Evening star., 1928-04-02
FALL SAYS3U. S.
OFFICIALS ADVISED
'MLEAN LETTER.
Oil Case Defendant Names
Senator, Former Senator
and ex-Cabinet Officer.
URGED TO CONCEAL LOAN
FROM DoHENY, HE SAYS
Describes Alleged Visit of Party
Leaders While He
Was Ill.

Ry the Associated Press,
FL PASO, Tex, April "A United
States Senator. former Senator ana
n former cabinet officer, now IN Europe.
were named in the deposition of Albert
q. Fall as the men who advised him TO
write the famous Mclean letter to the
= Senate oil committee seeking TO conceal
the name of Edward Doheny, VINO
loaned the Interior Secretary 100000.
FAN. it was learned. testified IN the
depoSition which is for use IN the tIlal
of Harry F. Sinclair ON charges OF con-
Spring with Fall 70 defraud the Gov,
ernment in the Teapot Dome naval OH
reserve lease. that he was sick III bed
At the time and the party leaders calico
on him and urged him to conceai the
fact that the money came from Doneny:
The leaders feared that knowledge OF
the Doheny loan would cause charges
20 be made that the Republican admin
,stration had favored Doheny IN It's
Mexican oil policy, Fall testified. Do
hsny. with the consent OF the adminls-
tration. had just loaned the Mexican
government S10,00o.000.
Fall. his friends said, teStlfled tnat
the Mclean letter was the only thlng
III tt1C NAtOtC O&A GGesoG A@~~ - "~~--
was ashamed.
edward Mclean, the Washington
publisher. who FAN gave as the source
of the 500 900. did give Fall cheeks
dated ahead for that amount. but they
were not caslaed Fall did not use them
because he feared it would embarrass
Mclean financially.
Exhausted by Inquiry.
With his deposition for use at the
coming trial of Harry F. Sinclair COM
plete6, Fall rested at his home here today
In the hope he soon viii be able to go
70 California in an effort to improve
his health. Members of his family
said they did not expect 70 start the
trip before tomorrow at the earliest,
shortly after the conclusion OF the
deposition proceedings in his home yes
terday Fall. exhausted, went 70 sleep.
The former Secretary of the Interior
was stu elated over the opportunity
he had been given to tell his story Of
the leasing Of Teapot Dome 70 his CO.
defendant, Sinclair.
Mrs. Fan said her husband plainly
showed the strain he had been under
during the several days devoted 10
taking mis- testimony. Heart sttmulants
administered during the examination by
his physician, DR.. H. T. Stafford, are BE-
lieYed TO have been the only thing
that enabled the former cabinet oflcial
to hold up during the ordeal.
Fan Expresses Relief.
Although it had been planned TO leave
here Immediately after the oeposItlon
had been taken, his family concluded
he must have some rest before the Cali
fornia Journey is undertaken. Besides
Mrs. Fan, it has not been determined
who viii accompany him West.
After the examination, Fall told the
Associated Press he had not discussed
the oil leases before because he felt 1t
would be unfair 70 his political party.
Il am happy now that / have told
the truth about the oil leases" he con-
tinued. MY story has not been as
complete as would have liked 1t 10 be
and did not cover some points that
thought the public should be told In
fairness TO me.
Il have felt that 1t was due my fam
iiy. regardless OF what others may think,
70 tell nv story and ] feel that II wi1
NIT an entirely new light on the oil
leases when il is read In court. I feel
certain my story win show there was
not the least foundation for the charges
made against me and that my testimony
viii clear Mr. Sinclair"
Questioned on Letter.
In cross-examination yesterday, Atlee
Pornerene Of Government counsel CEN
tered his questioning on Falls famous
Mclean letter 10 the Senate oil COM
rnittee Fall said In this letter, written
early In the oil scandal, that he bOr-
rowed 500 900 from Ned Mclean,
washington publisher, and that he had
not received money from either Edward
L. Doheny or Sinclair for Oil leases. It
later was shown that McLean's checks
for the 100000 were returned without
being casted,
Requests by the prosecutor for de-
tailed explanations Of that part Of Fall'S
story caused his voice 10 rise In sharp
emphatic answers, members OF his
family said.
Throughout the testimony bearing di-
rectly on the Government charge he ac-
cep.ed S253 900 IN Liberty bonds from
Sinclair for the oil leases, Fall remain
I'd emphatic in his denial that there
vas anything unlawful or unusual IN
the negotiations. He declared that j.
w Zegeiy. nos dead, arranged the de-
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