The New York herald., 1921-07-13
100000 REVEL BY
film MEN RETOLD
Woman Piano Player Says
Some Remained All
Night.
LAWYERS GOT MONEY
Where Immunity Fund of
N. Y. Producers Went
Detailed in Court.
$25O,O0O FIRST PRICE
Conspiracy Charges Feature
Testimony in Action to
Gust Prosecutor.
$250,OOO FIRST PRICE

Special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
Boston, July 12.-All testimony to-
day in the custer proceedings against
District Attorney Nathan Tufts in the
Supreme Court related to Attorney
General Aliens allegations of con-
spiracy to extort 100000 from Hiram
Abra ms, Adolph Zukor and other NOV
ing picture magnates.
Besides Joseph M. Levenson, for ten
years attorney for Abrams, the only
otrer witnesses to-day were Mrs. Louis
Louis Robicheau, who as Miss Teresa
M. Sears before her marriage, was the
piano player in Mishawum Manor the
night the moving picture men staged
their wine party there, immunity from
which they purchased" 1t is charged.
at a price Of 800, 900; former Council
lor Charles H. Wright Of Chicopee,
State Police officer Thomas A. Thomp-
son and David Stoneman.
According to testimony introduced
some of the 100000 paid by the picture
producers was spent as follows 5000
Innes; $4,000 to Councillor Wright. and
$1,000 to David A. Stopeman. These
lawyers further divided among other
lawyers. A. Berman receiving Sl,SOo from
Wright and s150 from Innes.
All the lawyers have stressed the eX-
traordinary number of conferences
necessary in the picture mems case, and
Mr. Wright has testified that the figure
named at bne time as the sum necessary
to chaar them was $250.000. Mr. Coakley.
however, finally engineered the deal so
the final settlement was for 100000.
Mr.. Levenson explained Wright's con-
nection with the case by saying Wright
and former Attorney-General Attwill
were at the dinner at the Copley Plaza
here which preceded the wine party Ut
Mishawum Manor.
Wright subsequently was recon-
mended by Attwil and retained by the
picture men, Wright subsequently
recommended Innes.
Mrs. Robicheau to-day revealed the
details of the 100000 wine orgy during
her testimony.
How the motion picture men had
come to the Manor about ! o'clock in
the morning and indulged in wild
reVal for three hours, some of them
staying all night. was described by
the young woman, who nearly broke
down when asked to give her present
address. She told of testifying later In
the Woburn court against Brownie"
bsnnedy, the woman who ran the re-
sort, and, she says, neglected to pay
her for her services at the manor, and
said District Attorney Tufts promised to
get her money for her and to shield
her from further appearance in court.
Her testimony followed that of Mr..
Levenson. counsel for Hiram Abrams,
one OF the motion picture men involved
in the episode. Levenson declared
Tufts had told Wright and Coakley.
other counsel, that he would not prose-
cute If no charges of misconduct were
brought and that the picture men had
understood in paying the $1,000 they
would be given releases In all actions
and would not be prosecuted. The sum
also included all counsel fees, he said.
Levenson declared that Harry c. Att
will, the Attorney General. had advised
employment of Charles H. Wright, men,
ber of the Governors council, as counsel.
and that Wright later had recommended
Charles Innes. whom Levenson earlier
had said was employed because of wide
acquaintance In political circles"
A letter he was said TO have written
to Abrams suggesting employment of
William j. Burns, the detective, ito find
out who is interested in this matter
was one of the features Of the morning
session.