Albert B. Fall Returns Again To Washington, Where He Will Plead in Naval Oil Lease Case
The former secretary of the interior arrived from his ranch to face arraignment in the District of Columbia supreme court on Wednesday on charges of criminal conspiracy in connection with the oil contracts, with the trial set for November 22. He called the oil reserve proceedings "without parallel in the legal history of the world" and said he could predict the outcome only on the basis of his own conscience, adding that he and his co-defendant were being prosecuted not at the instance of the department of justice but under a special act.
The man returning is the former secretary of the interior, charged with criminal conspiracy in connection with the oil contracts.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (AP) - Confident of ultimate victory, Albert B. Fall, came back today to the original battle ground from which sprang one of the most widely ramifying legal fights in the country's history - that involving the validity of the naval il reserve leases.
Shrunk in weight but showing outward improvement in health since his last appearance in the capital, the former secretary of the interior, accompanied by Mark Thompson of Chicago, one of his legal aides, arrived here from his ranch at Three Riveos, N. M., to face arraignment in the District of Columbia supreme court Wednesday on charges of criminal conspiracy in connection with the oil contracts.
Edward L. Doheny, also under indictment for conspiracy in the same case is due here tomorrow with his counsel. The trial is set for November 22.
Seen at his hotel, after having been met at the station by Levi Cooke, his Washington counsel, Fall characterized the oil reserve proceedings as "without parallel in the legal history of the world," and expressed confidence that the jury's verdict would be favorable to the defendants.
"When a man's conscience is clear," he said, "he naturally expects other people to agree with him. This whole case will be in the hands of a jury and I can only predict its outcome on the basis of my own conscience.
"Doheny and I are not being tried at the instance of the department of jstice, but under a special act whereby congress orders special prosecutors to charge us with bribery and conspiracy and take us before the U. S. side of the supreme court of the district on those charges.
"I was of the opinion that the constitution was framed to prevent just such an occurrence as this, but it seems that it has come to pass and now we shall have to look to the courts for the results."
Reproduced unchanged from Douglas Daily Dispatch, November 9, 1926, page 1.
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Albert B. Fall Returns Again To Washington, Where He Will Plead in Naval Oil Lease Case
The former secretary of the interior arrived from his ranch to face arraignment in the District of Columbia supreme court on Wednesday on charges of criminal conspiracy in connection with the oil contracts, with the trial set for November 22. He called the oil reserve proceedings "without parallel in the legal history of the world" and said he could predict the outcome only on the basis of his own conscience, adding that he and his co-defendant were being prosecuted not at the instance of the department of justice but under a special act.
The man returning is the former secretary of the interior, charged with criminal conspiracy in connection with the oil contracts.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (AP) - Confident of ultimate victory, Albert B. Fall, came back today to the original battle ground from which sprang one of the most widely ramifying legal fights in the country's history - that involving the validity of the naval il reserve leases.
Shrunk in weight but showing outward improvement in health since his last appearance in the capital, the former secretary of the interior, accompanied by Mark Thompson of Chicago, one of his legal aides, arrived here from his ranch at Three Riveos, N. M., to face arraignment in the District of Columbia supreme court Wednesday on charges of criminal conspiracy in connection with the oil contracts.
Edward L. Doheny, also under indictment for conspiracy in the same case is due here tomorrow with his counsel. The trial is set for November 22.
Seen at his hotel, after having been met at the station by Levi Cooke, his Washington counsel, Fall characterized the oil reserve proceedings as "without parallel in the legal history of the world," and expressed confidence that the jury's verdict would be favorable to the defendants.
"When a man's conscience is clear," he said, "he naturally expects other people to agree with him. This whole case will be in the hands of a jury and I can only predict its outcome on the basis of my own conscience.
"Doheny and I are not being tried at the instance of the department of jstice, but under a special act whereby congress orders special prosecutors to charge us with bribery and conspiracy and take us before the U. S. side of the supreme court of the district on those charges.
"I was of the opinion that the constitution was framed to prevent just such an occurrence as this, but it seems that it has come to pass and now we shall have to look to the courts for the results."
Reproduced unchanged from Douglas Daily Dispatch, November 9, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Douglas Daily Dispatch, November 9, 1926, page 1.
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Albert B. Fall Returns Again To Washington, Where He Will Plead in Naval Oil Lease Case
The former secretary of the interior arrived from his ranch to face arraignment in the District of Columbia supreme court on Wednesday on charges of criminal conspiracy in connection with the oil contracts, with the trial set for November 22. He called the oil reserve proceedings "without parallel in the legal history of the world" and said he could predict the outcome only on the basis of his own conscience, adding that he and his co-defendant were being prosecuted not at the instance of the department of justice but under a special act.
The man returning is the former secretary of the interior, charged with criminal conspiracy in connection with the oil contracts.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (AP) - Confident of ultimate victory, Albert B. Fall, came back today to the original battle ground from which sprang one of the most widely ramifying legal fights in the country's history - that involving the validity of the naval il reserve leases.
Shrunk in weight but showing outward improvement in health since his last appearance in the capital, the former secretary of the interior, accompanied by Mark Thompson of Chicago, one of his legal aides, arrived here from his ranch at Three Riveos, N. M., to face arraignment in the District of Columbia supreme court Wednesday on charges of criminal conspiracy in connection with the oil contracts.
Edward L. Doheny, also under indictment for conspiracy in the same case is due here tomorrow with his counsel. The trial is set for November 22.
Seen at his hotel, after having been met at the station by Levi Cooke, his Washington counsel, Fall characterized the oil reserve proceedings as "without parallel in the legal history of the world," and expressed confidence that the jury's verdict would be favorable to the defendants.
"When a man's conscience is clear," he said, "he naturally expects other people to agree with him. This whole case will be in the hands of a jury and I can only predict its outcome on the basis of my own conscience.
"Doheny and I are not being tried at the instance of the department of jstice, but under a special act whereby congress orders special prosecutors to charge us with bribery and conspiracy and take us before the U. S. side of the supreme court of the district on those charges.
"I was of the opinion that the constitution was framed to prevent just such an occurrence as this, but it seems that it has come to pass and now we shall have to look to the courts for the results."
Reproduced unchanged from Douglas Daily Dispatch, November 9, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Douglas Daily Dispatch, November 9, 1926, page 1.
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Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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Albert B. Fall Returns Again To Washington, Where He Will Plead in Naval Oil Lease Case
The former secretary of the interior arrived from his ranch to face arraignment in the District of Columbia supreme court on Wednesday on charges of criminal conspiracy in connection with the oil contracts, with the trial set for November 22. He called the oil reserve proceedings "without parallel in the legal history of the world" and said he could predict the outcome only on the basis of his own conscience, adding that he and his co-defendant were being prosecuted not at the instance of the department of justice but under a special act.
The man returning is the former secretary of the interior, charged with criminal conspiracy in connection with the oil contracts.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (AP) - Confident of ultimate victory, Albert B. Fall, came back today to the original battle ground from which sprang one of the most widely ramifying legal fights in the country's history - that involving the validity of the naval il reserve leases.
Shrunk in weight but showing outward improvement in health since his last appearance in the capital, the former secretary of the interior, accompanied by Mark Thompson of Chicago, one of his legal aides, arrived here from his ranch at Three Riveos, N. M., to face arraignment in the District of Columbia supreme court Wednesday on charges of criminal conspiracy in connection with the oil contracts.
Edward L. Doheny, also under indictment for conspiracy in the same case is due here tomorrow with his counsel. The trial is set for November 22.
Seen at his hotel, after having been met at the station by Levi Cooke, his Washington counsel, Fall characterized the oil reserve proceedings as "without parallel in the legal history of the world," and expressed confidence that the jury's verdict would be favorable to the defendants.
"When a man's conscience is clear," he said, "he naturally expects other people to agree with him. This whole case will be in the hands of a jury and I can only predict its outcome on the basis of my own conscience.
"Doheny and I are not being tried at the instance of the department of jstice, but under a special act whereby congress orders special prosecutors to charge us with bribery and conspiracy and take us before the U. S. side of the supreme court of the district on those charges.
"I was of the opinion that the constitution was framed to prevent just such an occurrence as this, but it seems that it has come to pass and now we shall have to look to the courts for the results."
Reproduced unchanged from Douglas Daily Dispatch, November 9, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Douglas Daily Dispatch, November 9, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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Albert B. Fall Returns Again To Washington, Where He Will Plead in Naval Oil Lease Case
The former secretary of the interior arrived from his ranch to face arraignment in the District of Columbia supreme court on Wednesday on charges of criminal conspiracy in connection with the oil contracts, with the trial set for November 22. He called the oil reserve proceedings "without parallel in the legal history of the world" and said he could predict the outcome only on the basis of his own conscience, adding that he and his co-defendant were being prosecuted not at the instance of the department of justice but under a special act.
The man returning is the former secretary of the interior, charged with criminal conspiracy in connection with the oil contracts.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (AP) - Confident of ultimate victory, Albert B. Fall, came back today to the original battle ground from which sprang one of the most widely ramifying legal fights in the country's history - that involving the validity of the naval il reserve leases.
Shrunk in weight but showing outward improvement in health since his last appearance in the capital, the former secretary of the interior, accompanied by Mark Thompson of Chicago, one of his legal aides, arrived here from his ranch at Three Riveos, N. M., to face arraignment in the District of Columbia supreme court Wednesday on charges of criminal conspiracy in connection with the oil contracts.
Edward L. Doheny, also under indictment for conspiracy in the same case is due here tomorrow with his counsel. The trial is set for November 22.
Seen at his hotel, after having been met at the station by Levi Cooke, his Washington counsel, Fall characterized the oil reserve proceedings as "without parallel in the legal history of the world," and expressed confidence that the jury's verdict would be favorable to the defendants.
"When a man's conscience is clear," he said, "he naturally expects other people to agree with him. This whole case will be in the hands of a jury and I can only predict its outcome on the basis of my own conscience.
"Doheny and I are not being tried at the instance of the department of jstice, but under a special act whereby congress orders special prosecutors to charge us with bribery and conspiracy and take us before the U. S. side of the supreme court of the district on those charges.
"I was of the opinion that the constitution was framed to prevent just such an occurrence as this, but it seems that it has come to pass and now we shall have to look to the courts for the results."
Reproduced unchanged from Douglas Daily Dispatch, November 9, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Douglas Daily Dispatch, November 9, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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