Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-07-12
SCANDAL BRE EWS
FROM MIDNIGHT
FR0[|C Of 1917
Hearing in Case for
Removal of District
Attorney, Sensation.
Movie Magnates Involv-
ed Charged Attempt
ing to Buy Way Out.

Boston, July 11.-A midnight frolic
of four years ago at Mishwum Manor,
a roadhouse in Woburn, said to have
been conducted by woman known as
Brownie Kennedy" whose guests in
cluded several motion picture produc-
ers, was described Monday at the
hearing on a petition for the removal
of Nathan A. Tufts, district attorney
Of Middlesex county The hearing, re-
sultlng from charges preferred by At
torney General J. Weston Allen. who
alleges among other things that Tufts
was concerned in a conspiracy by the
motion picture men to pay 100000 to
escape prosecution threatened on ac-
count of their presence at the Misha-
wum dinner party, is being held be-
fore the full bench of the supreme
court with five justices sitting.
James M. Curley, who, at the time
OF the dinner, was mayor of Boston.
was mentioned with several others in a
deposition made by Hiram Abrams. one
Of the motion picture men. but no
charge of conspiracy was made against
him.
FATTY Arbuckie Mentioned.
Abrams said that it was as the re-
suit OF communication from Curl.y
saying that serious matter was like
ly to arise" that he came to Boston
about two months after the dinner and
later was present at an interview with
District Attorney Tufts. Abrams. who
was president of the New England
Baseball league, received the message
while in Portland, Me-, for the open-
ing of the baseball season. =
The affair at Mishawum Manor took
place, according to the charge. on
March 6, 1917. It followed dinner
to FATTY" Arbuckle held at hotel
here. About 20 or 25 persons were
at the Woburn party, Abrams
said ssai In his deposition, and there were
lo or l. women at the house. The
company remained from midnight until
about 4 a. m. The bill for the dinner
to $1,0JO, and Abrams said
ne paid it.
Discuss Drunken Affair."
Daniel Fl. Coakley, a Boston attor. |
ley, who had been brought into the |
.ase after conference at a hotel on |
nr. Abrams return from Portland, had
elephoned District Attorney Tufts |
lsking for an interview, Abrams said. |
Ehe meeting took place at Tufts office
n the Cambridge court house. Coax
ey telling the district attorney tina.
hey had come to discuss that drunken
lffalr at Woburn' and that if he could
rove the men were innocent, he hoped,
lie SAID, Mr.. Tufts would drop it.
The district attorney replied. accord
1g to the deposition, that if the com
'lainants could be "gotten off his
ack" he would not prosecute. Abrams
mentioned Jesse Lasky, Adolph Iukor.
Walter E. Greene and "Abe' Berman.
s other men with whom he had dis
ussed the affair. At conference of
ONE of the men at New London. it
vas agreed, he said, that all of the
could be satisfied and
awyers' fees paid for 100000.
Checks introduced.
Assistant Attorney General Henry
=. Hnrlburt, who conducted the case
or the prosecution, contended that in
he conference the men were carving
ut Tufts wishes, although he said no
art of the money had been traced to
be possession of Tufts
Payments Of various attorneys to-
alling over 100000 were discussed
y Abrams in his deposition. A re-
eipt from David Stoneman for two
hecks aggregating SS5,OOO bearing
le name of Daniel II. Coakley, also
ere introduced.
Mr.. Hurlburt explained to the court
lat "Stoneman was a party to the
7
''He was the go-bhtween," Hurl-
lrt said. "and received money from
IRAN Abrams and doled it out to
hers"
The receipt stated that the money
as "in full settlement of case grow
e out of an incident at Woburn,"
I'd included an agreement to procure
II releases from all parties interest
In statement issued late Monday :
ght. Stoneman denied the allegation !,
District Attorney Hurlburt that he =
id acted as q "go-between." g