Show Oil Trial Is Halted As New Sensation Appears Imminent Government Presents Evidence in Support of Belief Harry Sinclair Hired Burns I Detectives to Shadow Jurors Witnesses Say One Member of Jury Shows Indiscretion in n Statements WASHINGTON Nov Noy 1 Dy By By The Associated Press Press Press- Charges of jury irregularities brought rought the Fall Sinclair oil conspiracy trial to at least a 1 temporary halt today started a new grand jury investigation and aud left eft a courtroom heavy with expectancy and foreboding when court adjourned until tomorrow were gov gay government government lawyers who did not dis die disclose disclose close the details of oC the information which had come into their hands This information with several aSh affi affidavits davits was laid before Justice Sid- Sid Siddons Siddons Siddons dons privately as soon as court con con- convened convened nned but after aner a long conference with defendants and counsel and axed consideration over tie luncheon re recess re- re recess recess cess he announced that he was w not prepared to render an opinion today GRAND GRA JURY PROBE Simultaneously with wl the conference in hi Justice SIddons' SIddons chambers the governments government's charges were laid also before fore a a. grand Jury but it did not complete Its deliberations in time tune to tomake tomake tomake make a a. report on the reconvening of court after lunch It was indi indi- indicated indicated that the government attorneys were pressing for Cor grand Jury action at the earliest possible moment CHARGES EXPLAINED J LD Charges that one Juror talked In Indiscreetly In- In Indiscreetly indiscreetly discreetly about the case and that a detective agency had been keeping Jurors under close observation were contained In III the affidavits filed flied by bythe bythe bythe the government gO counsel today in the Fall Sinclair oil oU conspiracy case The Juror j named was Edward Kid Kid- Kidwell Kidwell well and he was quoted in one af affidavit af- af affidavit with having expressed great admiration for Harry F. F Sinclair one of the defendants and with having hav n said in response to a question that he would be disappointed if It he did not soon come Into possession of o oa ofa ofa a car as long as the block Kidwell who is Js a year old leather ather l worker also was alleged to ta have predicted that they were going to hang han the Jury DETECTIVE E HIRED SlICED Others of the affidavits declared that detectives of the Burns agency had the trial Jury under close in intimate in- in intimate objectionable and Improper surveillance One affidavit signed by Nell Neil Burkinshaw assistant dis dis- district distrIct dis- dis district attorney gave ga It as Burkin- Burkin Burkinshaw's Burkinshaws shaws shaw's Judgment after investigation that the real employer er of the t e de do- detectives detectives was Harry Horry F. F Sinclair Besides Burkinshaw those who made affidavits were Walter M. M Shea another assistant district attorney J. J Ray Akers street car conductor r rand and Donald T. T King a reporter for forthe forthe forthe the Washington Herald HOTEL ROOM OO SEARCHED Burkinshaw and Shea related how ho they had caused a search to be made of a room hi in Wardman Park hotel occupied by Charles C. C Ruddy and C. C H. H Robbins Robbin manager and assistant manager of the Burns agency Tho The affidavits said Ruddy was hi In fl touch with a client A AMason Mason Day registered at Wardman Park where Sinclair also is a guest The two Bums Burns men were alleged to have been rendering their reports to Day at the home of Donald Woodward president of Woodward Lothrop one of Washington's WashIng ns n's largest department stores A. A Mason Day Is vice ice president of oC the Sin Sin- Sinclair Sinclair clair Exploration E company The allegations about Kidwell came first from Akers He gave the thee Information to King who then called on the Juror King said In his af affidavit af- af affidavit affidavit that Kidwell remarked that he had hod been selected as a Juror be because be- be because because cause he was a pretty good yes es and no man and that these smart lawyers could not make him bErn say what he didn't want to say ay The Juror also was quoted as having leaving said he was getting his 5 a day for Jury service and was not paying a whole lot of attention to what was W going on Akers collaborated ted the King testimony JURORS WATCHED In the search of the detectives detectives' de hotel room the assistant district at attorneys at- at attorneys attorneys said they discovered reports showing a concentration of detectives here and that It was shown that each of oC the Jurors empanelled In the case was under surveillance for various lengths of time ilme with the sole exception of Juror No 6 Robert Robrt C. C Flora These detectives were said to hive have begun be their work worle the day the th jury lury was as sworn in ascertaining amon ether things to whom the Jurors talked where they visited and the license number of cars in which they rode The two assistant attorneys s 's swore In Ruddy's Rudd s room they found docu docu- documents documents documents ments showing that he frequently was as In touch with the client taking In Instructions In- In from Crom him him and ond that he ob ob- obtained obtained ob- ob tamed quarters at the hotel to b nearer the clients client's home and out of the beaten paUl path In one instance the affidavits said the operatives had investigated the ownership of a house by a Juror whether It was mortgaged and who ho held the mortgage It was alleged that Investigations were made mod Into nto the tee financial condition of a 0 man who resided next door to a Juror all Continued on rage r e Too mo SENSATION IN Oil HEARING Continued from Page One One for Tor the purpose of ot establishing a point of contact with the Juror In ques Ques- tion rY or OF EY MONEY The detectives reports were said to tobare have bare shown that large sums of ot ex- ex expense expense pense money mOley were given en the detectives detec detec- detectives detectives tives In some instances running as high as 36 for a a. single stogie day All the Jurors were constantly shadowed It was charged and In one Instance a detective took a J. J room in the same house with a a. Juror |