New Britain herald., 1924-03-15

bA' EloN'H iHdl NlIlldin IT. huHoIpN operated in four states. Quimby said hf: was q pirate" and "operated on his own hook" in the south.
 Those convicted, the witness said. were the men to whom the state rights in the pictures had been sold. The receipts Of Orr, Nluma and Martin, Quimby said, were around s6o, ,0o0 or s65,O0o."
 The tatal net profits including for oign sales, oumby said, were around sl25,o00, not including New Jersey rights.
 ! Senator Wheeler. reading from re- ports. named men who paid fines in various cities as announced last night 1 by Attorney General Daugherty.
 Never Was Prosecuted Tn Boston the man indicted was ! Theodore Hayes. and he wasn't prose cuted or fined" Senator Wheeler commented.
 l Was Muma ever tricd?" asked Senator Wheeler i Not that l know of." ] You did know that Mir Muma came to Washington and confessed all his sins to Mir. Burns and said he was l headed straight for tho Atlanta pcn?" asked Senator Wheeler. 1 No, l didn't know that" ! No injunction was ever gotten out to stop these picturcs?" Senator Wheeler continued.
 Not to my knowledge" An injunction would have stopped proceedings, Quimby agreed.
 The period Of his operations, the witness said. was from July to about December 1, l02l.
 Friend of Daugherty
 Quimby was told by Mums, he said, that he was n very good friend of At tornoy General naugherty and Wi. liam !. Burns.
 Tho picture trade, Quimby said, knew that ho Sas the owner of the pictures, and so did the department Of justice,
 To Muma. by check, Quimby said. hc paid s65,o00.
 "1'ho total receipts in this country outside of New Jersey were then. about sis5,ooo?" Senator Moses ask. cd.
 About that
 And that was after th" legal cx- pcnscs in each state were p8id?"
 You had frequent conferences with Mnma?" asked Senator Wheeler.
 "l would say eight or 10 times"
 Didn't Mumn frequently say that he was close acquaintance of the attorney general and Mir Burns""
 'Hc said they were good friends"
 What led Muma to toll you lo was il close friend Of tho attorney general and Burns?" asked Senator Joncs
 "I don't know"
 No cross examination Of the wit ness" saiJ Paul Rowland, counsel for Attorney General Daughcrty
 Committee members. however. con tinucd Quimby's examination.
 Burns, Wheeler suggested, had cx- claimed to Muma, after hearing tho picture story:
 By God. everybody around here knows everything but mc."
 Quimby said Muma hadn't repeat cd that conversation.
 You've said you learned that Jess Smith was tn this picture with Orr" senator Ashurs' resumed. And aft- or you learned that, all far Of prose- cuton loft you. You foli safc."
 Quimby said hc and Eickard had planned originally only to show thc {, Rims fin N"r' Jersey and abroad. bnt {. after Muma opened negotiations hc ' was willing to proceed in other states. 1
 Senator Wheeler insisted that 60 . per rent split 10 Orr. Muma and , Martin was for their "puli' in Wash inrton. Quimhy answered oniy that . ihcr assured him they would mol bc disturbed.
 ''T don't remember l had fear Of . until Navarro came in." QuiHby ubscrynd.
 "Yon thought it was all HScd?" srnator Wheeler suggested. "fiXad with Washington through mon"y "r . or something: that's what hes" pcoplc told you""
 quimby h"sitai"d in answering.
 ''rhoy told m" 1T they'd carry out h.ir plans f would br all right luimby fnally said.
 "IIScyI'' in Washington.
 F. for. hn I" go Of tho witness. srnafor WH"'l"r put him through q lafuunFing rrOss-cxamination to ring oui that h' n"ycr intended tO .Ho~ tlI" pictures Ou'sid' Of Nc~ I,re.-. and abroad until h' learned ! cssI b. "Hs.d" in wasliing' on. You never intended to si,Oa 'h' n n,-- h.r, ou'siIo of Sc" Jers"y::" .h..l.r doman1sJ "pn'ii I;ictard atn' 'p yoTr'' "T.a'
 And h. told ,ou Nprrs aav 8 los, friend of Harry M. uaurhcrty nd r.. R Mci."an and that i' roUld s axc5 fo ahoa them at oy"r the ounfry@
 And BiH Orr and these p' op!"--- hey wcr. to get 50 per cent Of the st profits for their influence in g'' said the senator. Quimby vas s.ient. .s why do yOu hesitate2 What did [ 1-y gtt 5G per cent forT'' 2 .'Ther" must b,- eqUi'y in con- C .a~t." ." tluinby said.
 "Tas. and t1eir equity @8s their nu in '. nshlngfOng"
 '.greir equity was to advise me hOw ssII fts p3,tarss." ." Quimhy replied. T esuatnr W-he,tyr wrri ov"r ii again. ( rtGna prr aae g rgfiticisn. gurns ' re..r ef,.. g,srara1 auI i'riDu s ta2gor. a "rH didut say th.y r"Uld Hs n Gu-- 4u.tr de Wbretrr B=zs- -tFd. |,