Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-12
ASSERT REVEL COST
MOVIE MEN 100000
Magnates Said to Have Paid
That Sum to Hush Noe
turnal Frolic
LAW OFFICER is ACCUSED
By the Associated Press

bOsJOn, July 1Z.-JOSeph NJ. lICven-
son, an attorney for motion picture
producers, who also was one Of the
midnight party at Mishawum Manor.
resort in Woburn. March Z, 1917,
which has been mentioned 'in conncc-
tion with charges against Nathan A.
Tufts, District Attorney Of Middlcscx
County, testified today before the SUI
premc Court.
Levenson, said he left the roadhousc
about A. NJ, before the party broke
up. There were about twelve girls Mt
the manor, he said, and there was
some drinking and dancing.
Tufts, whose removal as District
Attorney is sought by Attorney Gem
cral J. Weston Allen. is alleged to
have been concerned in settlement out
of court of threatened actions against
members of the Mishawum party. This
settlement cost those involved, includ-
ing several motion picture producers,
500, 600. according to deposition by
Hiram Abrams, of New York, which
was submitted yesterday. Several re-
leases of claims by girls alleged to have
been at the roadhouse were put into
evidence.
Abrams, Adolph Zukor. Edward
Golden. Harry Lasher and Walter +.
Green were named as among those who
went 20 Woburn after a dinner to
Roscoe Arbuckle at the Copley Plaza
Hotel here.
Levcnson, who has been named by
the Attorney General as an alleged CO.
conspirator with Tufts, said he attended
conference at the Hotel Touraine
about two months after the dinner. Mt
which it was brought out that there
was talk of an investigation of the
Woburn affair.
Dinner Cost $105O
The bill for the. Mishawum dinner,
which, it was stated. Mr.. Abrams paid.
was $1O5O. In cross examination Mr..
Abrams deposed that Daniel ii. Coax
ley, an attorney, told Mr.. Tufts at their
conference that he had come to discuss
that drunken party" and had brought
the parties involved 80 that Mr.. Tufts
could see. they were gentlemen and not
rowdies." "
Mr. Tufts agreed to grant the time
Mr.. Coakley asked in order that he
might prove the men innocent, Mr..
and never saw Tufts again.
Mr.. Hurlburt urged that it was i'm
portant the public be protected and
have the utmost confidence not only In
the courts. but in its officers. He said
'1n this case we charge that the pub
lie prosecutor of Middlesex has been un-
faithful to his trust; that he has given
the public to understand that the rich
man can purchase justice and that the
poor man has little chance to protect
himself or his property against the
Mr.. Hurlburt said that on May IL.
1917, several days after the Woburn
party. held at Mishawum Manor, James
NJ. Curley. former Mayor OF Boston.
communicated with Mr.. Abrams. who
was then in Portland, asking him to
come to this city, as n serious matter
was likely to arise.
Told of Complaints
On May 13, Mr.. Hurlburt asserted,
Mr.. Gurley, accompanied by Francis
l.. Daley, met Mr.. Abrams and his
counsel, Joseph NJ. Lcvenson. at the
Hotel Touraine and informed Abrams
that complaints arising out Of the revels
at Mishawum Manor had been made and
something was brewing. He said Mr..
Curley told Mr.. Abrams it might be
we'll to employ Mr.. Coakley to straighten
out matters.
Mr.. Coakley demanded n retainer OF
SO 900, Mr.. Hurlburt said, and that
amount was promised by Abrams, but
nothing was paid at the time. On the
day following, Mr.. Hurlburt continued.
Abrams, LeyensOn, Curley, Daley and
Coaklcy went to East Cambridge and
conferred with Mr.. Tufts. The latter
said he had complaints as to what oc-
Cured at the Mishawum Manor, and lt
seemed to be drunken affair If the
stories were true. At that conference.
according to Mr.. Hurlburt, the District
Attorney said: "If you can get these
complainants off my back everything
will be all right"
Mr.. Hurlburt then told of confer
ence held in New London, Conn, on
June 2, 1917, at which Adolph Zukor
and Hiram Abrams are alleged to have
paid 500. 900 to settle alienation and
breach of promise suits arising out of
the Mishawum revels. He said checks
to the amount of S52 go were made
payable to Daniel II. Coaklcy and
check for $1,000 and note for $25 200
given to David Stoneham. The note for
$4,000 was discounted at the Beacon
Trust GO. and q check for that sum
sent to Mr.. COakley. \ check for S15.-
600 was given to Joseph NJ. Levenson.
out of which Mr.. Hurlburt said Charles
II. Innes received $4,000 and Charles II.
Wright then member Of the Govcnor's S |
Council and now District Attorney of
the IIampden District. $2500.
No Payment to Tufts Alleged
Il may say here" Mr.. Hurlburt
continued, that we are unable to trace
any proportion Of this 800, 900 into the
personal possession of Mr.. Tufts. We
do say the strong inference is that even
II he did not receive money he was in
flucnced by his friendship for Mr.. Coax
ley and thereby acted destructivcly TO
the popular belief that his Office was
administered without fear or favor"
Mr.. Johnson, counsel for Mr.. Tufts,
said:
"NIr. Tufts has no desire to limit the
scope of this hearing If the Court
desires to go into all these matters,
which we consider irrelevant, for the
purpose of an inquest, he has no objcc-
tion, but such evidence as Mr.. Tr~rlburt
proposes to offer is in the nat.re of nm
attack on men not represented here and