San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-16
Tells Of Plan Under Which
Fight Films Were Shown
in States.
A RELUCTANT WITNESS
Says Persons Having In
fluence With Daugh-
erty Worked "Plan."


In an effort to substantiate charges
already made by CASTOR Il. Means
and Roxie Stinson, involving Jesse
Smith, Attorney General Daugherty's
intimate friend, the Senate Daugh-
erty committee today delved into the
history of the Dempsey Carpenter
fight films, and then branched off
into new field of inquiry. involving
alleged gun running and liquor law
violations on the Mexican border.
The evidence developed nothing 80
startling as the allegations of Miss
Stinson and Means. The witnesses
made these allegations:
That certain persons having influ-
cnce with the attorney general entered
into contract with +. C. Quimby
and Company of New York. producer
of the Dempsey Carpenter fight
films, TO transport these films through
interstate commerce in violation of
law.
That employees of the w. ]. Burns
Detective Agency were given special
favors and privileges by the Depart
I1ent of Justice.
That open and fragrant violations
Of the law were permitted by federal
officials in the Southwest.
Movie Producer Testifies.
Three witnesses. +. c. Quimby. mo-
ton picture producer, +. C.. Pendle-
ton. former Department of Justice
agent, and b. c. Baldwin, Texas
ranger, were on the stand.
From Quimby, who admitted enter
ing into n contract TO sell the fight
films to parties he knew planned to
exhibit them in states outside New
Jersey, the committee sought corrobor-
alton of the story told yesterday by
Means. The film man told of con-
tract signed by himself. Jap Muma,
an employee of r. Il. McLean's Gin
cinnati newspaper, A. L. Orr and
Ike Martin, whereby these men were
to receive 80 per cent of the profits
from sale of the Dempsey-Carpentier
pictures.
Quimby proved a reluctant witness
and the most strenuous efforts OF
Senator Wheeler, Democrat. Montana,
chief prosecutor for the Senate COM
mittee. failed to force him to admit
that he was dividing with Muma,
Martin and Orr because of their in
fluence with the Department of JUS
tice. He did say that the plan for
transporting the fight films involved
communicating with certain lawyers
in the cities where the pictures were
TO be shown and that Tex Richard
told him "the matter had been ar
ranged"
Contract Was Arranged"
The pictures were then first ex-
hibited to some service mems organiza-
ton or hospital, the exhibitors fined
a small sum in each case, after which
the film was shown at theaters with
out further prosecution. Witness said
that Washington lawyer named
Urion, attorney for Numa, Orr and
Martin, arranged this part of the con-
tract.
Wheeler sought in vain to force
Quimby to admit he knew the three
partners in the deal wers close friends
of Attorney General Daugherty, Jess
Smith and 4. b. Mclean.
But a few minutes were occupied
with the testimony of +. &. Pendle-
ton, who runs a steamship protection
company in New Orleans. This wit
ness, who was formerly in the Depart
ment of Justice, said in reply to
Wheeler's questions, that "it Is COM
mon knowledge" that agents in the
employ of W. NJ. Burns Detective
Agency are put on the "blue slips
of the Justice Department. These
slips, he said, are used as confident
ial- expense accounts and do not go
into the department records.
After the open hearing, Senator
Wheeler said that the witnesses to be
called at 10 a. m, Monday probably
will be G.. o. Holdbridge, former
Department Of Justice employee now
with the United States Fidelity and
Guarantee company of Baltimore.
He said he might subpoena Jack
Dempsey, heavyweight champion, Jack
Kearns. Dempsey's manager. and Tex
-.iekard. promoter of the Carpenter
Dempsey fight. These three, he said,
held the photographers rights and
shared in the profits of exhibition OF
the films in New Jersey.