San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-20
Fight Promoter Declares
Associates Fl.e:ed
Him.
PROBERS QUIZ HIM
testimony Does Not In
volve Daushsrty
In Frauds.

Washington, d. C.. March 20
After hearing Tex Richard. fight pro-
moter, tell them he got "bunked' when
he went into the deal with Jap
Muma, Will A. Orr and the myster-
ious IKE" Martin. TO show the Car
pentier-Dempsey fight pictures and es-
cape prosecution. the Daugherty in
vestigating committee today turned TO
verifying the testimony of G. .. Hold
ridge. a Department of Justice Agent.
Holdridge in previous testimony 70
the committee quoted Muma as having
said Attorney General Daugherty had
told him (Muma) that if the deal"
went over he (Muma) ought to get a
big cut out of it. at least 80 per cent.
Holdridse presented his statement
TO the committee with an attest by
Thomas Spellscy, former Depart
nent Of Justice agent, as absolutely
true"
When the committee got Spellacy on
the stand today, he confirmed some of
Holdridge's testimony, but made q
change i'll Holdridge's account of Mu-
mas report of the alleged conversa-
ton with the attorney general.
As i remember Muma's state
ment.' Spellacy said. ''it wasn't that
Mr. Daugherty suggested a 80 per cent
cut but that he thought Muma was
interceding for Tex Richard and that
Daugherty said Muma ought TO get an
interest for that. Muma said he told
Daugherty he was going 10 get an in
terest'."
Spellacy admitted on cross-cxamina-
ton that he never. had Checked up"
on Muma's statements to Holdridge.
TEX" Says he Got "Bunked."
Rckard. the first witness. told the
committee today that he got bunked"
when he arranged with Jap Muma.
Will A. Orr and the mysterious Ike
Martin. to exhibit motion pictures of
the Carpentier-Dempsey fight with
immunity from prosecution.
They never did anything at all for
their money,' Richard told the COM
mittee, adding Muma had told him he
could get 4 law passed legalizing the
showing of the pictures, but failed 10
do so.
Emphasizing that none OF them
any influence with Attorney
General Daugherty, Richard main
tanned that expecting passage of a
law to lesalize the showings, he went
ahead and got fined instead. When he
found they were not delivering the
goods" he revised the contract on
basis which contemplated Orr's in
fluence in fixing it, with the New
York state board OF censorship. Some
results were obtained there, Richard
said, and as the contract finally was
revised, he testified. Orr got little
more than $4,000 for his share and
Martin and Muma each got a little
more than $4,000.
II never thought there was any con-
spiracy," Richard said.
Numa opened negotiations with him,
said, about June 10. 1921.
for showing the films outside New
Jersey. Many details OF the pervious
accounts of the deal were corrobo-
rated by Rickard, including exhibition
Of the pictures at McLean's home here.
He also said there was a man named
Martin" interested in the transaction.
Tells Of Contract.
Richard told of the contract by
which Muma and Martin, who signed,
were to get so per cent of the pro-
ceeds. ". A. Orr's 20 per cent,
Richard said. was to come from the
interest OF Muma and Martin.
The film contract. dated June 30,
1921. was on the stationery OF the
Cincinnati Enquirer.
A second contract, produced by
provided for 20 per cent
share to Orr and Is per cent each
to Muma and Martin.
Richard denied that at the start |
Of the exhibition the plan contemplated
initial showing of the films before ex-
soldiers and then to have small fines
imposed on goats" 10 permit further
exhibitions.
'Muma told me he thought he could
ret law passed to distribute The PIE
-ures." Richard explained.
Get law passed - Senator Wheel !
n exclaimed. You know he didn't.
Ind yet you agreed by contract TO |
rive him 80 per cent Of the receipts |
rom the pictures?'
Yes"
Richard told OF knowing Alfred Il.
Crion, local lawyer identified in the !
picture deal" and also identified as
, friend of Mr.. Dsusherty.
Illinois and New York were the only !
states where he was fined. Richard |
aid, adding that Quimby attended |
o" sales for exhibition in other states.
Rickard submitted statement Of |
proceeds from the pictures. showing |
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