Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-11-17 | Page 1 | Witness in Oil Case Will Not Return to U.S.

IN OIL ml V V CA CASE f Will VILL N NOT 1 RETURN TO m U. U U S S. S Henry W. W Blackmer Is Firm on Decision to Stay in Europe PASSPORT REVOKED Henry Mason Day Fails to Gain Bond Reduction I P PARIS RIS Nov 17 United Press Press Press- I Henry M. M Blackmer missing Fall Fall- Sinclair conspiracy case witness I does not intend to return to the United States to testify despite the threat that of his property property may nay be seized his lawyer told the United Press today V For the present the lawyer said Blackmer would stand firm on his hia former decision not to put himself within the jurisdiction of ot Ameri Amen American American can courts but to remain as he has been for fOl nearly two years in Europe JI t J tI I 1 can say nothing more than that we have talked today over the new development in J. J t the e J case se Blackmer's Black- Black fliers mer's 1 la wye added We to say n nothing further V V THREATS FAIL Blackmer has refused consistently consistent consistent- ly iy to return to the United States States' Appeals and threats by consular and diplomatic agents and finally the cancellation of his passport failed to move him bim WASHINGTON Nov 17 AP AP- AP Henry Mason Iason Day associate of f Harry 1 F. F Sinclair and under conspiracy conspiracy conspiracy con con- charges in connection with the he oil jury tampering case failed today oday in an effort to have his bond reduced to The reduction sought by Days Day's counsel before Chief Justice McCoy of the District of Columbia supreme court was opposed by Neil Burkinshaw Burkin- Burkin shaw assistant district attorney conducting the Jury tampering in inv in- in v Justice McCoy 1 set Monday for argument on the mo mo- tion BOND FIXED AT Bond of was V fixed for Sheldon Clark another Sinclair oil official when he was placed under similar charges after complaints had been made against Day and arid Sinclair The complaint against Da Day who is vice president of the Sinclair Exploration Ex- Ex Exploration Ex Ex- company and against the others charged violation of statutes forbidding attempts to improperly influence jurors He He was placed under bond after aCter h he had refused to answer questions before the grand jury jur inquiring into the jury tampering charge on the ground of possible self self-In self tion Day and Clark Clarl are ale accused by the government with being the men to whom detectives of or the tho William J. J Burns Durns agency reported after shadOwIng shadowing shadowing shad shad- owing Jurors in the Fall Sinclair case which finally ended up in a aI mistrial and nd the r l' resulting investigations I gallons which arl In mow In progress p