San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-15

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"Who'd you sell out to in Chi
eagS;;"" M, , o,,,.,,. .,,,., an,
was 10 pay $4,000 for the picture,
but there was considerable trouble
and we didn't get anything out of
the picture there"
| Wasn't Orr supposed to represent
Jess Smith in this contract"
Il knew they were close friends.
Didn't you tell me that jess Smith
had an interest in this contract, last
| night"
YES"
."Did anybody from the Department
of Justice try TO intimidate you?"
asked Senator AShurst. so that's
why you are so halting?"
I'm say they never had a chance, ="
put in Senator Wheeler.
From what you got, half went to
you and half 10 Muma and Orr aud
these other fellows:" Quinby was
asked.
YES"
you were to get nothing where
they couldn't show" asked Senator
Jones.
Yes"
LOST Money III chicago.
The films were sold for Chicago TO
Mr.. Bedoll, the witness said, for
$4,000, but the expenses were so
heavy he lost money.
Senator Wheeler read q, list of per-
sons who had been fined in various
states for showing the films.
The list. identified in part by
Quinby. showed that William H..
Rudolph operated in four states. Quin-
by said he was a pirate" and "op-
Grated 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, Muma and
Martin, Quinby said, were "arouM
100000 or $65,OO0."
The total net profits including for
eign sales, Quinby said, were around
S125,O00, not including New Jersey
rights.
Senator Wheeler, reading from re-
ports, named men who paid fines in
various cities as announced last night
by Attorney General Daugherty.
in Boston the man indicted was
Theodore Hayes, and he wasn't prose-
cuted or fined" Senator Wheeler
commented.
WAS Muma ever tried?" asked
Wheeler.
Not that I know Of"
J"You did know that Mr.. Muma
came to Washington and confessed
all sins to Mr.. Burns. and said he
was headed straight for the Atlanta
penitentiary? asked Wheeler.
No, / didn't know that"
No Injunctions Issued.
"No injunction was ever gotten out
to stop these pictures?" Senator
Wheeler continued.
Not to my knowledge"
"An injunction would have stopped
proceedings" Quinby agreed.
The period of his Operations" the
witness said, was from July 4, to
about December l, 1921.
Quinby was told. by Muma, he said,
that be was very good friend of
Attorney General Daugherty and Will
liam j. Burns.
The picture trade knew that he was
the owner of the pictures, and so did
the Department of jus. Ice.
To Muma, by check, Quinby said,
he paid $65,00O.
"The total receipts in this country
outside of New jersey were then,
about $125,OOo?" Senator Moses
asked.
about that"
"And that was after the legal ex-
penses in each state were paid!"
"Yes."
"You had frequent conferences
with Muma?" asked Senator Wheeler.
"I would say eight or ten times. !"
"Didn't Muma frequently say that
he was close acquaintance OF the
attorney general and Mr.. Burns?'
"He said they were good friends
"What led Muma to tell you he
was close friend Of the attorney
general and Burns?" asked Senator
Jones.
81 don't know
mo ross-examination Of the wit
ness" said Paul Rowland, counsel for
Attorney General Daugherty.
Committee members, however, con-
tinued Quinby's examination. Burns,
Senator Wheeler suggested, had ex-
claimed to Muma after hearing the
picture story:
by God, everybody around here
knows everything but me-"
Quinby said Muma hadn't repeated
that conversation.
you've said you learned that Jess
Smith was in this picture with Orr"
Senator Ashurst resumed. "And after
you learned that, all fear Of prose-
cution left you. You felt safe"
Quinby said he and Richard had
planned originally only to show the
films in New Jersey and abroad, but
after Muma opened negotiations he
was willing TO proceed in other states.
Witness Is Hesltant.
Senator Wheeler insisted that so
per cent split to Orr, Muma and Mar
tin was for their pulp in Washing
ton. Quinby answered only that they
assured him they would not be dis
turbed.
Il don't remember. had fear Of
prosecution until Navarro came in"
Quinby observed. "You thought il was
all fixed?' Senator Wheeler suggested,
fixed with Washington through money
or influence, or something; that's
what these people told you."
Quinby hesitated in answering.
"Thcy told me that If they'd carry
out their plans it would be all right"
Quinby finally said.
Before he let go of the witness, Sem
ator Wheeler put him through a ham,
mering cross-examination to bring out
that he never intended to show the
pictures outside of New Jersey and
abroad until he learned it could be
fixed in Washington.
"You never intended TO show them
anywhere outside of New Jersey?"