Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20
Faxed Reports Charged.

man he had seen hanging about his
place Of business
Faxed Reports Charged.
Charges that Burns operatives had
made 1a4Se reports on their jury-Shad-
OWING operations FOR the purpose Of
bringing about a nistrial in the Teapot
Dome case enlivened proceedings Of the
Contempt trial.
The charge was made by Burk-
!nShaw after he had put Juror
Greenfield on the witness stand. Gren-
field was being questioned about a re-
port made by Detective Donald Stew
art on October %, when the Barns man
lost the juror. who was riding in q
roadster.
Col Lttleton protested that the only
alleged false report related 10 Juror
Norman L. Glascock.
During the controversy Burkinshaw
declared he intended 70 show that the
real purpose OF the shadowing was 70
eject an acquittal or a yn.strial in the
oil conspiracy case and not, as alleged
oy the respondents, 10 keep jurors from
being approached. Jurors were being
placed IL situations. Burkinshaw con-
tended. in pursuance Of a general
scheme or the part Of Burns operatives.
He told the court that the questions he
vas asking the witness bore on
the weight OF evidence rather mate
rally.
Permits Questioning.
Justice Siddons finally permitted the
Government attorney 10 continue his
efforts in cont-adicting the Burns re-
ports, subject 10 a motion 10 strike out
the testimony later.
G-Erfo1G
places mentioned in the report. and
counsel for william J. Burns elected
from Greenfield that he -esembled his
brother, whom Il is commended vas mis-
taken By operatives for the juror
Eerzog was called as the next wit
ness. He identified O'ReiIly as a man
he had seen during the oil conspiracy
trial
Herzog declared he had first noticed
ORe.ny one cay al his place OF busl.
ness. Although he was not positive
that the man was the Burns operative,
he had noticed him talking to a me-
chaaic employed at the shop where he
works.
The witness admitted that he had
never seen O'Reiliy al any other time
during the trial, so
When the Burns operatives were pa
rsded before the Jurors In the District
attorneys ONCE after the nistriaI, Her
zog sad, ne had admitted at that time
that OReiliy's face was familiar 10 him
and that he thought he had seen the
operative standing outside his place Of
business.
Rurkinshaw next asked the witness
he wa ever aware CT being followed
BY any one while serving as a juror.
Defense counsel objected, but vas over
ruled
Suspected Shad0wing.
81 had suspicion I was being fol-
lowed but WIS not aware Of It," Herzog
said He related that one day upon
leaving the courthouse 10 return home
for lunch ne had noticed a car keep
ing cluse behind him. When he parked
a. his door and went into the house
Eerzog said the Car drew I'D across
the street and the man in IL evidently
was waiting for some one. Leaving his
home 70 return 70 the courthouse the
Juror said he didn't notice whether the
car was there or not
B1rEiD&h2w caused a mild sensation
when he asked him I! any oVertIres
had been made 10 hin during the trial
about trading his house for some other
properly. The juror admitted that
some INQUIRIES had been made.
Co. Ll,tset0n Immediately objected
he conienced that no connection had
D%en mace between these inquiries and
the rcspynacnt& and declared that the
!Ictcen' WIS just q floating thing in
this caEs
The GDvcryc men. attorney frankly ad-
r2si,ec ~ %he court that he had no d.
pee sY5cence ~ connect this incident
@-'n any u he respondents or their
Ia -.
g.a, i was worth.
Defense counsel protested that since
E1fknshsw CO not intend " bring
ou' any direct evidence his p,lgppse was
~ frgYe than 10 allow the finger II
suspicion 10 s,e Iointec a. The respond
sa'S
Cyher Burns operatives including Paul
freg had admitted Using strong pre-
1e'arE " ct Information c9ncfrYllrg
.lfDrs BvrkinstaY argued He CLAIMED
thz' STEER tsG admitted luyersonatlny
Egs.e ose interested IN real estate In
YAktn2 injuries aJ0lt J4tor JOIN T
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1nat TIE Government must nave Glre>t
ry Admissible eFlEfECf ~ fss4Epct the
reel estate inquiry affecting lieYz1g
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e1estsons
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