New Britain herald., 1928-05-01
SINCLAIR RELATES
 STORY IN HEARING
Says He Got S7M,000 in
 Continental Oil Deal
PROTECTED HIS COMPANY
Nagnatc Rreaks Silence of Long standing When He Appears Be. fore Teapot Dome Oil Lease ln- quiry as Witness.

fore Teapot Dome oil Lease ln-
 guiry as Witness.
 Washington, May 1 LP'--Ilarry F. Slnclair's own story, told today To the senate Teapot Dome committee, vas that he received s,5.,oO0 after the famous Continental oil deal, but that hls interest in the deal was 10 protect the rights of his company.
 Rrraks Long silence
 Breaking a silence which hc has maintained throughout hls trials for criminal conspiracy in the Tea pol bomc lease and the lons senate lu- NcStlca;ion. the oil man sad he had turned over 10 the Sinclair Crude Purchasing company s15',p0o in sc- cprifics and sI42,o0o in interest after his acqluttal hcrc m his recent trial.
 Sinclair. detailing his conception oF the Continental deal, whereby Standard and Sinclair companies paid a profit of oS cents a barrel 10 tho Continental Trading company. said that H M Blachmcr. one Of the organizers ot tho transaction. gave him the bonds. He had stipulated that his company should share in the ronlmlsslon he said
 Got It In Bonds
 .,F honds,' he said, "Thoy were sent 10 me over a period of two years"
 Beginning in 199. and extending to NhcnH'
 "l think it was in inc fall ot 192G.'
 Prom whom iid yen get the bonds
 From Mr. Elackmer Some were sent by a messenger whose identity do not know. Whether any were given 10 me by MT. osler l do not know"
 This reference was 10 II, $. Osler, president of the Continental com psny. Sinclair said he kept a record of inc deliveries, but did not have hat record nov.
 Sinclair could not say whether the bonds he turned over 10 his com many were the same as those he re- CeIved,
 What lli yuu to ",t,, them as you received them'" he was asked.
 Put Them tn Vault 'J may have put them in my vault or m the Empire Trust company The witness said he did not per sonaly turn the bonds over to his company: that he left that 10 his attorney. C. T. Stanford, general counsel for the Sinclair Consolldat- aj oil company. Did you inform the hoard Of directors previously about that'?' asked Walsh. No sir"
 What instrument did you execute to the company 10 show its interest in the matter"'
 None" Senator Walsh asked about the saSS mn payment Sinclair made 10 NJ. T. Evnrhar', ot Pueblo. son-ln- law of Albert B. Fall. Bought Interest In Ranch "1 made that payment for a third interest in Secretary Falls ranch property" Sinclair said. T paid s19s,oNo in Washington and sSa,- oa0 later ln New York Asked here he got the s5a. hoo Sinclair sad if came from his vault hut he couldn't remember nhich one,
 Senator Walsh called the rltness' attention to his testimony on Octo- her 2a, 1a"S, that he had not rur- chased any property in New Mexico prior 10 that time.
 "What have you to say about that?" ho demanded, The testimony speaks for itself docs tt moi ." Sinclair replied. 'Eut you now tell ns that you bought tho property in May, 1922 senator Walsh, thought at that time that you were talking about purchasing land. bought shares in the Tres Ti4oz Land and Cattle com- panv, but did not regard that as purchasing land" You don't care to say any more about that.
 Sinclair conferred uIth Martin w. 1ittlnton. his counsel.
 T don't think you ought 10 ask ,.,topeI 1ftt1cton what answer 10 make" Walsh said.
 No Further Explanation
 T didn't ask him that, slnclair replied.
 DO VOL care 10 make any further rxplaration about the purchase or the s,ocks of the Tres Hitos Lana and Cattle company:
 NO sir
 DO VOL think Nou gave fr'nh answer to that question lu la-"
 "Nhen made fl, I thought II aae frank and far.
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