Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01
SINCLAIR IS READY
IN CONTEMPT QUIZ
Oil Man to Return Here for
Second Proceeding on
Tuesday.

Already under a three month SEN
fence for refusing TO testify before
the Senate oil investigating commit.
tee. Harry F. Sinclair, co-defendant
With Albert r. Fall in the famous
Teapot Dome conspiracy case, is pre-
pairing to return 20 Washington to re-
anpear Tuesday in the second con-
tempt proceedings.
At midnight last night the big Tea.
rot Dome naval reserve in Wyoming,
which Sinclair estimated contains oil
worth Sl0o GOO o0o, shut down. Sixty
one wells that have been producing
Sea barrels day were closed off.
The United States Navy. which the
Supreme Court held was defrauded OF
lis valuable reserves through the CON
spiracy Of Fall and Sinclair, Will get
back y big tanks. with a capacity
OF 100000 barrels. full Of oil.
To Supply Gas.
Twelve gas wells in the field Will
he permitted 20 operate o supply gas
10 residences near the Teapot reserve.
because pipe line broke yesterday
ard the mercury at Casper, Wyo.. is
- below zero.
Capt. H. A. Stuart. receiver ap-
POINTED by The United States District
Court to represent the Government.
denied reports RnSk tue tstN II iitiiSiAt
vnul6 continue 70 operate the wells on
the dome. Admiral II. H. Rosseau,
director Of the naval petroleum re-
serve. is going to Casper January ).
70 clean UP the business Of Teapot
Dome for the Government. Lieut..
Condr. ". II. OsEood. who has been
maintaining an office at Casper for the
Government. will turn over his AFFAIRS
in a few days to custodian. who will
have charge Of the property until
its business is wound up.
Movable property on the Teapot
reserve will so 10 Monmouth Oil Co.
Sinclair's concern. under The court
order. The receivers sold the oil up
70 November Il last. to the Sinclair
Crude Oil & Refining CO.
Since the receivers took hold. re
CENTS from sale CT oil have totaled
81 f00 n00. These receipts have been
invested in Liberty bonds, with IN
terest from the bonds and about
$50 600 in cash on hand in the re-
ceiver's hank accounts.
As fms is written to the four-year
legal struggle to regain possession OF
the famous Teapot Dome reserve. Inc
Government will get back something
more than $3.10o. 900 from operations
under the receivership.
New Situation.
With the preparations 10 reopen the
cs7nter1pt proceedings before Justice
Stddons Tuesday morning, after To-
dav recess. a new situation arose yes
tardav TO complicate further the amaz-
ing four-year record Of civil and Grim
inal actions growing out OF the Sen
a.e oil esiigation. Postponement
OF the second Teapot Dome conspiracy
u
triCt Supreme Court. is possible.
Illness Of Fail was assigned as one
OF the reasons why q delay will be
sought in the retrial.
Fail, according to word received
from his attorney, William E. Leahy,
is confined to his bed and Ii was be-
keved his lungs were affected to such
an extent that he could not stand
the long trip from New Mexico and
work incident 10 the trial. Mr.. Leahy
plans TO discuss Falls condition with
owen J. Roberts, special Government
oil counsel, at Philadelphia this week.
Before Government counsel Will con-
sent TO a continuance. Mr.. Roberts
would have 70 be convinced that the
former cabinet officers health is such
that a delay in the retrial is unavoid-
able.
siddons seeks speed.
Justice Frederick L. Siddons gave
assurance in court yesterday that he
INDUCED q very sincere hope" that
the present contempt proceedings will
terminate In time for the Government
TO be ready On January Is to prose
cute the second Teapot Dome case.
Nothing short Of an illness that would
make il physically impossible for Fall
10 come here then. il was indicated,
would be accepted as an excuse 10
delay the conspiracy trial Indefinitely.
The action of the District grand
jury in everything Maj. Gordon and
returning presentment charging
Sinclair. William J. Burns and FIVE
others with conspiracy in connection
with the Teapot Dome jury tampering.
kas opened wide range OF specula-
tion. Maj. Gordon was accused yes
terday by Charles 4. Douglas. counsel
for Burns. Of nisstating his reasons
for rot drawing up indictments upon
the grand jury's presentment.
Douglas declared that Gordon's real
motive was belief that the evidence
uncovered by the grand jury was not
sufficient for conviction. The reason
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