New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-13
Say N. Y. Film,
Men FrOlicked
Until Morning.
Witnesses, in Describing
Party Near Boston, Tell
of Drinking and Danc-
ing by Merry Guests
Zukor's Lawyer Called
Testifies Tufts Said That
He Would Not Let Morals
Be Corrupted by Visitors

30 SION, July 12.-An interview
that Charles w. Wright, the present
District Attorney for Western Massa-
chusetts, who in 1917 acted as counsel
for New York motion picture producers,
had in May of that year with District
Attorney Nathan A. Tufts. of Mddlesex
County, relative to certain midnipht
festivities at Mishawum Manor, a road
house at Woburn, was described to-day
by Mr.. Wright before the Supreme
Court.
Attorney General j. Weston Allen is
seeking Mr.. Tufts's removal from Of
fee before the court. Included in the
charges against the District Attorney
is the allegation that he was concerned
in conspiracy by which the motion
picture men paid 100000 to avoid
prosecution and publicity that they
feared would follow the road house
dinner.
Conversation With Tufts
Mr.. Wright said he told Mr.. Tufts
at this interview that he understood
there was a secret indictment against
his clients, who included Hiram
Abrams and Adolph zukor, of New
York. Mr.. Tufts spoke in uncompli
mentary terms of these clients, Mr.
Wright said, and asserted that "men OF
their type could not come from New
York and corrupt the morals of this
community"
Mr.. Wright told of a conference at
New London, Conn, at which the
amount of money to be paid by Zukor,
was discussed. Various sums of
money were mentioned, Mr.. Wright
said, adding that he thought S25O,00O
was one of the sums, and that he did
not think "any sum less than 100000
was mentioned"
Asked by Mr.. Hurlbut whether he
protested against the payment of so
lareg an amount of money by his
clients, Mr.. Wright said he had dis
scented in the case of zukor and
Abrams, adding that he didn't thing
the case would receive much pub
lefty"
81 told Abrams and Zukor," the wit.
ness testified, chat it would be much
better to face a secret indictment thar
to pay 100000 to prevent such an in
dictment"
Two persons who were present al
the Mishawum Manor festivities testi
fed earlier in the day. They were 10
seph M. Levenson, member of the
party that went to Brownie" Kenne
dy's resort after dinner to "Fatty'
Arbuckle at hotel here, and Teres,
M. Sears, now the wife of Louis Robi
chau. She was employed at the Manol
as pianist.
Drinking in Early Hours
Both told of drinking in the early
hours of the morning. Levenson, wht
was counsel for number of motor
picture men, said he left about 2 a. M
along with Zukor and Jesse Lasky
Some of the others in the party stayet
much later. the Sears girl testifyin,
that Abrams, Harry L. Asher and Ed
ward Golden remained all night.
In her testimony about the dinner a
the manor the Sears girl said that abou
fifteen men arrived around mdnigh
and some of them remained unit
morning. She denied that there wer,
any improprieties, but said there wer,
drinking and dancing. She saw
Abrams wake up about or o'cIocl
the next morning and sign vouche,
for the bill. she testified. He wa
downstairs.
| The witness said she and Bessie Nc