Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-18
FIGHT FILM BRIDE
STORY REITERATED
BY PICTURE MAKER
Testimony Tells Of Bribery
in Mexican Gun-Running,
BootIegging and Fake Oil
Stock Promotions

WASHINGTON, March 16.-New
and surprising allegations of deals
and frameups, of unprosecuted viola
tons of the law and of money pay
ments for protection, were tumbled
across committee table Saturday in
the seuate's whirlwind investigation
of Attorney General Daugherty and
the department Of justice.
Gun-running, bootlegging and IN
lawful circulation of prize fight
films were the subjects around which
the testimony centered throughout
a four-hour committee session
scarcely less colorful than those
which preceded it.
From his office at the other end
of Washington, Mr.. Daugherty again
struck back tonight at his accusers.
He reserved until a later time, how
ever, the detailed statement he is
preparing in refutation of the in
situations made against him on the
witness stand and contented himself
with brief announcement that in
lie of the influences behind these
malicious and scandalous attacks
and the character of the tools tina.
are being used in this coWardly man
ner by my adversaries."
How the Dempsey Carpenter prize
fight films were exhibited with
profits of $125,00 and in % to %
states with an Understanding
against department of justice inter
ference, despite the law, was re.
lated on the witness stand today by
Fred G. Quimby, New York pro
i Queer of the films.
Follows Original Charge
In many particulars his story fol-
lowed the previous testimony OF
Castor B. Means and Miss Roxie
Stinson, divorced wife of Jess
Smith, dead friend of Mr.. Daugh
erty. Goth of these witnesses hao
testified that Smith was interested
, financially in the film deal.
Other witnesses today mad4
! charges of derelictions in prosecut.
| ing Mexican gun-running, bootleg
| gers and Texas oil stock promoters.
| Friends of former Secretary Fall
and prominent Texas Republicans
were named in this connection and
! Federal District Attorneys Henry
! Zweifel and John d. Hartman, were
charged with delay and failures OF
prosecution. One witness said he
believed" Zweifel was involved in
''blackmail' scheme against oil
stock promoters.
Attorney General Daugherty was
not directly implicated by any OF
today's witnesses but the testimony
ta nf hi Of
tice, through his friend Jess Smith.
and subordinate officials.
While the committee was in SEES
sion. Chairman Adams of the Re
publican national commit'e e, issued
a statmeent that nothing dlscredit
able" to Mr.. Daugherty had ye.
been developed. but Republican lead
ers in the senate were known tn
be studying the developments care
fully with a view to possible re. !,
newal of pressure upon the admins
tration for action.
Daugherty's Statement
The statement issued by Mr..
Daugherty was as follows:
I'm view of the fact that Miss
RoXie Stinson, the divorced wife Of
the late Jess w. Smith, and that
Castor B. Means, formerly in the
bureau of investigation of the de-,
partment of justice, but not now
connected herewith, were not called
70 the stand today to continue tbsir
statements, and in view OF the fur
ther fact that the statements sdIr-
mitted by Captain Baldwin, former
" in the bureau of investigation In
the department sof justice, bu. net
now connected herewith, ana rv
Mr.. Quimby, owner. with Tex Rick
ard, of the DempseyC Carpenter prize
fight films. presented no features
which are not easily explained by
documentary and other evidence, i
has become unnecessary at Shis
time for the attorney general to
burden the press Or ask the reading
public to spend any time consider.
ing the minor and unimportant
matters which took up the session
Saturday.
AS soon as Castor p. Means and
Miss Roxie Stinson have concluded
their statements and been cross-ex-
amined ] will issue a statement that
will, / think, be decidedly Interest,"
ing, and in which 1 will advise the
public of the influences behind these
malicious and scandalous attacks
and the character of the tools that
are being used in this cowardly
manner by my adVersaries."
The Captain Baldwin mentioned
in the statement, now member OF
the Texas rangers, was one CT the
witnesses, who brought gun rum
ing and bootlegging into the in.
quiry today by testifying that there
had been failures and neglect bv de-
partment Of justice officials to pros
ecute these violations in Texas
Quimby II Surprise Witness
Quimby was called unexpectedly
today in place of Means or Miss
StinsOn and supported Means story
that a deal for exhibition OF TIE
fight films had been made in 1872.
with Jap Muma. friend OF jess
Smith and New York corresponds
for the Cincinnati Enquirer: Wiliai,,
H. Orr, eX-secretary to former Gov
ernor Whitman, of New York and
Ike Martin, said to be of Cincinnati
Quimby said there was an arrange.
ment that men who were sold state
exhibition rights received small
fines, and then were allowed to pro-
coed unmolested with exhibitions
He identified some of the men
named in list given out by Mr.
D9Ucherty last night as having
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