Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-03-15 | Page 1 | Jury to Pass upon Guilt

JURY TO PASS UPON GUILT WASHINGTON March 15 IS By The Associated Ire A Press motion of ot the doten defense for lor tor an In tn- tn instructed verdict of ot not guilty In contempt ease case of Harry F Sin Sin- Sinclair Sin Sinclair In- In clair was as overruled today by Jus Jus- Jus- Jus Justice Justice tice lice lUtz In time the District of ot Colum Colum- Columbia Columbia Columbia bia supreme court Counsel for the oil man who refused lo to answer certain hues ques questions tons lions before th the senate renal commIttee which Investigated In his hia le lease l o of the Tea Tell Pot Dome al naval oil re- re re reserve servo serve contended that the tho ho lIti In Investigation gation gatlon was carried on for months while the committee committe was without legal authority t to examine examine wit wit- wit witnesses nesses flosses This and other arguments were advanced ad In favor ot oJ an n In- In Instructed instructed In Instructed verdict While losIng In this matter the tho defense defens won In III Its It effort to got get before the th judge Jude the he statement t I Sinclair made mad the to-the to ou oil committee he refused to an- an answer an answer siver the questions ns The Th two decisions decision ino moan mean n that the case cue will be b r presented to the jury a few days fitter after r the evidence c for th the tho defense L is re- re restated re restated stated