Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-12
COMPLETE DOHENY
BRIBERY CASE JURY
Three Women and Nine Men
Selected From List of
SO Prospects.
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sided at the trial last October that
resulted In the conviction of Fall for
acceptance Of the alleged bride, con-
vened court at 10 o'clock this morning.
Adjournment had been taken from
Monday out of respect to the memory
of William Howard Taft.
The trial got under way almost i'm
mediately after the court had sus-
tanned the demurrer of the Govern
ment to the defense motion calling for
dismissal Of the case on the ground
Of dual jeopardy.
There was one figure missing from
the picture today. That was the tall,
STOPPING form of former Secretary of
the Interior Albert B. Fail, who Is III
In his home at Three Rivers, N. Mex,
and unable to appear as a witness In
behalf Of his old friend Doheny.
Joseph j. Cotter Of New York, for
merly counsel for the Pan-American
Petroleum Co., one Of Doheny'S con-
Germs, appeared as associate counsel for
Frank j, Hogan in behalf Of the oil
defendant. At the Governments coun-
sci table with Owen ]. Roberts and At
lee Pomerene, special Government coun.
sci. were United States Attorney Leo
A. Rover and Neil p. Burkinshaw. who
has assisted In the oil trials.
The scene in the court room Of Grim
mai Division 2 was devoid Of any,
thing even touching on the spectacular.
Doheny was one of the first arrivals,
appearing In the court house some 20
minutes before the court convened The
proceedings got under way without
any delay.
Justice Hitz sustained the Govern.
mems demurrer to the motion Of the
defense calling for dismissal of the
case against the oil man on the ground
OF dual jeopardy, and Mr.. Doheny then
entered a general plea Of not guilty to
the bribery charges.
of selecting from the first panel the
IL Jurors who are to sit in the case
was started, Before this was done,
however, Justice Hitz called the tales
men to form in circle before the
bench and gave each of them an op-
portunity to be excused from duty.
Following the procedure in the
previous trial Of Fan, he told them
the court had assumed responsibility
the trial, which, he warned them,
might last for two or three weeks.
During this time, he said, no Juror
would be permitted to communicate
with persons on the outside, except
through officials of the court.
Two OF the IL women on the panel
were excused when they stated their
inability to serve under these condi-
tons. Mrs. Nina Latham of 134S
Clifton street explained she had q child
to care for and 1t would be hardship
on the family to remain away from
home even for few days. Mrs Mary
Ash Of 1885 Shepherd street asked to
be excused on account of q sick mother
The IL seats OF the jury box were
Allied FIRST by Warren W. Biggs, 1910
Euclid street; John j. Roobar, 1921
Wisconsin avenue; Clarence Canter, 214
Fourteenth street; James A. Chappes
lear, 1892 Quincy street; James T..
Cheek, $685. T street; Mrs. Genevieve
DAILY, 1929 Columbia road; Mrs. Leila
H. Dienelt, 1881 s street: Leo S. EN-
mons, 4446 Q street; Emory H. Eng
lish, 5023 Sherier place; Mrs. Esther
M. Feeney, $50 Delafield street; Conrad
Fits, 4526 Fessenden street, and Mrs.
Agnes o. Fugitt Of $40 S street north
| east.
out of this list defense challenges
eliminated Bigss, Emmons and Mrs.
Dienelt.
The defense also eliminated Dormer
8. Otto Of 1920 Sixth street southwest
and Myron L. Stout, 2019 street.
From the first list, Government chal-
lengeS eliminated Mr.. Boobar, Mrs. DAILY
and Mrs. Feeney.
The Government also eliminated Miss
Grace Marshall, colored, of 1853 Thir-
tenth street, and Miss Mary Haislup,
of ais P street
other jurors tentatively selected
and then excused were Archibald d.
Hawley Of 2SI0 Connecticut avenue and
MRS. Gladys Weeks, 9114 Eighth street.