Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-07-27
TUFTS COUNSEL
BEGINS HIS JOB
OF EXPLAINING
Says ccus d Not
Shown Connected with
ROadhouse Racket
District Attorneys Course in
Barney's Return to Prison
Due to Sympathy for Con-
vict's Father-Had Exercis-
ed Best Judgment in Mol
Pressing Other Cases

/ Boston, July 26.-The governments
case was closed late today in the Su-
preme court proceedings brought by
Attorney General Allen seeking the
removal from office of District Attor-
ney Nathan A. Tufts of MiddleseX
County. The opening statement for
the defense was made by Fletcher
Ranney and it is expected that Mr.
Tufts will take the stand tomorrow.
Earlier in the day the court ruled
that allegations of failure TO prose-
cute cases could be supported only by
. evidence regarding cases which the
district attorney personally had mol
pressed. The attorney general had
previously Altered as evidence a com
pilatiOn showing the disposition made
Of more than thirteen hundred cases
handled by the district attorneys Of
flee in 1919 and 1920,
Sherman L. Whipple prominent
Boston lawyer, testified regarding
| conferences with Mr.. Tufts which
preceded the indictment for adultery
of James Is. Munroe of New York for
whom he acted as counsel. He said
he had assured the district attorney
that Munroe had not committed the
offens2 charged and had sent Charles
! COnnor OF his office to confer with Nh
Tufts. He said Connor had given
him 10 understand that the district
attorney was satisfied that Mr.. Mun-
roc was not guilty"
Attorney General Allen and a re-
preventative of defense counsel went
to New York tonight to take the de-
position Of Mr.. Connor who now has
offices in that city.
The deposition Of Adolph Zukor of
New York, motion picture magnata
who was present at the Mishwum
Manor party at Woburn. which has
figured prominently in the case, was
read to the court. Tho attorney gen
cral in his Information had alleged
that Mr.. Zuilor had paid large sum
of money to avoid criminal proceed
ings threatened by Mr.. Tufts and that
this was part of q conspiracy where
by Mr.. TUFTS had made it possible for
certain lawyers to receive one hum
dred thousand dollars.
Mr.. Zukor said in his deposition
that he had made two payments of
twenty five thousand dollars each to
Hiram ABRAMS. one for himself and
the other for Jesse Lasky. He said
he understood this money was to be
used to prevent publicity and to
shield certain persons in Boston whose
names ne was unable to give. He
had no transactions he said. with
any one but Abrams in this connec-
ton
Mr.. Ranney in his opening state
ment said that although a vast
amount of evidence had been offered
IN connection with the Mishawum
Manor case nothing had been shown
10 connect Mr.. Tufts with it. He as
sorted that the district attorney had
beon shown to connect Mr Tufts
with il. He asserted that the district
attorney had made no threats and no
promises 70 any person in regard to
this matter.
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prosecute. Mr., Ranney said;
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