Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-08-31 | Page 6 | Saga of Kingfish's Shiner Still Kept Secret by Denials

Saga of Kingfish's ish's sh's Shiner Still Kept Secret by Denials List of Men Who Di Did Not Punch Huey P. P Long Is Lengthened as Social Lights Explain By fly Associated NEW YORK Aug 31 31 The The list of who men did not punch Dunch Senator Huey Hucy P. P Long lengthened today as the saga sag of ot the Kingfish and the shiner remal remained re ree re- re mal mamed ed a a. my mystery tery tale without a de de- de- de Noted fliers filers a police pollee chief socially prominent professional men men men all have been en named as as the person who ho scored the knockdown in the Sands Point clubs club's w washroom but but all have declined declined de de- de- de dined th the nomination Here are some of ot them l 1 Alford J. J Williams six footer former crack pilot for the navy formen former former for for- mer men ace footballer for Fordham Told by the Daily News of a belief that he was the socker replied very calmly calm calm- ly Its news to me F Furthermore its it's news to me rae that any of my friends would a thing of me me FA FAMOUS IOUS FLIER DENIES 2 Clarence Chamberlain another famous flier mer said he was wain in the washroom wash wash- room room at just about the critical moment mo mo- ment meat But did he do the hitting Oh no Did he see it done Oh my no nol 3 Police Chief Steve Webber of Port Washington L. L I. I weighs I.-weighs and has a large right with fist what some newspapers called a bruise on its knuckles Denying officially that he was the man he said I r dont don't want to be popular I Id I'd d' d rather rather- hold my job I the washroom but you youve you've ve got to say I didn't do it ft 4 4 Roberts B. B Thomas Park avenue lawyer as quoted In the New York Tribune Herald Id b bo be perfectly willing to take credit if it Id I'd done it but butI I wasn't there 5 5 Ken Kenneth eth M. M Murchison a socially social social- ly prominent architect was was quoted in inthe inthe inthe the same paper as lS saying he didn't do doit doit 1 it but knew what happened and th thought ugh the he man who did the punching deserving of commendation The New York Times said that Phil Phil- d l h i ck oB i adelphia Jack OBrien O'Brien expressed ed sympathy sympathy sym sym- pathy for Senator Long over the skepticism with which some quarters greeted his story of ot being ganged OBrien O'Brien s said id that when he was knocked out by byJoe Joe Walcott in Boston 30 years or so ago ringside customers saw only one opponent standing over him ham OBrien O'Brien said he saw four or five but could one to believe hed he'd been ganged Huey P. P Long Hides Out at Residence NEW ORLEANS Au Aug 31 Sen i-Sen- Sen Senator en ator Huey P. P Long back home after a stormy and eventful trip north remained remained re re- silent today about the cut over the eye he got at a New York club and everything connected with it From a guarded stateroom on his train the styled self-styled Kingfish of Louisiana politics stepped last night to the guarded platform of a suburban railway station dashed to than toan an automobile automobile automobile automo automo- bile and sped away home home followed followed by guards The senators senator's protectors saw aw to It that no pictures were made and those who shouted questions about the injured in optic and the offer of a Coney Island sideshow v to star the senator at a thousand dollars night a-night received d only an angry glare lare in hi reply i