Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-19
Leaves FL Paso Home Pre-
sumabIy for His Ranch
at Three Rivers.
PROBABLY WILL ENTER
PENITENTlARY TODAY
Final Arrangements for 1ncarcera
tion to Serve Year and Day
Completed Yesterday.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Ell PASO, Tex, July 1e.-Albert B
Fall. former Secretary Of the Interior
late today began his journey to the New
Mexico penitentiary at Santa Fe, tc
start serving . sentence Of Q year and
. day for accepting bride.
While his wife and daughters, weep
ing, and group Of friends stood near
he was assisted down the rear steps OF
his big red brick mansion and into an
ambulance, which then left for his
ranch at Three Rivers, N. Mex. 1t was
believed he would spend the night there
and continue to Santa Fe tomorrow.
Fall arrived at the ranch late tonight.
Dispatches from the ranch said he stood
the trip fairly we'll" but was weakened
by the journey OF IFS miles.
Convicted Accepting Bride.
Fall was convicted Of accepting q
bride of 100000 from f. l.. Doheny
wealthy oil man. while O member OF
PRECEDENT HardingS cabinet. His SEN
tence will be served in New Mexico, by
judicial order. Physicians testified that
imprisonment in a District OF Column
bia prison, where he was convicted,
would endanger his life. He Is suffer-
ing from chronic tuberculosis.
Shortly before pm. q big, black
ambulance rolled down the street before
the Fall house and turned into drive
Way at the rear. A dozen photogra-
pliers and reporters, who had waited a.
the residence day and night for nearly
a week, stood in silence.
A motor cycle policeman stopped his
machine with mufned motor in the
street outside the driveway. In many
windows of adjacent houses appeared
faces OF men. women and children.
some OF whom had been Falls neigh
stood on curbs nearby. Many were
crying.
Supported by Friends.
The coor to small chamber IN
which Fall had lain most OF the time
for the past several months since he
came TO FL Paso from his Tres Ritos
Ranch was opsned and Fall appeared,
leaning heavily on q cane and sup
ported on each side by friends Of the
family.
The porch was soon filled with
friends. relatives. all gathered around
the former Secretary, most OF them
weeping.
FAN was dressed in pajamas, which
cleaned white beneath a green smok-
ing Jacket. On his disheveled white
hair was pressed q white hat. The big
black felt he usually wears had been
laid aside.
The ground reached. Fall was lifted
In. almost bodily, and laid on the bed;
DR.. J. H. Gambrell. his personal
physician for years, also entered the
ambulance to 60 with him. Martha
Fail, his ls-year-old granddaughter
likewise entered.
Then the big car backed out Of the
driveway, and preceded by the police
man on his motor cycle, drove rapidly
away.
Final Arrangements Complete.
Final arrangements for Falls incarcer-
alton in the New Mexico institution TO
serve a sentence of year and day
for bribery were completed this after
noon.
Dr.. Gambrell was notified by United
States Marshal Joseph Tondre by tele-
phone from Santa Fe that the Federal
order to commit Fall to the penitenti-
airy had been received from Washing
ton. With it was q letter from United
States Attorney Leo A. Rover empower
ing Dr. Gambrell to arrange FAILS
transportation to the penitentiary.
Marshal Tondre said the commitment
papers would be taken to Warden Ed
Swope at the prison and that fan
would be admitted any time he arrived.
Although the exact physical condl-
ton Of the former Interior secretary
was not divulged today. DR.. Gamoreli
said Fall was greatly upset" by an oc-
currence last night when rock thrown
by an FL Paso commercial photographer
hit Mrs Chase.
The photographer, Joseph M. Hill, re-
tanned by picture association, said ne
tossed a rock into some bushes at the
Fall home merely to frighten MeXlca n
chauffeur who had been watering tne
flowers and who, the photographer SAID,
had drenched him with water.
Deny Shotgun Report.
Police were called to the Fall home
and Mrs. Chase told them the rock mao
hit her a glancing blow on the leg. MRS.
Chase denied a police report that Fall
was sitting in a chair with a shotgun
across his knees when they arrived.
She said there was no shotgun in the
house. Her father, Mrs. Chase salo;
was greatly agitated. Hill was recalled
from the job.
The commitment papers ordered Mar
shall Tondre to take the former Interior
Secretary into custody forthwith ana
deliver him to the New Mexico Penl-
Tertiary. His sentence is year ana a
day and the papers provide that ne NJ,
shall likewise be held IN prison ualii
a 100000 fine. also part OF tne Sell
tence is satisfied.
Fall was convicted of having accepted
a brjbe from Edward L. Doheny. Oil
millionaire. in connection with Govern
ment oil land leases.
Mrs. Fall followed the ambulance In
another automobile. She planned to
change to the ambulance after It mao
left the city and had escaped the
cameras Of photographers.