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March 22, 1927
Douglas Daily Dispatch
Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona
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Theatrical producer Earl Carroll must serve time in Atlanta federal prison for perjury over his New York bathtub party, after Supreme Court denies review of conviction on March 21.
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FAMOUS BATH TUB PARTY HOST MUST GO TO FEDERAL PRISON
WASHINGTON, March 21 (P)—
Earl Carroll, the theatrical producer, must go to the Atlanta penitentiary unless he persuades the supreme court to reconsider its refusal today to review his conviction on a charge of perjury.
As an aftermath of his celebrated bath tub party on the stage of a New York theatre.
Carroll was sentenced to serve one year and a day for giving an incorrect version of the affair to a grand jury.
Good behavior would reduce his sentence to about nine months, and he would be eligible for parole after four months.
Carroll cannot be sent to the Atlanta prison until the trial court in New York receives formal notice from the supreme court that his appeal has been stricken from its docket. Ordinarily there is a 40-day delay in serving such notice and in the meantime he will have opportunity to ask the court here to reconsider its dismissal of the appeal.
Such requests rarely are granted.
Before a federal grand jury in New York which was investigating reports that the prohibition law had been violated at Carroll's party, the producer denied that liquor had been served to guests or that a show girl was partly immersed in a bath tub on the stage and that it was filled with ginger ale.
Carroll sought to convince the supreme court that he had been improperly convicted, but was unsuccessful in his effort to get his case before it for review on its merits.
WASHINGTON, March 21 (P)—
Earl Carroll, the theatrical producer, must go to the Atlanta penitentiary unless he persuades the supreme court to reconsider its refusal today to review his conviction on a charge of perjury.
As an aftermath of his celebrated bath tub party on the stage of a New York theatre.
Carroll was sentenced to serve one year and a day for giving an incorrect version of the affair to a grand jury.
Good behavior would reduce his sentence to about nine months, and he would be eligible for parole after four months.
Carroll cannot be sent to the Atlanta prison until the trial court in New York receives formal notice from the supreme court that his appeal has been stricken from its docket. Ordinarily there is a 40-day delay in serving such notice and in the meantime he will have opportunity to ask the court here to reconsider its dismissal of the appeal.
Such requests rarely are granted.
Before a federal grand jury in New York which was investigating reports that the prohibition law had been violated at Carroll's party, the producer denied that liquor had been served to guests or that a show girl was partly immersed in a bath tub on the stage and that it was filled with ginger ale.
Carroll sought to convince the supreme court that he had been improperly convicted, but was unsuccessful in his effort to get his case before it for review on its merits.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Earl Carroll
Perjury Conviction
Bathtub Party
Prohibition Violation
Supreme Court Refusal
Atlanta Prison
What entities or persons were involved?
Earl Carroll
Where did it happen?
New York Theatre, Atlanta Penitentiary
Story Details
Key Persons
Earl Carroll
Location
New York Theatre, Atlanta Penitentiary
Event Date
March 21
Story Details
Earl Carroll convicted of perjury for denying liquor service and a showgirl in a ginger ale-filled bathtub at his stage party; Supreme Court refuses review, sentencing him to one year and a day in Atlanta prison.