Indictments Resurrected

Criminal action against those involved in the naval reserve oil scandals has long been in prospect. Some time ago the Government secured indictments for bribery and conspiracy against Albert B. Fall and the Edward L. Dohenys, Sr. and Jr. These indictments had been quashed by Chief Justice McCoy of the District of Columbia Supreme Court, on the grounds that an officer of the Department of Justice had been improperly present in the Grand Jury room. Last week the District of Columbia Court of Appeals overruled Chief Justice McCoy. The indictments stand. The Government can go on with its case against Fall and Doheny concerning the little black bag containing $100,000.