Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13
u. S. OPENS ATTACK
ON DOHENY IN TRIAL
ON BRIBERY CHARGE
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case to the jury before telling the nine
men and three women that the prosecu-
ton hoped to show that Fall and Do
heny had conspired to get the reserve
awarded to the Pan-American Petroleum
g. Transport Co.
The jury, which had spent the night
at hotel, was brought into court q
few minutes before Justice william Hitz
took the bench. He told the jurors that
the opening statements must be accept
ed only as what the counsel hoped to
show.
Roberts went into the oft-told his
tory Of the leases, telling the jury that
the late William Howard Taft when
President set aside Oil lands for use
by the Navy. He then sketched the
action of President Harding In 1921
In placing the oil reserves under Sec
Rotary Falls jurisdiction.
Negotiations Are Summarized.
Roberts gave q brief summary of the
negotiations between Doheny and Fall
which led up to the awarding to Do
heny'S Pan-American company of q
contract to construct naval oil storage
tanks at Pearl Harbor. This contract
contained clause giving the company
preference to the lease Of the naval
oil reserve.
The prosecutor said Fall telephoned
Doheny in New York late in November,
1921, asking for 100000 In cash. He
added that Doheny got the money from
his sons bank account and sent 1t to
Fall in washington by the son on No
vember 80, 1921. Fall took the money
to FL PaSo, Roberts said, where he used
it to purchase a ranch.
Doheny, he said, took q demand note
Tor the money so he could hold 1t
over Fall"
Doheny carried the note on his per-
son, Roberts said, land no payment
was made upon it up to the time the
loan became public"
He reviewed the Senate oil investiga-
tons and told the jury Doheny knew
Fan was misleading the Senate COM
from Edward Mclean, washington
publisher.
Roberts talked in . calm, even voice
and concluded his statement in less
than half an hour.
Hogan related that Doheny studied
law from Falls books when he was re-
covering from an accident In which he
had broken both legs.
HE (Doheny) went West and dis
covered oil IN the very center of Los
Angeles" Hogan said in describing
Doheny's rise to wealth and leadership
in the oil development of the country.
He described the renewal of the
friendship between Fall and Doheny
Senator. While living in the same ho-
tel In 1891, Hogan said, Fall told Do
heny Of the depletion Of his fortune due
to long service as public ofiicer.
Fall, Hogan said, told Doheny how he
was confronted with loss of water for
his ranch through the death of neigh
Dor and how the acquisition of the
ranch would enhance the value of his
holdings.
Doheny. the counsel continued, Of
fered to send Fall the money and de-
clined q mortgage on the ranch, telling
Fall his personal note was SUFFICIENT.
Request for Money Is Cited.
When Fall found he could get the
ranch property he telephoned Doheny
asking for the money. Doheny said he
would send q check for the 100000,
Hogan said, but the cabinet of1cer
asked for cash because of banking con-
ditions In the Southwest.
Hogan told how Fall gave q note
for the money and how Doheny tore
the signature from it and gave it to
Mrs. Doheny, to prevent embarrassing
Fall in case Of his death.
Hogan told the Jury that partisan
politics" was being played on both
sides" in 1924, and that Falls acquisi-
ticn OF . new ranch property was made
the subject OF inquiry. When Doheny
heard OF the investigation by the Sem
ate into Falls action the attorney said
Doheny came to Washington and ap-
peared before the Senate committee
and told the story Of the loan.
the jury was selected by 2.25 yester-
DAY after the Government and defense
had exercised nine peremptory chal-
IengeS each and excusing four other
prospective Jurors from q list of 33
names, the largest list ever examined
in the various oil trials.
The jurors are:
NO. l. Luther w. James, 80 years old,
street.
No. 2. Charles p. Mcwilliams, As
v street.
No. 8. Clarence Canter, As years old,
washington Railway 81 Electric Co. con-
ouctor, 2l4 Fourteenth street.
NO: 4. Archibald Gill, 50 years old,
chauffeur, S60l Newark street.
NO. B. Mrs. Chrissie Vollmer, 40 years
old, housewife, 1llT Fourth street north
east.
No. 6. Isaac Dengler, 4S years old,
zenith street.
No. 2. Miss Jane Yeagle, 2e years old,
clerk with the National Geographic So
ciety, 2l01 New Hampshire avenue.
No. 8. r. Bernard Beckett, 80 years
old, Raleigh Hotel clerk, 2123 Twelfth
street northeast.
old. unemployed once worker, 502S
Sherter place.
No, 10. Miss Margaret Mannix. %
years old, clerk with the National Geo
graphic Society, 1888 Sixteenth street
No IL. Conrad Fits, Al years olo'
stone worker, 4528 Fessenden street,
No. ~. Chesley H. Ray, Il years olo'
general agent for the Norfolk d WASH.
tngton Steamboat Co., S04 A street
southeast.