Evening Star Newspaper, November 2, 1927, Page 5

N LETTERTOBURNS CALLS 0B “TOUCH Correspondence From Man- ager Here Among 0il Case Cxhibits. Included in the hibits” present. ed to the court yesterduv: atonz with the affidavits concerning operations of “shadow men.” which are now part of the court record, is a letter dated October to W. Sherman Burns, secretary-treasury of the Burns De tective Agency, from ¢ G. Ruddy. named as “mnager’ of the age in one of the affidaviie, stating heen a tough time up t6 now, mainly due (o the facts tha: all interested parties are under dan abnormal men- tal strain.” The ietter follow: *“Dear Mr Burns: “Please find enclosed tim> and ex’| pense., for the four men wno discol tinued. I think it is self explanator “The reasons that rhese men 1e- turned are hecause the nt decided that only certain members need watch- ing from now on. Six Agents gn Job. “At the present time there are six working, including myself. Brief re- ports have to be typewritten and sub- mitted to client daily, also some one has to be in the hotel all the time in case of emergency calls. As: ant Manager G. H. Robbins is doing the | detail work under client's 0. K. “It's béen a tough time up to now mainly dge to the fact that all inter | ested parties are under an abnormal | mental strain and [ have had quite a3 job trying to get them to keep their | feet on the ground However, up to now | have succeeded in doing so. “Will keep vou advised from tims to time just how things are progressing. . RUDDY.™ Other documents made public by the district attorney showed with other things that Edward Kidwell, the juror who is accused of talking too much. came early under the scrutiny of the detectives. One detective's re- port detailed how Kidwell's father ran a one-man barber shop here and mave details about the physical lavout | of the shop. The barher is wrongly identifed in the report. however, as | Kidwell s “brother.” Reports to Client. This report. said to have heen made hy “New York Operative 5023." on October 24. concluded: “Returned to hotel, bally to client.” On October 28, the same operative reported concerning the ownership of .\{w home of John P. Kern, juror No. 7 "I learned that these premises were owned by John P. and Hazel B. Kern.” said that report. “I made a check of the records and went as far back as January 1. 1926, but could find no mortzage having been recorded during that time. I could find no record of existing mortgages on the proverty at this time. “No release or satisfaction had heen recorded on this property since July reporting ver- 1. 1927, 1 will attempt to learn the amount of the mortgage and the holder.” Investigator’s Report. “New York investigator K ‘Continuing on the above opera- tlon. I recelved instruttions to place under surveillance juror No. 8. Ber- nice K. Heaton of 1228 Eye street northwest. I proceeded to subject’s home. acquainted myself with neigh- borhood. I then went to courthouse, picked up subject. who left with juror No. 7 (Mrs. Railey! Description of subject: Age. 30: 5 feet 6 inches. 125 pounds, siender, blond “hair, does not appear to be bobbed: light xion, dress and hat tan, tan collar-trimmed with deerskin fur,fMight colored stockings, tan shoes, 7 boarded ‘. . “Subject apd Juror No. trolley at Fifth and D streets. Sub- ject alighted at Eye and Fourteenth rtregts. entered Frazee Potomac Laun- dry, 827 Thirteenth street, walked to 1223 Eve street. entering-at 3:30 p.m. “This Is a larzge apartment house and can be entered through three rtores, fronting on Thirteenth street, numbers $23, 825, %27. Subject had no male escort en route from court. house, “At T:50 p.m. subject came out, ac- companied hy a woman, whose age is years. 5 feet § inches. slender built. 25 pounds. wearing grav hat, and er.tered Red Tap cab 317. There heing 1o other cab in'sight. . was unable to follow and phoned manager. C. G. R. “I remained invicinity of subject house until 10 p.m.. up to which tim subject did not return. Discontinued Expenses. $8.80. e and one-haif days.” WIPHIN LAW, SAYS BURNS. NEW YORK. November 2 () — William J. Burns, head of the Burns Detective Agency. commenting on charges that his operatives had heen shadowing jurymen in the Fall-Sin clair conspiracy trial. said last night | that his men had not violated any law | -“Whatever the Rurns ageney had to do with the case.” Burns said. “vou | can he sure was not toward violating any law of the United States | “C. G. Ruddy Washington. I 6o not know Robbin, or the fellow named Day. I have had nothing to do with the case and do not know who employed our agene: or what for. hut we will never be ac cused of helping to obstruct justice. . STRICKEW ON STREET. | GRAND JURY (Continued from_First_Page.) THE EVENING BEGINS PROBE STAR. WASHINGTON, D. 0O, OF JURY TAMPERING CHARGE guest al my house for the past two fore the grand jury tomorrow Mrs Annela L. Bai 1916 H street; 1408 Fra | rad 1. Her: rt B 76 T street; northeast: Bradner W Holmes, 11101 Four-and-a-hall street. west | “Klora, the only member of the | Fall-Sinelair jury who. according | { to the Government reports. was no! “slighted " Mystery te Flora. | had not got down to m list, or | drove my [them to keep track of me.” matically tator | the jury might be involved i case | and tha ould anything 1 might have slip be the cause of th action since being vorn ting the court to reconvene. Jury to have been done by Kidwell. Others _confirmed that the feeli disels Kidwell grown hourl ince the fi of a possible mistrial other regret to prosecution counsel. to have said, some jury knew nothing of it. formation on the subject. he said. “It was a surprise to all words the first day of Gordon Gets Credit. Attorney P operated with special are: ley, 2700 Connec! William H. Goucher. nklin street northeast: Con- | 36 New York avenue: or John P. Kern, 1315 North Carolina avi nn(;. south- | | shadowed by detectives, said today | he could noi understand why he was | el St | i “and 1 have decided that either they | v name on the | too fast for' Glascock said he reviewed his every | 19 in \\'hil»’ said that he and other members of the | vesented deeply the things said | against Kidwell among the jurors had | was | not taken into consultation when the | i jurors decided to empower one | of their number to express the jury's by members of the Fall-Sinclair con- spiracy trial jury, as Kidwell isalleged members of the Glascock said he had never seen |- any of the members of the jury en- gaged in a card game and other mem- bers with whom he talked had no in- “Kidwell was just talking, I think,” us that it was Kidwell who was in volved in the charges, as since a few the tridl he has Upon the shoulders of United States ton Gordon. who has co- Government weeks, “1 never knew that. any reports of ti- {Mr. Day at my houge or anywhere cut avenue: Miss Bernice Heaton.| ;.. .y only Information on that 1228 | street; Gardner P. Grenfell. | .y)ject heing what I learned from the statement published in the press this morning “No representative of the district attorney’s office has ever made any effort to interview me and I deny that res were enlisted in this mat- street: John J. Costinet, 1442 of anybudy. or that mont_street: Norman L. Glascoc had any knowledge of a 11013 Eighth street, and Charles Holt. | of the matters connected therewith. | CORPORATION TAX SLASH ADVOCATED AT HOUSE HEARING ‘Continued _from_FKirst Page.) tax reduction be allotted to the corpo- ation levy and. if a 10 cent cut not be mude 1t th e ers asked a | figure as nearly mit Just before the witness left the stand. two Democratic members, Col- lier of Mississippi. and Garner. entered into a_discussion over the possibility 5. too low. Garner that in recent vears the Treasury esti- mates had been approximately one bil- n dollars below actual surpluses. let The next witness, Frank J. Wisner, He | fepresenting the N tional Lumber | Manufacturers' Association. in advo- cating reduction of the tax to 10 per | vent. prefaced his’ testimony by saying g | he rvealized the committee had the [ same information with rezards to the { underestimate of the ‘lreasury in nt.’ on “which he could pr pitated another discu: Chindb’om. | vears past This pi h Represeniative | nois. Republi ury and declaring it go0d business to consider 1 n, defending the Trea: woud not be non-recur- The two women on the jury were |Z00d bu: ML LB especially bitter against Kidwell. {E e venus e ek CcEE If any card game was indulzed In| "y [, Gangy, speaking for the Na- Association, urged the as far as the condi- v will permit in reducing the corporation lev, i W. L. Crounse, representing the N tiomal Wholesale Druggists’ Assoc ation and the National Cigar Leaf Tobacco Association, recommended cutting the rate to 10 per cent Arguing that the corporation tax in part, at least, constituted a penalt P. W_Pinkerton. representing the IlI nois Chamber of Commeree. urge large a slice in the levy as possible, tionul Coal of been extremely reserved anl seidoin |t made no specific recommenda- talked to any of the other members of [ ar To'Ge 8 0 the jury. He was, I think. *th» most reserved member of the jury. and the $100.000,000 CUT URGED. remainder of us had hut few vords with him during the two weeks of the | gopat0r Pat Harrison of Mississippl. i who returned to Washington today | announced that he was in favor of a $400.000,000 cut in Federal taxes. As a Democratic member of the Senate any nature were delivered to or for approaching 10 per When the trial was halted so dra- |cent as existing couditions would per resterday morning, the spee- | d counsel were not the only | ones who sensed that the members of | in the When the jury was taken out | hat the Treasury estimates of kept under guard members said | 440'000 was s stati each asked himself the question stating counsel in the prosecution of the oil | cases, rested entire credit for the suc- cessful direction of operations which resulted in seizure of voluminous re- | ports on each juror and which were | presented to the court along with the | affadavits Maj. Gordon, it was stated authori. tatively today. got his “tip” through Owen J. Roberts. special Government oil prosecutor, that “operatives” were in town in connection with the em- panelling of the jury. From what source Mr. Roberts received the in- formation, it was not revealed. other than that it was in possession of the Government for development about |- two weeks ago. ot Realizing the, delicac¥ of the situa- tion and the need for making a strong prima facie case in order not to predu- dice the Government with the jury in the event any matter presented (o court would fail to convince Justice Siddons, Maj. Gordon worked night nd day directing movements of his trusted deputy marshals. These deputy marshals did not have the as- eistance of Department of Justice agents, Secret Service operatives or any oiher police authority, it was stated. The affidavits laid before the Gov- efnment by Donald T. King and J Ray Ackers, alleging statements bv Juror Kidwell, were regarded by the Government as confirmation of all in formation in their possession. and nei- ther angle was uncovered with the as- istance of the other. The Kidwell matter came as a coincidence, it was stated. - Maj. Gordon refused to accept crecit for the work. but instead praised the efficiency of Deputies John J k- son and Constanzo Cerimele as well as the work of Neil J Burkinshaw and William M. Shea, his two assist- ant Jnited States attorneys. The Government. it was stated, does | not know what relationship, if any. ‘existed hetween A. Mason Day “client” for the operatives, and Don ald Woodward of 2118 Le Roy place, | at whose residence Day was at the Itime he was served with papers by the deputy marshals They traced Day to the Le Roy place address and | sought to establish no connection be den should be lifted from the country finance committee. he said he would fight for such a reduction when the tax bill comes up nsideratio He disagreed, he said, with the est mate of Secretary Mellon. who would limit the tax cut to $225.000.000. “The Treasury Department has been wrong in its estimates of the Treasury surplus repeatedly in the past ™ sai Senator Harrison. *“The surplus in- variably has exceeded the department estimate. [ believe that the tax bur- at least to the extent of $400.000,000." Senator Harrison said that the cor poration tax should be reduced. that the automobile tax should be elimi- nated and also the so-called nuisgnce taxes. If the Treasury could stan@ it. pe would in addition revise the sur. taxes on Incomes downward. in se far as these surtaxes were inequitable. WOMAN SUES HUSBAND ‘AFTER AUTO ACCIDENT Mrs. Bessie Klein, 1201 Montello ivenie northeast, today sued her hus- band. Joseph Klein, for $10,000 dam- ages for alleged personal ivjuries. Mrs. Klein says she accepted the invi- tation of her husband and accom- panied him on an automobile trip to Chapel Point, Md, and while near La Plata the car was run off the road and collided with a telegraph pole inflicting injuries resulting in MISTRIAL OF CASE REGRETTED BY FALL; READY FOR NEW ONE t Page) (Continued_from F | minded man of my Integrity and the somplete rectitude of my every action in connection with the Teapot Dome lease. “During the more than three years which have passed simce the naval oil erve leases hecame the subject of political investigation there have heen two civil vases and one criminal case tried. 1 was not a party to either of the civil cases. 1 could not be made a party or even be represented by coun- sel in either of them. 1 was not called to testify in either. a witness to the civii tiial of the so- calied Teapot Dome case at Cheyenne, Wyo. T went to Chevenne to testify, but the Government did not call me to the witness stand. $ | %At no time since the indictment was returned in this case have I been given my day in court to r-s_nnnd to the chaiges made in that indictment. Accorded Fair Trial. “In the one criminal case I was a corded a fair tiial and promptly ac quitted. In that case every fact re: lating to the transactions ttacked was fully, frankly and truthfully laid before court and jury. If it is said that I did fot person- ally testify in that case, it need but be remembered that my co-defendant, Mr. Doheny. testified in great detail and that, as my testimony would have been but a repetition and corrobora- tion of his. counsel in charge of the conduct of the trial saw no need of that mere repetition. “I never saw one of the men or women on this jury hefore the day this trial hegan T never heard (he name of any person on the jury he- | fore that name was called in court [ the first two days of the trial. T never | had the slightest knowledge regarding | the occupation or lives or family o husiness or other connection of any juror. “After the jury was selected 1 knew no mare about them than 1 did hefore except that which T learned room. did T or any one on my hehalf have any communication of any kind with any member of the jury. “Neither directly nor indirectly did any one on my hehalf have the jury under surveillance. TIn .his trial, as in the trial to which T was a party last Fall. T relied upon the strength which the presentation of the defense | thingz. “As regards the jury in the v |Just en d ed. I have only this to s “I am ready for retrial immediatel I am sorry the Government finds that impossible. T particularly regret the delay hecause of the state of my health. 1 fear my inability to contend with the rigors of Washington's cli mate during a trial in the Winter. Wh . this case is finally tried and all | sides have an opportunity to be heard | my defense will be corm~'ete. e Dynamite Planted Under Rails. NEW YORK. November 2 (@) — One hundred sticks of dynamite, over which three trains had thundered safe were found by a track walker to- day. planted under the third rail of the Long Island Railroad near Massa- pequa, Long Island. U. S. Loses $15,000 Through Mistrial In'OQil Prosecution By the Associated Press. . Fifteen thousand dollars was lost to the Government by the mis- trial in the Fall-Sinclair oil con- spiracy case, it was estimated to- day by special oil counsel. This sum included the cost of bringing and housing and feeding some 80 witnesses: expenses of stenographers: pay of the jury for 12 days. and the cost of serving subpoenas. All of the witnesses will have to be resummoned for the new trial. and there will be renewed efforts to locate James E O'Neil, former president of the Prairie Oil & Gas Co.. a missing witness, who now is in Europe. The vast veiume of records used in the case were returned today to the Department of State, Navy. a fractured hip. “She charges that her husband negligently operated lhex Peter Gng-\t Sons Co. GROGAN'S 817-823 Scventh St.N.W, “Hometurnishers Since 1866 Liberal Credit Terms Interior, Justice and Treasury, from which they were taken for use in the trial. “The Government summoned me as | from | their dailv appearance in the court. | Neither directly nor indirectly | {would disclose and upon no other | 1927. n [ MASONIC GRAND MASTER CONTINUES VISITATIONS Resuming the sertes of grand visita- 9 WEDNESDAY," NOVEMBER JUSTICE SIDDONS DECLARES | MISTRIAL IN OIL FRAUD CASE| (Continued from First Page.) said in reply to questions about his| tions of 1 the grand master of feeling in the matter. Asked what | Masons in the District of Columbia. | time. You may, if you desire, examine | he was going to do he replied: “I|accompanied by the officers of the | the affidavits in the record later.” The court then referred to the origin of the developments in court vesterday, relating how Atlee Pom- erene, special Government oil prosecu- tor, “arose and stated he had a mat- ter of grave concern” to place before the court. “Upon the court's suggestion, tice Siddons added, and hy conse all counsel engaged, they met am glad it is all over and am going | back to New Mexico right away Sinclair Just Smiles. Sinclair showed no other emotion except a widening smile that spread over his broad features. He said he | was going back to New York “as soc as he could Defense attorneys said that their statement, given publicity this mern- after the proceedings of the pre- Grand Lodge, last evening at 8 o'clock | paid an official ‘ceremonial call on| Arminius Lodge, No. 25, and, half an | | hour later, on National Lodge, No. 12. | The lodges mentioned meet in differ. ent rooms in Masonic Temple, Thir- teenth street and New York avenue. Emil O Herrmann: is master of Arminius Lodge and Frank W. White | is master of National Lodge. | The membership of Arminius Lodge | is made up of Master Masons of Ger- in chambers and there the Government presented the matter. It was unani- | Vious afternoon in the justice's ch man birth or descent and all its ritual mous judgment by hoth sides, and | peis. was all -they had to say. Mr. | jstic work is done in the German lan- | there were no dissenting views. that | Hogver added, however: == © |guage. but the visitation ceremonies nd the in the light of the information pre- sented. a mistrial should be declared and the presant jury should be dis- | charged Different Reasons Assigned. were conducted in English. At the | | conclusion of the visitation many of | { the members proceeded to National! Lodge to participate in thd exercises there. When the formal visitation to! | National Lodge ended, vocal sol slate is quite clean to start all over again.” This was his interpretation of the court's ruling. Kidwell remained in the room, the i | | “This has been no ] | el for the defendants assigned | target for numerous questions. hut | were contributed by Mrs. Flora MeGil reasons from the Government | 'efused to make a statement until | Keefer, contralto; dramatic readings on the matter of a mistrial. but both |After he had left the courthouse be- |hy Roy MéCreath and fore his apprehension by two assistant United States deputies. reasons clusion that the jury should be dis-| led to the unanimous con- | Eschberger's Orchestra. Refresh- selections h,\'l ments were served | | ‘harged from further consideration of e Grand Master Gratz E. Dunkum | he case. i and his officers this afternoon are “The affidavits were. at the Govern- Accident Gosts Arm. | making a grand_visitation to King . William A. Hammond, 45 years old inspector for the Luxor Cab Co. ding at 919 G street southeast, ment’s request, made a part of the ecord and proceeding in chambers vere recorded and placed in the steno- | ~ veport of the case “Publicity, wide publicity, appears|cident near Leonardtown yesterday to have heen given to the afdavits |Afternoon. his left arm being so badly and to some extent the proceedings hurt that amputation may become nec- which occurred in the justice's cham. |essary. ~Nome of the circumstances bers. I mention that for the reason | Surrounding the accident were known it constitutes conditional reasons for | here. His right hand was maimed in the action the court is about to take, [N automobile accident several years “The court agrees that the ma'ter [ R0 submitted to it Is one of grave con- cern to the administration of justice in this case and believes it is of grave concern quite independent of | Government counsel’s opinion.” | Justice Siddons then said there were | everal forms for declaring a mis. | Solomon Lodge. No. 31. the only “day- light” Masonic organization District of Columbi T w eriously injured in an automobile ac Temporary Alimony Allowed. Mrs. Etta E. Yeomans, who sued Charles S. Yeomans for a limited di- voree on March 24, was awarded $125 2® 5 will be made at 8 o'clock this even!ng to Washington-Centennial Lodge, No. 14, and, at 8:30 o'clock a joint visita- tion to Osiris Lodge, No. 26. and to Theodore Roosevelt Lodge, No. 44. 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