Show LJ 1 n IV 1 V 1 I 11 HJ V li U l j 1 I 1 I 7 I 1 I U ONeil O'Neil of Teapot Dome Scandal Worlds World's Best Missing Witness Witness' CANNES France Jan 18 CAP CAPA AP A A sick broken old man site it ita in inthe inthe in inthe the Villa VIII St. St A on the outskirts outskirts out out- skirts of this city longi longing no for a a- sight of the Statue of Liberty and the Kansas Kanu and Oklahoma oil fields which produced his hi fortune He lie Is James Jame E. E ONeil O'Neil former president of ot the PraIrIe OH on and Goa GO company compan and missing witness In Inthe Inthe n the famous Teapot Domo Dome oil scan Bean dal daJ He Fie and Henry M. M Blackmer who ho was president of or the tho Midwest Refining company fled from the United States to Europe rather than give testimony In the Teapot Dome Dom Investigation which It w was charged might have Incriminated their friend Harry Sinclair ONeil O'Neil who has ha evaded process servers wh who sought to subpoena him back to the tho United States since 1924 Is an American citizen citi citi- citizen zen but his hia expired passport do does docs s snot not enable him to l leave ave Franco unless headed for tor the United UnIte States and to return to the UnI United d States ma may Involve e countless complications complications for him Ho Is Js Quito quite Ill of ot heart trouble and he wants to po go o back home I Numerous lawyers layers are making In Inquiries InQuirIes Inquiries In- In on his behalf as to just what will happen when hen ho sets seta foot on American soil soli Ills His physicians phy phy- ns advise ad against a a. voyage HARD TO CATCH When Blackmer the other missing mIssIng missIng miss- miss Ing witness was 33 discovered two years ago on a a. train between Monaco Monaco Mon Mon- aco and Nice the tho American government govern govern- ment representatives thought that ONeil O'Neil would be an easy catch But ONeil O'Neil J learned that once his friend trIen 1 accepted the tho legal paper handed him by a 1 smiling milling young oung consular officer the tho American courts were quick to fine him for tor not appearing at the t Mr ONeil O'Neil qualified d as tho the worlds world's best beat missing witness In southern Franco alone alono five consular officers two secret service operators a dozen reporters and a a. collection or of private detectives search for tor himIn himIn him himIn In vain The hunt extended tended toIta to Italy Ita Spain and north Africa ONeil O'Neil was reliably reported as being being- In ft a monastery near Flor Flor- Pace ence Italy Guards were cre I posted Osted on an ho tho Franco Italian border at Vinti- Vinti mUle O ONEIL O'NEIL NEIL RESTED During all aU this period of or activity wh when n his name namo was being featured In n conn connection with the tho approaching trial ONeil O'Neil rested quite comfortably comfortably comfortably comfort comfort- ably in a small building on his Cannes estate and pr probably chuckled heartily as he aw saw the various searchers toll up tho the steep hill to Inquire for him at his villa lUa The Tho government go wanted ONeil O'Neil and Blackmer to testify regarding tho the extinct Continental Trading company a a. concern formed by Harry Barry Sinclair for tor purchase Q of crude clAude oil some somo of ot the profits of or which it wa was waa charged went to Al Albert Albert Al- Al bert hert B B. Fall secretary of or Interior Fall was char charged ed with conspiring with Sinclair to defraud tho the United United United Unit Unit- ed Stat States In connection with the tho Teapot Dome naval reserve ol oU lease |