In his most famous role, he convinced Edwin Denby to give him the power to accept a $100,000 loan from Edward Doheny, after he had given Doheny and Harry Sinclair a secret lease to Elk Hills and some other naval reserves.
As a lawyer, this man successfully defended Billy McNew, Jim Gilliland, and his longtime friend Oliver Lee who were all accused of murdering Albert Jennings Fountain, who was conveniently the political rival of this man. He founded a newspaper called the Independent Democrat, but cleverly switched to the Republican Party along with Thomas Catron. As a result, those two became the first two senators from his state, New Mexico, where he owned the massive Tularosa ranch at Three Rivers. In his most famous role, he convinced Edwin Denby to give him the power to accept a $100,000 loan from Edward Doheny, after he had given Doheny and Harry Sinclair a secret lease to Elk Hills and some other naval reserves. FTP, name this Secretary of the Interior who resigned and was imprisoned as a result of the Teapot Dome scandal.
As a lawyer, this man successfully defended Billy McNew, Jim Gilliland, and his longtime friend Oliver Lee who were all accused of murdering Albert Jennings Fountain, who was conveniently the political rival of this man.
Albert Bacon Fall