of Wash
ington in said District Of Columbia
where he and the said w. Sherman
Burns, in furtherance of said designs
of said respondents procured the
| making of n false affidavit purport
ing to show that a representative OF
the United States Department OF
Justice approached and held convcr.
satnn with said Norman l.. Glass.
cock, a juror in said cause. as afore-
said and that the said William J
Burns and the said w. Sherman
Burns knowing said affidavit to be