| Show I DEMPSEY DEMPSEY SAYS KEARNS STOLE HALF MILLION WAS IN PRISON Champion Hits nits Back In Receiver Suit Against Himself SECRET IS BARED BAREI In Another Court Attach Attach- Is Issued On Big Purse ATLANTIC CITY N J 1 Sept Liy Dy By Th The As Associated Press Iress Jack Dempsey In an affidavit presented In Chancery court to- to today today today day answering Jack Kearns Kearn suit sull forcing him Into receivership hared charged Kearns with stealing Dempsey gave this as S hits his reason for Cor discharging Kearns The case caso was continued for two tl weeks Dempsey Dempey ey also charged that Kearns was at one time imprisoned on a serious charge Dempsey Dempse In his affidavit said he learned of ot Kearns Ke dishonesty and prison record about August 1925 1325 That part of ot the tho It referring to Dempsey's reasons for or breaking with Mith Ith Kearns K arns read In part THEFT CL At or about that time I dis- dis discovered dis discovered covered that Mr Kearns had ad been approprIating to himself certain monies which did not belong to him but which belonged belonge to me which aggregated over the period Involved In excess of ot over It was on account of this tact fact and also because of ot the fact act that on or about that time I discovered red ered red that Kearns was an nn con vict con ex-con- net lct having been In prison In th the penitentiary In the stat state of ot Wash Wash- Washington Washington ington for tor a considerable period ot of time Dempsey Dempse In his affidavit said that the knowledge ot of KearnS record so 80 repelled him hint that lie le discharged hInt him asan as an The affidavit it continues SECRET RE E I further told him him I would not th the reasons reason for his discharge but In view tew ot of the ta fact ct that In public print and In the affidavit lt which ho he has t to this court he states that the reasons tor for our breach nas as wa that against his wishes I contracted marriage with one Estelle Taylor and that my any aforesaid aid wife 10 be became be- be became came caine embittered against him be because be- be because cause of ot his opposition to the marriage and so worked upon my feelings that I refused to any longer longcr recognize Mr Kearns I as my manager oti or or abide by terms ut of the contract CHI ATTACH PHILADELPHIA Sept 21 21 By The Th Tb Associated Press Pre Press Press-An s-An s attachment for lor Jack s 's share of the th purse pur when hen ho tights fights Gene Gen Tunney Thursday night was WIlS Issued In Common Pleas court today at the tho reQuest of oC counsel for tor Jack Kearns former manager Tex fex Rickard was WIlS named as gar gar gar gar- garnishee and the bail ball to secure Dempsey's assets asset was fixed at 8 Kearns In suing tor for money al- al alleged alleged al alleged to be b flue due him under the terms of ot his hi former contract with the heavyweight heavY eight champion cover cover- covering covering ing th the last three years year SURPRISE IOHl Granting of ot the which came caine cal e as a IL surprise move took place In Common Pleas PIcas Pica court number rumber five tl while at- at attorneys attorneys at attorney torney were arguing In Common Pleas court number four tour against the tho Issuance of oC an Injunction re restraining re- re restraining restraining straining Rickard from rom J paying Dempsey and Tunney y any auy mone money In advance of ot the tight fight in viola viola- violation violation tion Lion of ef the Pennsylvania law This action wa na as started last week eek by bya bya bya a taxpayer and ticket holder I representIng K Kearns 00 00 |
