The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-18
REAGENTS REPORT
 TRACES FILM PLOT
Alleged System Of Fixing State Prosecutors And Judges Accounted In Holdridges
 Formal Statement To Committee

MTs SuEicQdu JOAuiuS tuc BiOupy tuc discussion became general. The con census of opinion was that the law which prevented people all over the country from seeing such pictures was originally made (against the Jeffries- Johnson fight) to prevent the humilia. tion of the white race by such an ex- hibition as a negro beating a white man. ---
 Recalls Daugherty's Remarks
 Later, talking with the attorney general, Mir. Muma was informed by Mir. Daugherty that the crime, under the federal statutes, lay in the trans portation of the films. In concluding the conversation, MT. Daugherty sug- eested that Muma take the matter up with MT. Albert R- Urion. Mumsey building, Washington. (Referring to MT. Urion having opened offices in Washington right after March 4, 1921, MT. Muma spoke of the many years of friendship between Mir. Daugherty and MT. Urion; referred to incidents and periods in connection with the alleged friendship). Mir. Daugherty remarked If you put this across, you ought to get big cut--not less than 50 per cent.)' ..,.
 "Mr. Muma took the matter up with MT. Urion, representing Tex Rickard and several others, reached an under standing. received instructions and pro ceded to carry out the plan of opera tion.
 Understanding Needed
 "in important part of the plan ln- ciuded the use of Nr. Mumas great in- fluence in both the republican and democratic party and with the pfese Si the country, of all political denomina- tions. As a part of its most essential details. the plan required definite 'un- derstandings' with the United States atorneys or their assistants, who would come into contact with the men who, as arranged, would go from one state to another with the films, or act as the goat for the transportation feature.
 sIn addition to finding out just where they would stand as the prosecut- ing officers in the federal district, one to each state where the enterprise was to be operated, it was necessary to get a line on the attitude of the federal judge in each of such jurisdictions to anticipate and provide for what he might do if the case came before him. Mir. Muma said that in one jurisdiction the federal judge stated his hostile po- sition in such emphatic terms that the plan was given up as to that state.)
 Great Success"
 ''The enterprise was operating with great success and very large profits, when Agent Navarro came along and started in to ask many embarrassing questions of Fred Quimby, the New York goat After his talk with Mir. Il ing from him that it was a serious mat ter, Mir. Muma decided to go to Wash ington and see what could be done to stop the investigation. On arriving in Washington, he called on his newspa- per's owner, Mir. Edward Mclean, and opened the conversation by telling him that he (Mr. Muma) was headed right for the Atlanta penitentiary. He told Mir. Mclean just how matters stood and remarked among other things: Fine 1! Jap Muma! General manager of the Mclean newspapers, personal friend of the Attorney General-golf acquain- tance of President Harding-calls him Warren; calls me Jap-Fine! On my way to Atlanta as conspirator The master mind!
 Referred To Burns
 After listening to Jap's story, Mir. Mclean got in touch with Mir. Daugh- erty, who in turn referred the matter to Mir. Burns, acting under instruc- tions from Mir. Mclean, Mir. Muma called on the director at his office at the department of justice and gave him an account of matters in general and his own participation in particular. Mir Muma brought his confession Gas he re- lated it to Spellacy and I in much de- tail and with appropriate gestures) to conclusion by standing up, tapping his chest, and saying to the director: Be hold the master mind!
 'The director Gas Jap related it) was considerably riled and among other emphatic remarks, said By God {! everyone knows everything going on around here except me- With refer ence to Agent Navarro, the director told Muma that he would look after that AS to the sac letter (the circular of instructions to department agents) he (the directory had never heard of it be- fore. Following this interview (which is known to the director and therefore not reported in detaiD the master mind took his leave and went back to New York with an easier mind (as he put it).
 MT. Muma showed me a contract. under the terms of which he, under the dummy name of Martin, as he pointed out, received 50 per cent of the profits of the deal.
 The names of Tex Rickard and +. .. Quimby also appeared as signers of
 Amounts Seem High
 MT. Muma also permitted a brief look at the statement, showing, as he explained, amounts paid in yarious cities to fix things in connection with the working out of the conspiracy. The amount charged up for Chicago was over $35,000. Referring to the state ment, Mir. Muma remarked that he was pretty sure the others were not play- ing fair; that good deal of the .ex. pense' was just bunk
 Other interviews with Mir. Muma followed Cat which Spellacy was moi present), the opportunity being provided without making special trips by my having been assigned to an alleged lot. tery case in Newark, N. J.
 "On the next occasion I saw Mir. Muma, after the time above mentioned he told me with great satisfaction that he had heard that Agent Navarro had been sent on foreign assignment. This was correct, Navarro having been sent to Haiti, according to what some of the New York men had told me.
 'On another occasion (the first, when Spellacy was present), met Mir. Al. bert R. Urion, who spoke of his ac- quaintance of about thirty years with the director. He suggested that. if he could be of any service to me in Wash ington. not to hesitate to call on him if in Washington, to look him up al l his offices"
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