Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-19
Jury INSTRUCTION
/. SOUGHT BYDOHENY
Defense Asks That Fall Guilt
Be Ruled Separate
Issue.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Counsel for Edward L. Doheny this
afternoon asked Justice Hitz, in District
Supreme Court, to instruct the jury
that under the law Albert B. Fall, con-
yicted of accepting a bride from Do
heny, could be guilty and the wealthy
oil man at the same time be innocent
of giving the bride.
The Government at the same time
asked that the jury be instructed that
in Doheny gave $1oO, 1000 to Fan in
tending it to influence his award of
the Elk Hills naval oil reserve he be
found guilty.
The pleas were made with the Jury
absent only a short time before final
arguments in the case were to begin.
As the trial drew into its final
stages the defense introduced witnesses
in an effort to corroborate testimony
given by Doheny yesterday that be
preparation Of bids for naval oil re-
serves.
Danziger on Stand.
j. M. Danziger, vice president of the
Pan-American Transport & Petroleum
Co, owned by Doheny interests, test
fed that he signed the Pearl Harbol
contract for his company.
J. ]. Cotter, company counsel, he said,
told him Of the alternate proposal which
contained the preferential clause to Elk
Hills.
Danziger said Cotter told him he
would wire Doheny about the alternate
proposal and the preferential clause, but
that he (Danziger) told Cotter it was
unnecessary, as he felt he had ample
authority to handle the matter without
DOheny'S approVal
"Mr. Doheny had turned the matter
over to me some months before. He said
he had promised Rear Admiral j. K,
Robson that he would bid on storage
tanks at Pearl Harbor," Danziger said,
"and instructed me to see that the
agreement was carried out"
7 told Mr.. Doheny that the PROPOSE
ton pearl Harbor) looked like one the
company ought to stay away from"
continued the witness.
Mr.. Doheny became very heated and
said he didn't give d. what any
body thought; that he had promised to
make bid and If our company didn't
bid he would"
Danziger said Doheny explained the
reason for his attitude was the story
Admiral Robson had told him of the
menace to the Pacific States from the
japanese Navy.
Witness Admits Handling Deal.
The witness added that he handled
every single thing" in connection with
the contract, but that he had no per-
sonaI contact with any Government
official.
J. G. Anderson, former president and
general manager of the Pan-American
Petroleum Co. of Los Angeles, testif1ed
he was general manager Of Doleny's
California activities in 1922. He said
he first heard of the Pearl Harbor
project late In December Of 1921 from
Doheny.
He said Doheny told him he had
promised Robson that If the Navy
wanted bids he would submit one. In
January, 1929, he said j. Foster Balm,
director of the Bureau Of Mines, con-
ferred with him in Los Angeles regard
ing the project. Balm, he said, left him
a set Of specifications for the Pearl Har-
Dor project, asking that they be treated
as confidential. as they were part Of
the Nays war plans. Balm also told
him he intended to ask the Standard,
Associated and Union Oil Cos. to bid on
the project Anderson added.