The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-17
: JAP MUMA EXPOSED
DEALS, Says SECRET
SERVICE AGENT

! met a Colonel Martin" in Muma'l
apartment, but he didn't know
whether he was the same Martin
mentioned in the contract. Tel
Richard and Quimby also signed tn,
contract.
"Muma charged that the other
weren't playing fair that the OK
penseS were too high" Holdridg,
said.
Some Mistakes" Hinted.
"Muma told me that they hat
charged $4,000 for expenses IL
Chicago"
"Did he tell you they got into the
hands Of the wrong set Of lawyers
in Chicago?"
'No."
did he say that the Chicago
agents got into Judge Lands c0urt
| by mistaken"
mo"
Later, Holdridge said he anc
Muma met Alfred r. Urion, the
Washington lawyer in New York.
"Urion told me he had known
Burns for thirty years and that he
was a peculiar cuss.' He seemed
to want to impress me with his
close friendship with Burns"
Holdridge said he also received
the impression "that Urion wa:
very friendly to Daugherty, as wei
as Burns"
when did you get that i'm
pression?"
"Muma first told me that Urior
was a law associate Of Daugherty
in the packers case and UioT
spoke in a friendly way about tho
Attorney General" Holdridge added
A Colonel Martin" owner of E
midwestern baseball park. and Cor
don Muma, Jap Mumas brother
were also present.
II think young lady als'
came in"
who was she?" asked Wheeler
! II am not sure. Ladies' FIRE
Quently came in and out of Muma'i
/ apartment"
Warned to Watch Muma.
"Urion said he was kept con
stantly on the go, running between
New York, Washington and kanSa
City," the witness added.
"Were these trips in connection
with the film deals?"
THAT was the only impression
l received"
AS he was leaving Muma's apart
ment, Holdridge, said he met Jir
Dunn, former agent of the Depart
ment of Justice. Holdridge, Mum
and Dunn then returned to Muma'
apartment in the Ansonia Hotel.
"Muma became suspicious G
1kS NnI ~ry1,
he DUNN was standing in from
Of the Ansonia. He was afraid
had arranged to have the agen
watch him.
after this former agent left,
woman came to me and said 'watc
out for jap, he's knocking you t
Tim Spellacy," Holdridge added.
/ Agent Shifted To Haiti.
who was the young woman"
''She was the widow Of q yer
famous world war aviator"
Holdridge said Mume told hin
that Ralph Navarro, the Depart
ment of Justice agent who fright
ened me into the trip to Washing
ton has been sent on a foreig
assignment"
"Muma told you this after hi
trip to Washington when he say
j Burns?"
Yes"
! WAS that true?"
1.-THE men in the New York offic
told me it was true, that Navarr
was sent to Haiti"
Where is he now?"
| ''In Honolulu, Hawaii"
Did Navarro say why he wa
sent to Haiti"
He said it was a soft snap"
Holdridge said Muma told hin
that F. c. Quinby, producer Of tn
fight films, had a conversation wit
Sherman Burns, son Of William !
Burns.
'Muma said Quinby addressed tn
younger Burns as Sherman" HOLD
ridge added.
Holdridge then went into detail i
describing the fines and conviction
obtained all over the country for e.
hibiting the films.
One Of the violators, William f
Rudolph, Holdridge said, was al
rested in four cities, Guthrie. Okla
New Orleans, Mobile and Atlanta
The fines averaged 5000, the Wi
ness added.
Wheeler and Moses Clash.
The hearing took an unexpecte
turn when Senators Wheeler an
Moses engaged in bitter VERDE
tilt over Wheeler's conduct Of tn
questioning Of Holdridge.
Moses cha ed that Wheeler wa
going aficld from the resolutio
under which the investigation Is b.
ing conducted.
Wheeler finally interrupted an
rising from his seat, shouted:
1--WE are trying to show tina
there was a conspiracy among Al
torney General Daugherty, Mums
Quinby and the others to shoN
these films.
1.-THE best evidence of this cor
spiracy is that the Department o
Justice agents who investigated tn
case and reported to Washingto
that they had the goods on tn
conspirators were sent out of tn
country. They had the evidence t
convict all these men and the Dc
partment Of Justice got rid Q
them"
Hard to Convince.
'Is that being shown from thi
mans Holdridge's) testimony" ir
terjected Moses.
Eyes, 1t is"
"You are q good examiner