Show ALBERT FALL CAUSES STIR IN COURT BY MAKING PLEA Asks That Finney Be Called Caned to Mako Make Statement StatementS 4 SHOWS VS S H 0 V SEM EMOTION 0 T I 0 N Startled Judge Reminds Accused He lie Has ilas Law Lav Lawyers Present WASHINGTON Oct 20 thy 20 By The Tha Associated Press Albert Albert B. B Fall startled those these In the District of Co Go- lumbia supreme court today by mak nick log ing a II plea and argument to Justice Siddons during his trial with mth Harry P. P Sinclair on a n criminal conspiracy cy charge growing out of the leasing of Teapot Dome He lIe told the court that It was fund fundamental fundamental fundamental and vital Ital to the defense In Inthis Inthis inthis this case that E H C. C FInne assistant secretary of the Interior be permitted to give his Interpretation of the tho oil leasing laws passed by congress The law makes It his duty to In Interpret in- in interpret Interpret those laws law Fall said his voice trembling with emotion If h he Is h in that If ssI t-l t Vin i U. U S. S supreme court will reverse him So long as he remains within his Jur Jur- Jurisdiction JurIsdiction jur- jur his hit Interpretation Interpretation- Is the law of the land JUDGE SURPRISED Falls Fall's move was so unexpected that even en Justice Siddons appeared spell spell- spellbound spellbound bound for a moment Then he broke In irs to t remind Fall that he had able and eminent counsel to represent him himI I have no desire to make a L speech Fall replied I have no desire to testify But sir there are lawyers lawyer and there are mining lawyers Judge Finney Is qualified as a mining law- law lawer jer er He lie knows what this situation Is all about and If tl allowed to testify he could clear the situation up upI upI upI I have very eminent lawyers lawers and have the utmost confidence In each and every everyone one of them But there thore th re are arc some technical matters Judge Finney understands and they dont don't under under- stand MRS ms FALL DISTURBED As Fall proceeded making gestures occasionally with his right hand to emphasize his points Mrs Fall Pall sat satIn satIn satin In the front ot of o the spectators' spectators see sec section tion visibly disturbed She wrung her hands during the three minutes her aged husband was on his feet Defense counsel had been seeking over objections by special government counsel to obtain from Finney an Interpretation of the placer mining and general leasing laws la VoS Justice Siddons had repeatedly ruled out their questions la gely on the ground that they were not proper cross examination He said these matters mailers might go In later laUr when the defense presented Its case although he frequently said that the laws spoke for themselves unless sorno somo regulation wre promulgated under them LETTER LETIER DEo Y Following Follo Falls Fall's remarks to t the tha court Justice Siddons and George Gcorge P. P 1 Hoover hover of defense counsel had a a. spirited Interchange In which the court insisted that he considered the so-called so policy letter litter offered d yester yester- yesterday yesterday day by the government as perfectly clear and as speaking for Itself This letter was written by Edwin Ed Denby as secretary of th navy to Fall outlining the policy polley as to leas leas- leasIng leasIng Ing log naval reserves Hoover repeatedly told the court he was not asking Finney what he thought the policy was under that letter but what they did under this policy letter I am not myself able to see sea any obscurity In this U s letter Justice Sid- Sid Siddons Siddons Siddons dons said so the objection Is sus asia tamed You may have hav your tion |