Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-22

Henry 7. Taft Western Union Tele-
graph company manager, took the
stand and produced kilograms of the
late Jess Smith, here and at Wash
ington Court House, Ohio, Smiths
former home.
The kilograms were receivd by
Chairman Brookhart subject to ex-
animation in executive session before
they are made public. Some from
San Antonio We're in the lost.
The Washington Court House tele-
grams MIR. Taft gave the committee
were sent during the months of
March, April and May 1928. Prev
ious exchanges have been destroyed,
he said.
Spellacy later was located and took
the stand. Previously Gerald o.
Holdridge, another former depart
ment of justice agent had named
Spellacy as an associate in his in
vestgatlon Of the fight film deal"
"There are a few little changes |
would like to make" said Spellacy,
however, referring to the statement.
He first met Jap Muma several
years ago.
Spellacy said Muma had shown
him letter from Attorney General
Daugherty promising aid in securing
an appointment in the department
of justice and also told him of being
friend of William j. Burns, chief
of the bureau of investigation, as
we'll as Mr.. Daughertys.
Spellacy corroborated testimony of
Holdrige that Muma had told him of
the fight film exhibition at the Me
Lean home and had mentioned Presi-
dent Harding and Mr.. Daugherty as
being among those present
Another statement Of Holdridge's
corroborated by Spellacy was that
Muma had told of a conversation
with Mr.. Daugherty and George E.
Christian, former secretary of Presi-
dent Harding.
Hit At Daugherty
eff I recall, Mr.. Daugherty said
it was against the law to transport
other but he thought the law was
made for niger" said Spellacy,
quoting Muma.
Muma also told him, the witness
said, of his acquaintance with Attor-
ney Urion.
Muma also had Daugherty's auto
graphed picture, Spell&cy said.
The letters, Spellacy added, showed
Muma got some sort of a position
for an old gentleman through Mr..
Daugherty.
ITO be frank with you," said the
witness, 81 had a, great admiration
for Muma, and believed in the influ-
l, L..
promotion for my chief, believing the
chief would take care of me when
he went up in the department.
Muma told you of showing the
fight pictures in Washington to
President Harding and to several
members of the cabinet?" Senator
Wheeler asked.
Eyes, sir" Spellacy said, "and by
that time my breath was gone"
One of the changes, Spellacy said
he wanted to make in Holdridge's
statement, was that he understood
Muma to quote Acknowledgement
Daugherty as having said to Muma,
THAT he ought to get in on it (the
film deaD and get cut himself"
Holdridge quoted Muma as having
said the attorney general said that
he (Muma ought to get at least so
per cent.
Muma also spoke, Spellacy said, of
the plan for exhibition of the pic
lures after small initial fines on
goats"
Spellacy said he had never met
Jess Smith nor "heard his name men
toned" He recalled that Muma
spoke Of visiting Mclean and Burns
here and discussing the possibility
of his being prosecuted.
Muma told him of Mclean having
"called up" the attorney general
who referred it to Burns, Spellacy
said, and confirmed the testimony of
Holdridge who said Burns declared
there was no use interceding on be-
half Of Richard
CorrObOrates Holdridge
Muma, Spellacy said. convinced
him that he was pretty we'll up to
the throne"
Muma showed him a copy Of the
fight film contract.
Spellacy remembered some OF
Holdridge's reports on other details.
Il remember Muma saying that
Urion and Daugherty were asso-
ciate counsel in some Chicago case"
Remember that Muma said he
did so TO Urion?'
Yes; tina t he saw Urion quite
often"
and that at these meetings they
planned how to send the pictures
around the country?"
Something to that effect"
AND that there was to be a goat
in each state, to be fined?"
Il don't remember just as to that
Ito connect up that goat word
they used some characteristic Ian
guage."
Senator Wheeler read from
Holdridges report representing
Muma as calling himself the mas
ter mind" the friend of President
Harding, who calls me Jap"
Spellacy confirmed it.
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