Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-12
MOVIE KINGS 1917 FROLIC
w0BURN, MASS, R0ADH0USE
AIRED IN TUFTS HEARING
Attorney General Seeks Removal Middlesex
County District Attorney - Charges Was
Mixed Up in Conspiracy to Squeeze $780,
Out Of Movie Men-Former Mayor Curley's
Name Mentioned in Petition

Boston, July IA midnight frolic
OF four years asI at Mishawum
Manor, 4 roadhouse III Woburn said
TO have been conducted by woman
known as Brownie Kennedy. whose
guests included several moving pic
ture producers was described today
as the hearing on a petition for the
trlct attorney of Middlesex county.
The hearing, resulting from charges
preferred by Attorney General J.
Weston Allen who alleges among
other things that Tufts was concern
al in Il conspiracy by which the
motion picture men paid 100000 to
escape prosecution is being held be-
fore the full bench of the supreme
court with five justices sitting.
James NJ. Curley, who at the time
of the dinner was mayor of Boston,
was mentioned with several others in
one of the motion picture men, but
no charge of conspiracy was made
against him. Abrams said that it
was as the result of a communica-
ton from Curley saying that "a
serious matter was likely to arise
that he came to Boston about two
months after the dinner and later
t,f., )
District Attorney Tufts.
The affair at Mishaw Manor took
place, according to the charge, on
March 6, 1917 1t followed a dinner
to Fatty Arbuckle held at the
Copiey Plaza Hotel in this city.
Abont 90 or % persons were present
It the Woburn party which lasted
until A NJ, Abrams said in his
deposition, and there were 10 or II
women at the house. The bill for
the dinner amounted to s1050 and
Abrams said he paid it.
Daniel II. Coakley, a Boston at
tnrneN, who had been brought into
the case after conference with Mr..
Abrams had telephoned District At
torney Tufts asking for an inter
View, Abrams said. The meeting
took place at Tufts office in the
Cambridge court house, Coakley tell
ing the district attorney that they
had come to discuss that drunken
affair at Woburn," and that if he
could prove the men were innocent
he hoped Mr.. Tufts would drop it.
The district attorney replied, ac-
cording to the deposition, that if the
IL,
the back he woul dnot prosecute.
Abrams mentioned as other men
with whom he had discussed the at
fair, Jesse Lasky. Adolph Zukor,
Walter l.. Greene and ABE" Bur
mar. At conference of some of the
men a: New London it was agreed,
hn said, that all of the compliments
Cculd he satisfied and lawyers fees
PAID for 100000.
Assistant District Attorney Cen
,rai I,enry r Hurlburt, who con-
Quoted the case for the prosecution.
coateGded that in the conferences
ne men were carrying out Tufts
wishes. also he said part of the
mon"r had been traced to the pos
session OF Tufts.
Payments TO various attorneys
totall;n: over 100000 were discussed
~ Aprlms il his deposition. A re-
Ccipt fcr two checks aggregating
$50 200 bearing the name of Daniel
II Coaklc,,, also was introduced.
- Huributt explained to the
court that "Stonewan was a party
10 'ho conspiracy"
He was the go between Hurl-
nu;t said, "and received money from
Hiram Abrams and dotted X out to
,thC,s
The receipt stated that the money
WAS II full settlement of & .aSe
'E:oWinr out OF an incident at Wo-
urn end !nclduCd an agreement to
Procure FUN releases from all parties
il interest
Se,tral releases We're submitted in
'-'dence some running to Abrams,
'as,lr. Greene and Zukor" and an
r'b'i % Hiram Abrams ct al" The
'.&te"s Included Frederick 3. Lord
- Providence, Frederick Tierney Of
Worcester Theresa II. Sears of Bos-
,oa AMI Bessie Mcdonald of Boston.
ibrans had never heard of any of
'.n PERSONS making The releases he
.ii IL his deposition.
1Unca j. A%iWarG. who said he
,.te1 rs counsel for Frederick 8.
i-ord. Who claimed 10 be husband of
The Mcdonald girl. was called as a
fitness. He was questioned regard
= complaints alleged to have been
'"Ido on behalf of Lord against
|Hko", one OF the motion picture
men
The witness said in consequence
Il a talk with Lord he sent letter
!" District Attorney Tufts calling
attention TO evidence he had as to
III" character of Mishawum Manor
and saying he intended to bring suit
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