Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-03-15
SUDDEN SHIFT
MADE IN PROBE
Of DAUCHERTY
Vanderlip Seated Near Com
mittee as Senate Probe
Opens Today
oUINBY WITNESS HEARD
Brings Out Sensational Dis
closures in Case of Demp-
sey-Carpenter Films

WASHINGTON, March 15:-Sud-
den shift was made today in the
Daugherty investigation, neither
Castor B. Means nor Miss Roxie
Stinson being recalled.
Frank A. yanderlip, the New York
financier, who appeared in the Tea
pot Dome hearing was seated near
the committee table as the hearing
opened.
Although scheduled to begin hear
ings at 10 o'clock the committee was
half an hour late getting under way,
because of the confusion caused by
the great crowd of spectators which
Insisted on forcing its way into the
hearing room.
f. C. Quinby of New York, NOV
ing picture man, who made the nlms
of the Carpenter Dempsey fight,
was todays first witness.
Quinby told of. his acquaintance
with William Orr and Jap Muma,
identified yesterday by Castor b.
Means. as part owners of the Car
pentier- Dempsey fight film. but said
he did not know Jess Smith.
ouinby identified himself as New
York motion picture producer, head
of the Quinby Film Company.
you took the pictures of the
pey-Carpentier Fight?" asked
Senator Wheeler.
81 was the producer.
"Are you acquainted with Jack
Kearns, the manager of Dempsey y
Senator Wheeler proceeded.
Yes"
with Tex Rickard?"
"Yes."
Quinby said he made a contract in
1921 with Rickard to produce and
sell films of the fight.
Agreement later was made be-
tween him and Rickacd, the witness
said, for display of the films in other
states.
Senator Wheeler asked if Quinby
knew Attorney General T. "gherty.
Quinby said he did not.
Rickard told him. he said,- that
Muma, Orr and man named Ike
Martin had told him they had a plan
to display the films.
Qninby said he believed there was
a written agreement for the ship
ment of the films outside of New
Jersey and that he might have a
copy in his Office in New York.
Checks were paid out. he said, un-
der the agreement for use of films.
Rickard told him, the witness
said, that there was a plan Sub
mitted to him whereby the pictures
could be sold, outside in violation
of the law.
'T believe Mr.. Orr used to refer
to Jess Smith as friend of his,
said Quinby.
These men were understood to
have a plan whereby these pictures
could be shown legally" said Quinby
of Orr, Muma and Martin.
Quinby told of discussions with a
local attorney named Urion, whom
he understood to be a friend of At
torny General Daugherty.
"My understanding was that these
pictures could be shown legally and
everything would be all right" Quin-
by said.
The pictures were to be sold to one
man in each state and he was to be
the distributor.
Ouinby was to have nothing to do
with transportation or distribution
of films, but only to make, sell and
deliver them in New Jersey.
"Who did you understand Jess
Smith WASP asked Senator Wheel
er
"A friend of Attorney General
Daugherty."
Didn't you understand that Orr
was representing Smiths interests ?"
II don't recall whether he ever
mentioned that or not"
Well, how did Smiths name come
!n?"
Just that Orr was a friend of
Smiths"
Senator Jones, Republican, Wash
ington. asked for more details.
1T was just that these men had a
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