Evening star., 1928-03-19
Justices Statement Refutes
Published Reports InvoIv-
ing His Name.
PACKAGE IS HELD SENT
BY SINCLAIR INTERESTS
Stories Follow Appearance of F. L.
Siddons of Illinois Before
Teapot Committee.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Published reports revolving about q
mysterious package said to have beer
addressed by Sinclair oil interests t
Fl L. Siddons," impelled Justice Fred.
erick L. Siddons of the District oi
Columbia Supreme Court, formally tc
deny today that any attempt had been
made to deliver any such package tc
him.
Several OF the proceedings growing
out of the oil scandal have been heard
before Justice Siddons, and it was he
who sentenced Harry F. Sinclair to jail
for contempt. The published stories
grew out OF the summoning Of an F. l.
Siddons OF Washington, H., before the
Senate Teapot Dome committee. This
witness was said TO have told the COM
mittee behind closed doors on one occa-
sion that a package from a Sinclair
company was addressed to him, but that
he later was informed that it should be
forwarded to Washington, D. G. He
was supposed to go before the commit
tee publicly Saturday, but did not
appear.
issues Statement.
Asked today whether he had any
comment to make. Justice Siddons is
sued this statement:
In reply to the request or suggestion
OF the Associated Press as TO whether
/ desire TO make a statement. I can
only say that my attention was called
yesterday to some publications appear
ing in the Baltimore Sun and the New
York World of yesterday. In addition
TO the Associated Press article which
appeared in yesterdays Star and the
Washington Post, and as well the state
ment that appeared in yesterdays
Washington Herald.
These stories, If true, carry an i'm
piication or inference. it seems to me
rejecting upon me. and can only say
that have never received any COM
nunication OF any kind whatsoever from,
any source on such subject, nor have
I received nor has there been rendered
al either my house or my office or any
where else a package OF any kind. by
express or otherwise. from the Sinclair
Oil Co. or from any other source.
Il have the most abiding confidence
that the Senate committee engaged In
the very important work of investigat-
ing the so-called oil leases will make
their investigation as thorough and
complete as humanity possibly and that
they will see to 1t that no injurious i'm
plications. presumptions, deductions or
inferences injurious 70 the court or a
member of 1t will receive their saction
without convincing evidence Of their
truth. Nor can I, nor do believe from
the published stories that have re-
ferred 10, that they have found Gre
dence in the minds OF the committee. '
To Meet Wednesday.
The Senate investigating committee
will not meet until Wednesday. Mean
while 1t LIS expected to make far-reach-
ing inquiry into reports 1t has received
intsmating that high official or leader
IN American life, yet TO be mentioned
In the five years OF investigation. was
connected with the oil cases In some
questionable manner.
This new tack by the committee
probably will determine whether 1t viii
call the Illinois Siddons.
Senator Nye. Republican. North
Dakota, chairman OF the Senate Teapot
Dome committee, who, with Senator
Norbeck, Republican, South Dakota,
conducted the Chicago investigation,
indicated In that city that Siddons was
expected TO tell a rather startling story.
Last night In Baltimore. where Senator
Eye stopped off en- route 10 Washington
to make speech. the committee chair
man said:
IF reports given TO our committee
are true, a name Is involved that would
be criminal TO mention until further
investigation Of the basis Of the charges
is made"
The Teapot Dome committee has
summoned 10 appear before 1t. Wednes-
day, Wilbur w. Marsh OF Waterloo.
Iowa, who, 1t has been testified. sug-
gested 70 the Republicans In 1923 that
neither they nor the Democrats which
he represented make a report on con-
tributions for that year, since none was
required under the law. Marsh has
denied this.
Senator Capper. Republican, Kansas,
In a blanket attack on the entire Tea
pot Dome affair last night. asserted:
For spectacular rottenness, doubt
whether we have the equal OF Teapot
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