Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-21

carding oil affairs. None was said to
he of great Importance. They were
withheld from tho record for exam
ination by the committee.
The Jess Smith-Eoxie Stinson tele-
grams were said to corroboratc Miss
Stinson's testimony that she and smith
We're in frequent communication re
gardinE financial ana other matters.
The kilograms relating TO oil were
largely from minor federal officers and
none was presented from or to Edward
l.. Doheny or Harry L. Sinclair. COM
mitte2 members said
The committee also today gave 4 big
order TO the department Of justice
through Arthur Robb, chief Of its mail
ana flies section, At Senator Nheclcrs
request he Was directed to submit a
list Of every case presented by the
department since Mr.. Daughcrty took
Office. about $4,000 in all. Compilation
OF the list. Robb estimated would take
six wccks. Eohb testified today that
he knew Of no official papers heinE re
coived Ly JOSS Smith or Howard Man
ripGton. but told of Smiths freedom
about til" department and his main
tcnance Of an office next to Mr.. Baugh-
crty's, In drawing up the order 10
l;obb for the list Of cases. CASTOR Il.
Means. FORMER department of justice
agent, made several suggestions as to
the Information ~ he recovered.
Tex Ricltacd easily was the feature
< the days procedure. Although re-
'9t"dly under hard pounding by SEN
tors his face never once changed its
upaSslVc mold, while his brown eyes
.cpt sharp play on his ipquisltors.
Ills voice was scldam raised, but he
poke clearly and in most cases with
out hesitation.
Senators manifested most interest
in the promoters statement that he
went into the film exhibition upon
representations from Muma that
through influence in Washington, he
could get legislation within two
weeks that would make the cxhibi-
tons legally.
Muma told. me Richard said. that
they could get propaganda and adj
vcrtising or publicity and get n bill
passed; that they had some weight"
You do not want us to under
stand, do you. that with ali the eX-
Fcriencc you have had. you fell for
any bunk Of that nature?" asked
Senator Wheeler,
Il told you what they said"
Richard replied. Il would never have
gone into it.-into any scheme of
breaking the laws"
after you had talked to Muma,
then You concluded YOU would take
it outside of New Jersey" asked
Senator Wheeler.
NO, 1t was after we got by In
New York so easily. It looked easy in
the rest of the country and we went
on"
Muma came TO him and preached
the exhibition proposal about June
-. 1927, 'or more than two weeks
before the fight took place" the wit
ness said. The contract between
Richard, Muma. and Martin, n copy
Of which was presented. was dated
June 20 A supplemental contract
between Richard and Quimhy. dated
July Il. provided for bringing Orr
in as a partner Of Muma and Mar
tin, ana for receipt by Orr If twenty
per cent for the profits with Muma
and Martin each receiving - per
cent.
Pressed vigorously by senator's,
.ickard admitted knowledge tina: the
Tim exhibitions outside Of New Jer-
'ay were Illegal, but said he did not
Jersonally participate in any trans
actions except those in New York
and Illinois. Quimby shipped the
ather films. he said.
Both Richard and Spellacy said
hoy know Of no connection that
Jess Smith had in the pictures.
Richard declared lie had never met
Smith. but had conferred with Al
fred L. trion, local lawyer figuring
in the exhibitions. and identified as
friend Of DaugheTty.
Spellacy admitted signing de-
tailed statement, made By Hold
ridge, regarding Muna's admission
AZ to the film affair, but made some
changes in the Holdridge version.
lie quoted Muma IS stating that
Mr. Daugherty thought the law"
prohibiting fight film transpoTta-
tom was made for a niger
Holdridge, recalled for a short time
to the stand, declared that William
j. Burns. chief Of the bureau Of in
vcstiEation. was n liar" lie speci-
hcaDy denied statements by Burns
regarding lis discharge and rein
statement,