Show l and Doheny Acquitted of Oil Conspiracy Charges by J ty Iv Verdict er- er lct C. C ome s. s ll After 19 Hours urs a J Stood 6 to 6 When Locked Up for Night but Swung to Acquittal After f Few ew Ho Hours Hours' Sleep Is Inside tory Bribery Indictments Indictments Indict Indict- ments Now Pending Will Be Bei i t. t P Pressed essed Say Govern Government ent f Attorneys Attorneys Attorneys' THE OIL CASE IN A NUTSHELL 1 e eMay 1 r May May 31 1921 President President Harding transferred the oil reserves from from the navy to the interior d department November r 1921 Edward 1921 Edward L. L Do Doheny eny sent Secretary Secretary Sec Sec- Albert B B. B Fall April 1922 1922 Doheny's Doheny's Pan-American Pan Petroleum and Transport company Y was was' awarded the Pearl Harbor oil contract carrying a ac c clause se giving it preferential rights on future leases eases in the Elk Hills Hill December Doheny's 1922 Doheny's 1922 Doheny's Pan-American Pan company as has awarded a lease to the Elk H Hills ills reserve t March 1923 Fall 1923 Fall resigned as secretary of of- interior January 1924 Doheny 1924 told the senate oil Doheny he advanced l i Fall as a private loan N t. t February 1924 Secretary 1924 Secretary of Navy Denby who with who with Fall had approved approved approved ap ap- proved the leas leases s resigned from the cabinet May ay 1925 fall Fall 1925 Fall and nd Doh Doheny ny were indicted for acy in in 1 the District of Columbia j. j May 1926 Federal 1926 Federal court in Los Angeles invalidated Elk Hills Hills' I Ilease lease a decision subsequently affirmed by the court of Appeals and J I now on appeal in the supreme court November 22 1926 Trial 1926 Trial of fall 11 and Doheny bega ri Was Washing ing I u fi WASHINGTON D Dec e The f t AP The The Albert ert B. B Fall FaIl and Edward L. L j in In the oil cons Coz c case e brought a repercussion on ott thet the senate floor this l ft where here Senator Seal r Heflin Democrat t of Alabama al a an insult sult to justice f WASHINGTON GjON Dec AP AP I 1 i- i ed cd here ed-here here today th there rc ts no taint of In th the S I seli sent sent to tt Interior Se Secretary Albert 1921 I by Edward L. L tile the oil I r- r received a lease reas to tile the K Y Elk Hills naval Q reserve I After nl nIrie i h of r- r atlo atio the en on aver ver- ver dl dict t at 93 93 clock this this- and it was WI as ed In iq court half J Jan J an hour r The rite inside story inside Atory that came came lom J from ont the flue Jur jury room room t tb lo go goj l j the s i aming court curt attaches was Wils' thiC the jurymen were Were ver t J to iok l d up UI for or th the nl night ht at 10 p p. p m mr m. 4 the they I 6 to 6 6 but that the pendulum pen- pen eig toward acquittal from the CJe he time deliberations ns were He re resumed resumed re- re after after- a few hours sleep l n counsel Indicated Indicate t the rr had not ih them m the bribery in- in pending against Falland Falland Fall FaIt and Doheny Dohen although the defendants defendants' defend defend- defend 1 ants ants' attorneys s 's predicted that no trial t charge ever ever would ke be held I IThe The verdict t a was Va returned a fe fe minutes after J Hoehling had ret reconvened bur ourt after an overnight overnight over- over nl night ht recess Receiving no word from Crom th h Jury juH room up to the time J T he lie openEd opened opened-fhe the days day's session the Judge Indicated indicated that If no verdict was vas r reached he would hold the the A Jurymen n over another night at i least least ANNOUNCE VERDICT v f minuses fes later however a in message ss ge cam to to the bench that an art ag d been een reached The i ri tiled Into the box and at JO 1007 07 a a. a tore foreman man announced u ua a verdict t of acquittal The case casa had be been n placed In the bands of th the twelve men at p. p m. m yesterday yesterday yester- yester 1 day dav and when when- they were wee un- un abl able to agree al 10 O o'clock lock last night Justice Just e g had declared t. t recess until 10 a. a m. m Tit verdict ended the a ts against the orrne I f c cabinet t official and th the oil magnate magnat l w as asao no appeal Is possible jA jAr t Fall land and nd Harry Sinclair r. r wIth Continued on I sage age 7 r. A A. fall Doheny Doh ny Acquitted O OG by pil G Case Jury If from roni m page 1 1 who he hc also aso negotiated an oil ao arc ire under com conspiracy aria and 1 Y charges r defendants and their rela- rela t the verdict with un- un l emotiOn l Mrs l Tall all w wept ept f happiness giving way un- un med id before the crowded court r m. m 1 himself said hig his confidence nce courts had been justified ia e said all ail along that I leave It to tho the courts and atI had confidence In them he I I have never liked to to try i lease Ase se in the newspapers and I IL Aji L nothing else to say now no DOHENY GRATIFIED heny eny said he was wag gratified IN that the ordeal has been a one fter a 0 lifetime of honorable etrI et- et rI have haye seen my principal work vork Inch ilch was was-to make a good name to tod and id d to Th my son and m my granden grand- grand en almost destroyed he Id l 1 hope that the American hose belief bellet in trial by jur jury mo ts to almost a religion will vill pt t the verdict verdi t of ot this typically Jury jur i om am m her ner leL sick an room ii j a tit at ui the niu ne Carlener Carle- Carle anc- anc i om am m her ner leL an room ii j a tit at ui the niu ne Carlener Carle- Carle anc- anc CarleI 1 I otel Mrs Doheny Dohen sent word lOrd V counsel that her joy joy- My ry prayers have beep ane an an- e ed said her bet message Owen Oen J J. Roberts of ot government ii Sel had only this to sa say has been submitted to twelve and fairly submitted Of OfU jurse urse U e we will wll go along with the the ther h case case Irh fTh i f iThe The Th rh return of ot tile the verdict touched I Ither a It Key of ot dramatic Interest fly during the tour four I weeks of ial lal In a tense silence the twelve e en came Into the jury box and arcy r y B Ii Dertzbaugh clerk of ot the theU U ut t. t asked them t to to- rise In their theira a ices es ave you jou OU a v verdict to r report port tasked of Alphonso Aiphonso E. E Parker proprietor who had haden en elected foreman Ve e e have said Parker o 3 you jou the defendant Edli Ed- Ed li r i Doheny guilty or not nut ot guilty in soft firm voice AP i FOR ORD ORDER R. R courtroom was wa palpitated with an Irrepressible but restrained outburst outburst of ot emotional reaction Several bailiffs tapped for order then asked Do you find the defendant Albert Albert Al Al- bert Fall Tall guilty or not guilty Not guilty The clerk cIerI then asked the jury as a n body if the i report of ot its foreman represented Its true collective verdict verdict ver ver- ver- ver dict and all nodded Very well gentlemen you jou azo alo discharged d said Justice Hoehling Court adjourned Immediately and there was a n happy gl gathering about the defendants as the judge passed out to his chambers and the Jurymen jury Jury- men roth said goodbye to one another and hurried away to their lies Walking slowly In the tho midst ofa of or ofa ora a group of or friends and relatives Tall Fall and Doheny emerged at about I the same time from the dingy courtroom into the sunlight of a It bright December day They took up UI position together on tho the front steps of the old courthouse and a I battery of ot photographers swung into action Then the they were ere Tolled rolled away to their hotel quarters downtown In I two big limousines WHAT HE HE DESERVED As Doheny entered his car he paused to e say sav to those about himI him him- I got Just what hat I expected and just what I deserved The jur Jury had spent pent most of ot the night in argument and reached its verdict at this morning a half- half hour before the reconvening of ot court I J The acquittal leaves Fall under i two vo other Indictments Doheny Do Do- Doheny heny under one and Edward L. L Doheny Doheny Do Do- heny Jr his son under one Tall Fall Is to be arraigned here to tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow to- to morrow with Harry P F. Sinclair to answer charges of ot conspiracy to defraud the government in the Teapot Teapot Teapot Tea Tea- pot Dome leasing to Sinclair's Mammoth Oil company I Fall all Doheny and the latter's son all are under indictment for tor bribery bribery ery in connection with the Elk Hills case based on the transaction Tall Fall is named alone Jn In one bribery Indictment and the two together in another Thy They have not yet jet et been arraigned on the bribery charges and no date has been set for the trial Those In intimate contact with the case said the jury jur stood six sixto to six when it was locked up at 10 o'clock last night Shortly before 9 o'clock this morning however a balot showed t ten n to two for acquittal ac ac- ac- ac In the next 40 minutes the the two i were won over The special ial government oil prosecutors prosecutors pros pros- are prepared to begin the Teapot Dome trial early In Januar Janu- Janu ar arv ary despite motions to quash filed tiled late Tuesday They expect a trial date will be set at t 1 tomorrows tomorrow's arraignment ar ar- ar- ar rali TrIal of ot the bribery Indictments would come como next CONTEMPT CHARGE There also is a contempt Indictment indictment indictment indict indict- ment pending against Sinclair based bad on the oilman's refusal to testify before the senate oil committee com corn and the supreme court Is considering two separate appeals in civil readings attacking the validity valid valid- ft ity of the Teapot Dome and Elk Hills leases The rhe Teapot Dome lease was upheld in the district I court at Cheyenne but Invalidated b bj by the court of ot appeals at St. St Paul The Elk Hills nills lease leaM was invalidated l by the district court at it Los Angeles Angeles An An- geles and that decision with mod- mod was waa sustained by the court of or appeals at San Fran Tran- cisco V I VI Within thin a hour half after atter today's verdict the government I prosecutors prose prose- Owen J J. J Roberts and Atlee Mice Pomerene met in the office of the I district attorney and began egan laying plans for the Fall Sinclair arraignment arraignment arraign arraign- ment meat tomorrow and anti for argument nt at that time on motion to quash This This' hearing will wilt be b before ote Justice Justice Justice Jus Jus- tice Jennings Bailey a colleague of ot Justice Hoehling on the supreme court coutt of tho the District of Co Co- Co- Co lumbia bla The prosecutors tOIS tOI'S expect that If It if the motion Is denied denied Justice Justice Justice Jus Jus- I tice Bailey will set a tl trial for about January 10 V |