| Show SINCLAIR OF TEAPOT DOME nOME FAME GIVEN THREE Punished for Contempt of ofU U U. S. S Senate III In Oil Case NOTHING G TO SAY Appeal Taken and an Mil Mu- Millionaire Is Released on Bond of WASHINGTON May 20 City CD By ByThe The Associated Press A Press A sen sen- sentence sentence sentence tence of oC three months In Jail was Imposed today upon Harry F. F Sin Sin- Sinclair Sinclair clair millionaire oil operator for tor contempt of oC the tho United States sen sen- ate In addition Justice lutz In tho the District of oC Columbia supreme court fixed his fine Cine at both a Jail sentence and a a. line fine being b manda manda- mandatory man mandatory tory under the law The sentence co was imposed be because be- be because 1 cause causo of oC Sinclair's refusal reCusal to an an- answer sIVer certain questions In the sen sen- senate senate ate Tea Pot Dome Domo Investigation when Ko he was summoned for tor the sixth time in March 1924 He 11 VOA wa-s convicted on last March 16 after the Jury had deliberated S 8 hours Immediately after sentence was as as Imposed an appeal appe 1 was noted to the District of or Columbia court of oC appeals and the oil man was re released re- re released leased teased on bond CI SURPRISE Tho The maximum sentence which Justice hits might havo have imposed was 12 I months in jail and a a. fine Cine of or 1000 The three months and sentence apparently came as asa asa asa a surprise both to Sinclair and his attorneys who had expected the minimum Jail sentence of ot one month Before Defore sentence was imposed Martin W. W Littleton of oC Sinclair counsel a a. former member of oC con con- congress congress congress gress gress- gress appealed to the court count for tor declaring that Sinclair's refusal reCusal to answer I the questions had not Interfered red with the oil In Investigation In- In Investigation investigation in I any way and had hall constituted c 1 teJ a a. mere mero Irregularity He lI added that he had the right night to appeal to the tho court to demonstrate by the sentence that the law Jaw did not reflect politics and did not speak for the tho senators but for Cor forthe Corthe forthe the citizen before beCore the bar NOTHING G TO 10 StY SAY S. y When Littleton concluded Judge lutz directed Sinclair to stand up Have you OU anything to say be before be- be beCore before fore Core sentence is imposed 7 the court asked the wealthy oil and turf turC man manI manX I X have nothing nothing- further to say sa than has already been said was Sinclair's reply Justice lutz said the ruling of or orthe the supreme court In the Mal Mai Daugherty case cae holding that con con- congress congress congress gress had the power to summon witnesses es was as binding upon all courts Therefore I sentence you ou to three months In Jail and to pay a afine aCIne afine fine CIne of or Sinclair showed shoed no trace of oC emo emo- emotion emotion emotion tion as sentence was as Imposed |
