The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-20

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trict Attorney came to me and said
he was going to arrest me for
bringing the film into New York"
Richard added. II told him 1 only
wanted to show the films to the
soldiers and 1 would take them
right back to New Jersey. He ar.
rested me anyway so I never took
the film back. just kept on show.
ing them"
He Didn't Get Much.
Richard was closely questioned
about his profits from the film.
what did you get out Of the
Chicago deal?"
Nothing"
Prom the California deal?"
"Not much"
I'm New York.
"Well I didn't get much because
there wasn't much profits"
You mean there was a lot of
money that went into other places. "
mo, we got 100000 in New York
but expenses there amounted to
$82,7S4. Ten per cent went to
taxes, there were the fines, the
theaters and advertising"
Cant you explain those expenses
any better?"
Got Bunkcd, He Thinks.
"No; / think I got bunked."
What made you pay so per cent
to Muma and Martini"
well, they said they could get
this law passed, but they just
bunked me-"
You don't want us to under.
stand that you would fall for such
bunk as that, that they could have
a law passed in q few days?"
mo; I thought it would be about
two weeks"
Wheeler tried to make Richard
see that that was improbable,
II don't know now IL that
couldn't be done," Richard said.
Didn't they tell you they had
influence in Washington"
They did not"
Didn't you tell Quinby that
Muma knew the Attorney General2"
NO"
Thought He Had Influence.
you say you never talked to
Quinby about Muma having influ.
ence down here in Washington"
No."
Didn't you have a conference
with Muma and Quinby in which
Muma said he had influence with
the Attorney General?"
NO"
Didn't you know Muma had in.
fluence with the Attorney General?"
NO"
You thought Muma had influ.
ence here in Washington"
Yes. he was a newspaper man,
and ! thought he had some influ.
ence."
You thought a newspaper man
was more influential than a fight
promoter?"
YES"
'The entire profit outside Of Jer.
sey," Richard said was $36,O56.
Maybe Quinby paid Muma and
the rest of them?"
Division Of Profits.
"He didn't pay me. Orr's share
was $4.509.02, and Muma and Mar.
tin each got 1881"
Richard produced an audit of
profits given him by Quinhy, show.
ing the above split"
What is that date?"
October, 1921"
well, you don't know what was
made after October, 1922"
No, but I never got any more
and the others told me they got
nothing"
Wheeler read from papers sub.
mitted by the promoter saying:
This lists attorneys fees as
Alfred r. Urion, $4,000; Bruce w.
Sanford, $4,000; Mr.. Flouney.
$500, and B. s. Dickinson, $500"
Richard said he did not know
who Sanford was, and said Flouney
was not an attorney. It was
brought out that Dickson took the
films to California and FTouney
to Ohio.
Not In the Contract.
''When you signed the first ron.
tract with Muma and Martin, you
thought they would pass a law
within two weeks?"
That wasn't in the contract"
The only good faith they showed
was TO show the picture at Nc
Leans homer"
contract" ~-0
What made you take Orr into
the second contract?"
York" " ave"
Why did you insist that Muma
Orr?" ' WILL"
"well. I didn't think they were
oolng any good and 1 didn't want
70 pay Orr out OF my pocket"
The Attorney General never
prosecuted you for this conspiracy?"
"When?"
In November, 1921: that's what
Quimby told me-"
mo" 'O"'
Cash Not Accounted For.
you knew Daugherty was at
fight?" "0-oIe '"e
mo-"
You knew Daugherty was out
at Ned McLean's home the n,qht
the tight film was shown thGre?"
There was lot Of money Maid
out by Quinby which was never
accounted for by him?"
Yes, there was a lot Of money!
never accounted for by Quinby."
You knew that money was Maid
out to fix things?" ~
mo, don't think he ever paid
It out" H''N
"You paid Orr $500 to fix things
with the censorship commissioner in
New York;"
mo, not to fix things. It was
just for his influence"
Richard said he had two or three