Evening Star Newspaper, October 17, 1927, Page 5

. TENTATIVE JURY DRAWN INOIL CASE i Sinclair and Fall Face Courti | in Teapot Dome Action. {Cortinued from F tors able to gain admi court to convene. It was precisely that, even to tl small army of mnews photograph running frantically —about from door to door to Lles as they arrived. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, FALL AND SINCLAIR ARRIVING AT COURT | ion waited for | i sxeept for the | appearance of the florid countenance | of Mr. Sinclair in place of the diminu-| tive Doaeny and Attorneys Littleton and Hoover and Leahy among the de- fense counsel in place of Frank J Togan taere were few changes among the principals ‘at the trial Long before the doors opened the familiar lines of spectators stood out side in the hall, their only chance of saining admission apparently beinx the extent of their physical endurance for a courtroom four times the of the present small chamber could not hold them all. A battery of camera men, denied admission te the bhuilding, watched both entrances and dog-trotted back and forth as prin- cipals drove up in their machines. Tollowing close on their heels were a small pack of curious spectators. Fifteen minutes before court w ready to convene the opposing coun- sel, an array of legal lights seldom assembled before at one trial here, eady had made their appearance. Sinelair was one of the early ari He is a medium sized man but bulky in appearance. He appeared in a »atty blue suit with a colored hand- Xerchief peeping out of his breast pocket. Mr. Sinclair was calmne: personified. He chatted agreeably with acquaintances in the courtroom and then seated himself beside his counsel at the prisoners’ bar. Fall Enters Court. When Mr. Sinclair came into the courtroom he was accompanied by his mother, a_woman of 80 years of age, and his wife. With Mrs. William Hitt, the former Katherine EIKkins, they took seats in the rvear of the courtroom. It was not until a minute or two after 10 o'clock that Mr. Fall, who is to undergo the second ordeal of a criminal trial within 10 months, showed himself in court. Naturally enough there was a craning of necks as he appeared in the doorway. Mr. Fall looked considerably feebler than on the occasion of his last appear- ance here. Otherwise he seemed to bear up well under the circumstances. He remained in‘court only a minute or two and then went outside until it was necessary for him to reappear to anewer to his name. Garbed in deep black, Mrs. Fall ac- companied her husband. Their daugh- ter, Mrs. C. C. Chase, was with her. They took seats beside Mrs. Sinclait in the rear of the chamber. Counsel Take Seats. As the trial opened Government counsel, which included Owen J. Rob- erts, former Senator Atlee Pomerene, District Attorney Peylon Gordon and George G. Chandler occupied the front row directly before the judge’s bench. . Behind them was the array of de- fense attorneys. Chief interest cen- tered in Martin W. Littleton of New York and George P. Hoover of Wash- ington, counsel for Sinelair. Little- ton is a man about the same build as the oil magnate, with a florid com plexion and iron gray hair curling above his collar. His associate coun- sel, Mr. Hoover, genial always and smiling, is a well known figure in Washington, where he long has been one of the leaders of the local bar. At the counsel table were George Gordon Battle of New York and ex- Gov. Nathan Miller, who are appear- ing as counsel for Blackmer, missing Government witness. Their appear- ance at this trial is significant, for they have announced their intention of testing the constitutionality of the Walsh act which allows service of sub- poenas in foreign countries. Court Convenes. It was not until 10:08 o'clock that Justice Siddons, who is to preside over the trial, entered the courtroom. Justice Siddons has succeeded Justice ‘A. A, Hoehling, who presided over the six-week trial of Fall and Doheny. With the usual prelimmaries the court was convened. Two women and 10 men were called from the October panel of the court to fill the box, as counsel for both sides indicated they were ready to proceed with the case. United States Attorney Peyton Gordon, who will play a prominent part in the prose- cution, identified the case to the tales- men as well as those waiting to be called. No. 1 chair wds occupied by Mrs. Annella L. Bailey, 2700 Connecticut avenue, an employe of the Arthur Jor- dan Piano Co. In response to ques- tions by Maj. Gordon, Mrs. Bailey said she had lived in Washington since December, 1917; was not acquainted with the defendants or their counsel; knew nothing of the facts in the case: read only the headlines in the news- papers, from which she had not formed an opinion on the case; be- lieved she could sit as a juror; was willing to accept circumstantial evi- dence, and has a brother who has been employed in the Treasury De- partment for the past five years. Queries by Defense. George P. Hoover, Sinclair’s coun- sel, then questioned Mrs. Bailey, who gave the following information: She had not served as a juror before; did not know any of the Government counsel; came to Washington from Boulder and Denver, Colo.; has been employed at the piano company for a year and a half, prior to which she was employed in the District National Bank; since she has been on the Oc- tober -panel she has read articles in the newspaper concerning the oil trial. Mr. Hoover then asked if she had *read any articles in the Washington which were designed to prejudice defendants in this case?” Maj. Gordon indicated he objected to the question, but Mr. Hoover declared he was ready “to meet the question if an objection is put.” No objection was made and the examination of Mrs. Bailey concluded with the excep- tion: of a question from William E. Leahy, Fall's counsel, as to how often she sees her brother and whether she discussed the case with him. Mrs. Bailey replied she did not see her brother frequently and had never dis cussed the case with him. Samuel Copeman, 1409 Belmont street, occupied chair No. 2, and was challenged for cause by the Govern- ment when he said he had formed an opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the defenda Justice Siddons sus- 1ained the challenge which was made by Maj. Gordon, and the talesman was excused. Miss Bernice Heaton, 1228 1 street, chief instructor for long distance in the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co., was called to chair No. 2. She told Maj. Gordon she has lived here since September, 1919, coming to Washington from Parkersburg, W. Va. She said she knew nothing of the facts in the case, had formed no opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the defendants, and had heard no speeches by any Senators about the oil cases. She was permitted to re- main in the box along with Mrs. Balley, and the examination turned to chair No. 3, occunied by Lee Daily, 6001 Georgia avenue, who is eagaged Above, Harry F. Sinclair, right, with Mrs. Phoebe Sinclair, and fartin W. Littleton. Be- his counsel of the Interior. W ton Star Photos. in the building ' materials business. He said he had followed the case since 3, had formed an opinion, and was moved from the box on challenge by s T. Hennessey, 1240 Olivet street northeast, former postal em- ploye and now employed in a dry cleaning ‘establishment, was called to the third chair and no objection was found by either side at the time of his examination as far as being chal- lenged for cause. He said he had a brother employed in the Library of Congress and had read nothing about the ¢ except a story in The Eve- ning Star last week about “an ap- propriation of $100,000 to try the He expressed confidence in his ability to serve as a juror and was permitted to retain his reat. Chair No. 4 was occupicd by N. T. Dent, paying teller of the Riggs Na- tional Bank, who lives at 3016 Thir- teenth street. He said he had read something about the oil cases, but had formed no opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the defendants. There being no objections raised by counsel for eithier side, Dent went un- challenged as a prospective juror. The seventh talesman to be called was Glenn H. Estes, 31 years old, of 1420 North Capitol street. He is a lineman for the Potomac Electric Pow- er Co. Questioning by Mr. Gordon brought out that Estes had read con- siderable about the former trial and had discussed the present one, but he claimed he had formed no opinion which could not be reversed by evi dence. Mr. Hoover, for the defense, questioned him closely, however, and soon elicited the information that Estes had formed a rather definite opinion with regard to the defendants. The prospective juror was challenged for cause and Justice Siddons sus- tained the challenge, explaining that it was not advisable to have a man on the jury who had already formed an opinion. Estes, upon leaving the box, made way for Conrad J. Herzog, 56 years old, of 36 New York avenue northeast, who was accepted by both sides as prospactive juryman No. 5. Other Jurors Accepted. Mr. Herzog testified that he was secretary and sales manager of the Northeast Motor Co. and at one time had been an employe in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. He had read the papers casually, but had not formed any conclusion about either cage which would make him unaccept- able to either counsel. The ninth man called was A. Fon- derville of 2217 Pennsylvania avenue. He is a chef at Rauscher’s, and a brief examination disclosed no challenges, and he was consequently allowed to keep his seat. George Frager, 23 years old, of 142 Carroll street southeast, was accepted quickly as prospective juryman No. 7. He is a clerk in the hardware store conducted by his father. Michael E. Gaghan, 324 Seaton place northeast, an employe of the Corby Baking Co., was the eleventh man examined as a talesman for chair No. 8. He was challenged for cause when he explained he had formed an opinion on the case. Chailes H. Hillegeist, 4519 Clinton street, a real estate sales manager, likewise was challenged after explaining he had an opinion on the case. The third effort to fill chair No. 8 with a pros- pective juror was successful when Bradner W. Holmes, 34 years old, a floor manager for Woodward & Lo- throp, was accepted. Consideration for chair No. 9 then was taken up and Joseph Hanson, 21 years old, a lineman for the Chesapeake & Po- tomac Telephone Co., was challenged when he declared he had formed an opinion from newspaper accounts of the oil cases. Willlam Howser, 24 years old, a bricklayer and profes- sional sandlot base ball player of 712 Eighteenth street, was accepted as a prospective juror. Here the examina- tion of talesmen was concluded until the 1:30 o'clock recess to permit Mr. Roberts to take up the matter of Blackmer’s non-appearance. \VesTEND JAUNDR 1723 PA. AVE. MaIN 2321 i Lactobacillus Acidophilus | Call our producs w1 A." 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