Evening star., 1928-01-27
CONTEMPT HEARING
|. UPSET AS FORMER
SLEUTH TEST|F|ES
Court in Uproar When Coun-
sci Stage Bitter WranqIe
Over Testimony.
GOVERNMENT ACCUSED
OF BLOCKING INQUIRY
Chief Of Jury shadowers Charged
With Ordering Agent to Submit
Faxed Reports.

Bitterness engendered by the testi-
mony OF William j. McMulIin. chief
Government witness in the Sinclair
Burns contempt proceedings, caused the
court TO be thrown into an uproar to-
day when the defense charged that the
Government had directed the witness
to tell his damaging story before the
grand jury under his assumed name
OF William " Long.
Maj. Peyton Gordon. United States
attorney, resenting insinuations and
charges preferred By various defense
counsel, succeeded at one time In having
insulting remarks" stricken from the
record and again protested to the
court against the "unethical. unprofes-
sional and indecent insinuations" of
opposing counsel.
= Gordon Accuses Defense.
Mai. Gordon made a counter attack
when he charged that defense counsel
were drawing a red herring across the
trail" TO make the public forget that
Harry F. Sinclair, william j. Burns an6
the other four respondents in the case
NGIc OAl u lGl 1OI CO1itClIlpt O4 COlIt.
Directing their attacks on the witness
counsel precipitated the clash IN cour.
when Charles A. Douglass. attorney for
Burns. asked McMullin about his visits
to Owen j. Roberts and Atlee Pom
creme. special Government oil counsel.
before testifying November before the
grand Jury.
Attorney Martin W. Lttleton. Of
counsel for Sinclair, protested that the
witness turned himself over 70 the
Government on October "a. and what
ever he did after that date was Of
highest importance 70 show whether
he was an honest infoymer or crooked
traitor"
Whoever directed him to testify BE-
fore the grand jury ought 70 be known
in this case, he declared.
Clash Over Testimsny.
Mai. Gordon protested that the wit
ness had testified before that he had
agency as William v. Long. thu ex-
Marine. whose name he had sp-
propriated.
Al times during the verbal clashes the
court had to call counsel to order.
The charge was made By George r.
Hoover. also Of Sinclair counsel that
The testimony would show that McMnl-
. lin had acted under the direction Of
Mai Gordon and Mr.. Roberts and that
IS why you don't want il 20 come out.
he admonished the District attorney.
mo. it IS not So" Maj. Gordon re-
piled angriiy. I am perfectly willing
! to have everything told"
McAlullin had admitted reluctantly
that he had been instructed 20 Use the
name Of William V. Long On October
"a. the day he turned over his evidence
10 the Government counsel and 20 Gov
Pinchot Of Pennsylvania Government
counsel succeeded IN preventing AcMul-
lin from answering = question As &C
whether he had been advised 60 Use
the name Of Long by Gov. Pinchot
During the violent dispute netweer
opposing counsel defense attorneys ap-
piled such remarks IS stool pigeon
and "Graitor" TO McMQlifl- who seeuse<
70 take some pleasure IN the disturb
ance his testimony had aroused il
court,
Remarks ~objestienasieI-
The court reminded counsel that ths
question al issue Was MeNlaliEaS
credloillty as = witness and not xhetAsi
some one else advised him - appear
before the grand Jury under q fa.Ss
name.
Mr Hoover protested that the d..
fenSe propoSed 10 show "ny the mouth
Of Gordon" that McATullin had been
told BY the government he could tsSii,
~ before the grand Jury when h.
made out the false AFFIDAVIT
These insulting remarks" ny Mr
Hoover caused Gordon 20 anueal q
the court 10 have them stricken out %
the record. Justice Ss6aM>S ruisS
that they were 'Neciecs!cnaess~ And
should hc stricken oas,
This precipitagsS another Sseleat
clash when MIR f2stleten moved that
the cracks previously made BY an
assistant United StateS attorney wncsa
the court knows a> well AS 1" should
also ee stricken fsS,a sae recc-1 lssISe
Daniel Thew Wright, c<Sasel for Henry
Mason Day. alSo t>aS pars IL the ae~
the assistant Government: attorney men
toned. calling him ny name,
The court held this Mas ncs sAe time
To - into this phase and gscSsrcsss1 .
ruling,
Attorney Aaaeai>heA,
GaStiee SlddNsS again nnpasseasfy
aSmcnsShed Mr., TNassgaASS tAAs Il
matters net who advised the wstnesS~
when the defense atscsNey demanded
u ne had sought INSTRUCTIONS rNexn Mr
Roberts Mr N(NsseYcsse. Mr., 0cxxaNn O.
Nea RaskmShaw, Asscsheg assistant csaS-
Tsct attorney
When the deseaSe aslerssv sSs~S
Ac\l0llin What name ne gave s.
pmeeeg, MAJ, It<sSsSsa pys>eAsitAsed an
other clash ny ehseetls,S
Col tt&ssetoN aagrslN prceeSssa thai
the 0xtenSs had 4 rksAs ~ ASK every
thing about this "StSNA psEsca~ IN Az
taeSlns his cre<ielslsy,
Obstacles Neaasl> -
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stAeleS III MT NsasslA$' INASA A. ths Ssls-
mistnss the 6slgtsS AttSNheN - nsaNus
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MuslsnS rSIsartS an his >>aA<Ne~at&~ ~
lNrVf ttlASe<AeS, StstSs the integrity N
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as tc their truth ar fASAtS ~ Ansctnss
the egv<sieiliSS M the Witness
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tailed attack hy Mr, NAaSsAA MS-
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Sts<laeaslS.alS thai taSy NeES naSsIesd AZ
n,stl2sesAuss flt,m CaAgseS u NsiSsSsN
his chief. WIN knew they we've tAsssA
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