The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-22
Committee Calls Off Trip to
Ell PaSo; Deposition
to Be Taken.
PROMISES TO TELL ALL
Judge Says EX-SeCretary
Will Be Granted Trial
POStponement.
BY PAUL Il. MALLON
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, March 22.-The
Senate Teapot Dome Committee to-
day called off its proposed trip to
Ell PaSo, Texas, to hear former Sec
retary Of Interior Fall tell what he
at first offered as "the whole story"
about his connection with the Tea
pot oil situation
Chairman Nye announced after a
conference with Senator Walsh OF
Montana that Falls telegram to
the committee indicated it would be
useless to attempt now to get him
to testify before it.
Members of the committe indi-
Gated they felt that some one had
consulted Fall between the time he
gave his interview to the Ell Paso
Post Wednesday, expressing a de-
sire to tell the story, and the time
he forwarded his telegram early to-
day to the committee asking if it
would be better to delay any eX-
animation by the committee until
pending court action is taken.
Trial to Be Postponed
Falls trial will be postponed be-
yond April 2, Justice Jennings Bailey
of the District of Columbia Su-
preme Court said today.
The motion for continuance sub
mitted by w. E. Leahy, Falls com-
sci, was supported by affidavits that
Falls physical condition was such
that he was unfit for trial.
Bailey did not Immediately set a
new date for Falls trial
Senators Nye and Walsh were ap-
pointed as a subcommittee to take
Falls testimony when the Senate
Teapot Dome committee had re-
ceived word late Wednesday that
Fall had been informed by his
physician he had only six or seven
months to live and wanted to tell
his story.
Walsh intends to communicate
with Owen Roberts, Government oil
counsel, in pursuance of Falls sug-
gestion that he would like to make
a deposition.
Fall suggested that attorneys for
his co defendant, Harry Sinclair, in
the pending conspiracy trial might
waive their privileges and take his
deposition in such a manner that
it could be used in the trial.
Falls telegram announced that
he knows nothing of Sinclair's po-
litical campaign contributions or
the mysterious Continental Trad
ing Company.
Wants Truth Told
Falls telegram to INye follows
Sir:
You, of course are thoroughly in
formed of proceedings in the Dis
trict Supreme Court al WASHINGTON,
d. c., and doubtless know that an
application for a continuance on my
behalf is now pending
Dispositions of witnesses have
been made in this criminal case. I
stated that was ready TO have my
deposition taken in any manner re-
quested by the court and that / de-
sired the whole truth TO be told and
would offer no objection to any
question that might be propounded
to be toPhing any phase of the
entire matter
II know nothing whatsoever of the
Continental Trading Company, or
any of its actions except as I have
heard them testified to in court or
read them in the newspapers of the
country.
II have no knowledge whatsoever
of Mr.. Sinclairs contributions to
any campaign fund except as hear
say.
Il do know of the matters con-
cerning the leases of the naval oil
reserves and, of course, I know
more or less Of financial transac-
tions recently testified to by Mr..
Everhart M. T. Everhart, son-in-
law of FalD concerning the Three
Rivers ranch property.
Delay Is Asked
what 1 meant to say, mean
now to say, is that I am perfectly
willing to testify to all matters with
in my knowledged upon the subjects
indicated.
MY understanding of the law
has been and is that with my con-
sent my co-defendant, Mr. Sinclair.
can PROFOUND interrogationS and
the Government cross sS-interroga-
tions in the judicial proceedings
pending and use my answers just
as if we're present in court.
do you not think it best TO
await temporarily the courts action
in the premises?
81 stated in a written communi-
cation to Senator Walsh at Palm
Beach that I might have something
further to say at future date upon
the subject of this investigation.
May l now be allowed respect
fully to request that if at any time
after considering the matter sug-
gested, the committee decides to in
terrogate me. that Senator Walsh
in person attend any such meeting
as from personal acquaintance in
his eminent legal ability.
Very respectfully,