Evening star., 1924-03-17

dummy, said HOkIr bdSe. The names
of Rickard and Quimhy also appeared
as signers of the contract. the witt
ness Said.
The witness was reading from a
prepared statement and Senator.
Jones, republican. Washington, asked
how long it was after that conversa-
randa-"
of the place" HoIdridge said, and
made up this typed account later"
| Spellacy heard all the conyersar
tion." Holdridge said.
torney General" Holdridge went on,
| who called in w. ]. Burns, and Munia
iwent to talk with Burns.
Burns said at the beginning of the
cede for Tex Rickard. it is no use, fnr
am going to send him to Atlanta
Says Burns Anxered.
| Muma was quoted then as saying
that Burns had stalked around bis
Office and declared that everybody
around the department seemed to
know what was happening except
himself.
| After this interview. Muma. the
. witness said, went back to New York
/: with an easier MUD"
I Did he tell you that Burns had
given -. him assurances of personal
He did not say that, just that his
J mind Was easier"
! WAS Muma ever prosecuted"
Senator Wheeler asked.
! Not to my knowledge"
1T was just the goats who were
prosecuted?'
! That was all"
! Films Never Seized.
/ Were any of the picture films
ever seized?' Senator Wheeler asked
Not to my knowledge" Holdridge
replied.
Senator Wheeler suggested they
could be seized under the law.
Holdridge said Muma, after tell
i ing him the whole story. showed him
the contract under which he and the
| dummy" Martin got so per cent of
the fight film profits.
The witness said he later learned
| a man named Martin was Muma!s
partner.
Muma showed Holdridge a state
, ment of expenses in each state in
connection with the picture showing,
the witness went on, and said there
being held out" in these expenses.
At Chicago the legal costs were
$35.eo0.
What did Urion try to get over to
Wheeler asked.
| He tried to impress NE that he was
a friend OF Director Burns, said Hold
ridge. Some of these people tried to
give me the impression UrDn was
friend of Mr.. Daugherty."
Did Urion speak about his work for
AS l recall. he did not"
Describes Breakfast PE1y.
, IIoldridge described breakfast
party at which he met Muma- Urion,
Col" Martin and "a young lady
"Muma showed me a check from +.
C. Quimby to him for $4,000" Hold
ridge went on. '.Urion got the check"
he said, but QQuimby was trying to
| hold out on the profits 1t was keep
| ing orion on the road all the time. he
said, in the efforts to get all the money,
and that Urion would get him another
check from Quimby that afternoon"
Holdridge testified that Navarro, an
other agent of the Justice Department.
told him he had enough evidence to
convict +. G. Quimby, producer of the
films in New York. but that nothing
Gordon Muma, brother of Jap. was
| present at one of his meetings with
Holdridge, the ex-agent said. Present.
| ly Holdridge found himself at work at
Newark.
Navarro Trnnsferred.
"Muma told me with great satisfac-
| ton after his trip TO Washington that
Navarro. the agent who had fright
ened him." Holdridge went on, had
been sent away on a foreign assign
ment."
Holdridge was asked if that was
true
"Yes. I learned that Navarro had
been sent to Haiti
Did Navarro tell you why he was
sent to Haiti?" asked Senator
Wheeler.
"Oh, he toiG ne he had a soft snap
down there" va. the reply.
Holdridge said he learned that John