Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-22
TEX RICHARD LOST
ON FILM CONTRACT,
He TELLS PROBERS
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some influence with the attorney
general
After We got by in New York
SO easy We thought We could ex-
hibit in other states" said Richard.
Chicago Expenses Heavy
Senator Wheeler asked if 1.-The ex-
penses in Chicago were very large?''
"Quimby said they were"
Wasn't there 5000 or so paid
. to attorneys?"
II don't see how there was that
much the sale there was for $25,,
000," Richard said. "Quimby said
there was loss there of $1,000"
Senator Wheeler examined some
records remarking.
Il see you got $4,000 in Cali
fornia."
Eyes"
"You knew there had been no leg.
islation passed to allow these pic.
lures to be shown interstate?" Sena-
tor Wheeler resumed, "and notwith-
standing that, you went ahead, ship.
ping them all over the country and
gave Orr 20 per cent of the net,
Muma Is per cent and Martin Is per
cnt?'
YES"
Senator Wheeler read from the
record that $S2,784 had been spent in
New York on the film expense, fines
and all.
"Why should you give up Is per
cent to Jap Muma and these others?''
demanded Senator Wheeler.
II got bunked, that's ALL"
Yet you made a second contract
with these menu
"Yes-we got afraid of the censor.
ship board III New York got Orr to
work on it and got past the board
in August 1921
you don't want to tell us that
with your experience you fell for
their story, that these men were
going to get a law passed in a few
days." suggested Senator Wheeler
They talked to me as though they
could get 1t through in two weeks"
Daugherty Not Mentioned
He added that Muma, Orr and
Martin got their money without
doing anything" He denied that
Quimby ever told him that Muma
had influence in Washington or
that they had influence with the
attorney general"
An auditors statement was pre-
scented showing that the entire prof
its outside of New York were $34.-
statement that the profits were
1925, 900.
Orr received, Richard said, 81
M
up to October 1921, which was the
destroyc' or burned this account
share, he said
During the examination Senator
Wheeler remarked, You are the
same Richard who said up in New
York you'd bet a million dollars
they didn't get Daugherty?"
II didn't make any million.dollar
remark" Richard said.
Senator Wheeler read a record of
$751; gross receipts from the pic
ture in New York. Expenses in
Guided $4,000 as attorney fees to Al
ford S. Urion. a man named Dicker-
son got $500, and "Sanborn" $4,000
Senator Wheeler proceeded.
fees" he commented.
''Sanborn isn't an attorney. nor is
Dickerson," Richard returned.
These were men who took the films
to other states"
you entered into an agreement
on June so for transportation of
these films in violation of the law"
mo, sir. 1t was an evidence of
good faith
But no law was passed."
mo, sir"
"Why did you insist that Orr be
rut in?"
Because I thought these men
weren't doing any good
Yet you were willing to give
them 80 per cent, and YOU went
ahead and shipped them-and you've
never been indicted for this con-
spiracy?'
II haven't was threatened with
it."
Richard asserted he hadn't met
Attorney General Daugherty.
Denies Paying "FiNer"
How did Urion, the attorney gen
erals friend, come to be your attor-
ney in this matter?"
He wasn't, except in Nebraska
or Minnesota"
Senator Wheeler cited the 50 500
payment to Urion in New York.