Show Halts Trial M 4 j jJUSTICE JUSTICE JUSTICE SIDDONS fAll REGRETS REGRET'S CASE MISTRIAL es Judge Took the Obviously sly 1 I 1 Rig Right t Course our J I- I 0 WASHINGTON Nov 72 2 AT AP- AP greg t mistrial bt of the tho oil cask case cas Alb Albert Albrt B B Fall said in a statement today that Justice Siddons took the obviously right light course I The fair and impartial h trial trIa guaranteed to every citizen by the constitution of the the United States has has' been heen made impossible by the publicity of the last last forty-eight forty hours irrespective of any other consideration con con- I Fall U The determination dEjter- dEjter deter min tion- tion of Justice Siddons to ac accord accord accord ac- ac cord dr X fair trial has b been en manifest in this case Per Personally on Y l I greatly regret and andam andam andam am de deeply plY disappointed disappoint d by what has just occurred In ill health I came came here for trial It me ome methe the first opportunity to present to toa toa toa a court and jury jur my defense to charges which have bae been made the football cf of f politics s and the thc d of or the muckraker el for more than three years PROSECUTION ENDED Only the evidence nce of tile the prosecution prose cution has has been presented Not one one word had been said in connection with my defense when this this- case ended The time for my counsel to outline the defense had not arrived arrive I 1 had hac expected that within the week our opportunity would woul come Continued on p page ge G. G FALL REGRETS CASE MISTRIAL I I. I Continued fr from m page age 1 I was prepared to completely refute the charges against me and I entertained en entertained entertained en- en no doubt whatever but that thata a a verdict of acquittal would be rendered because I 1 am confident that my defense would convince every minded fair-minded man of my Integrity Integrity In in integrity and the complete rectitude of my every action in fn connection with the Teapot dome lease During the more than three years which have passed since the naval oil reserve leases became the subject of political investigation there have been two civil cases an anone and andone andone one criminal case tried I was not nota a party to either ethel of the civil cases I could not be made a party or even be represented by counsel in either of them I was not caned called to testify in either The government summoned m mas me meas meas as a witness to the civil trial of f the so-called so Teapot dome dome- caso at Cheyenne Wyo I went to Cheyenne Cheyenne Chey Chey- enne to testify but bet t the government did not call calI me to the v witness st Stand nd At no time since the indictment was returned in this case have I been seen given my day in court to re respond respond respond re- re spond to the charges made in that indictment In the one criminal Case caseI I was accorded a a. fair fail trial and promptly acquitted In that case every fact relating to the transactions attacked was fully frankly and truthfully laid before court and jury If it is said that I Idid did not personally personally per per- Smally testify in that case it need but jut be remembered that my codefendant codefendant codefendant co- co defendant Mr Doheny testified in great detail and amI that as my testimony testimony mony nony would have be been m but a repetition repetition repetition repe repe- and corroboration of his counsel in charge of Pf f the conduct of the trial saw no need of that mere repetition I As regards the jury in the case just ended I have only this to say DIDN'T KNOW JURORS I I I never saw one of the men or women on this jury before the day the trial began I never heard the name of any person on the tho jury be before before before be- be fore that name was called in court the first two days of ot this trial 1 never had the he slightest knowledge kno regarding the occupation or lives or or famil family or business or oth other r connection connection con con- of oJ any juror After the jury was selected I knew no more about them than I Idad Idid dad did before except that which I learned from their daily dally appearance in the courtroom Neither directly nor indirectly did I or anyone on my behalf have any communication of any kind with any member of the jury jur Neither directly nor indirectly indirectly indi indi- did anyone on my behalf have the jury under surveillance In this trial as in the trial I was a J. party last fall I relied upon the strength which the t presentation presenta presenta- tion of the defense would disclose and upon no other thing I am ready for retrial immedi immedi- I am sorry the government finds that impossible I particularly particular particular- ly regret the delay bec because use of the state of my health I fear my in inability inabilitY inability in- in ability to conte contend d with the rigors of Washington climate during dUlIng a atrial atrial atrial trial in the winter winter- When this case is finally tried and all sides have an opportunity to be heard heird my defense will be bt complete |