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wee Sanford Waterman Frank Sinatra - . i photos - SINATRA INCIDENT. Continued from First Page the door," said Franklin, was, 'The mob will take e of you.’ Now I'd like have a little talk with r. Sinatra. "I'd like to get together with him on the subject of his friendships with mem- bers of the underworld. And I'd like to know who owned the night clubs where he sang in the early days, who started him on his way and things like that.” Just when the singer would return, however, was a matter of conjec- ture, -A spokesman for Sinatra in Log. Angeles said he knew nothing of any alter- cation or disagreement with any member of man- agement at-Caesar's Pa- lace. He said Sinatra's fail- ure to appear at the hotel Sunday night was because of "exhaustion" and "pain in his right hand." The spokesman ex- Ppiained that Sinatra un- derwent surgery a month ago for "a constrictive ail- ment" in the hand, and that it had been giving him congiderable pain since that time, suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. He later was released on his own recognizance, Witnesses said the ar- gument began when Sina- . tra was playing baccarat for $8,000 a hand at a table where the usual limit is $2,000. They said the sing- er was losing and wanted to raise the limit to $16,000 per hand. They teld deputies Waterman was called to make the decision, and was asked by Sinatra to accept his "marker" for chips to add to $10,000 worth in front of him on ‘the table. They said Waterman refused to raise the limit or to accept Sing- tra's ‘marker. Motion Picture Abend He adde } intends to continue ine eng: gagement Zt the 7 ose goon as physically. le," although a motion rt ture commitment, — with | shooting scheduled to. gin in early October—maj postpone . the appearance: until late in the ys aah Dist. Atty. - 4 interest in’ Sinatra's “past: associations brought: echoes of earlier ‘troubles the singer has had in Ne In 1963, he was ‘stripped | of his gambling license, which he held in connec- tion with his 50% interest in the Cal-Neva Lodge at Lake Tahoe, on grounds. that he had entertained underworld figure Sam Giancana there. He fg still barred from holding ‘stock in any Nevada casino... « Three years ago, Sifidtta was appearing at the Sands Hotel when he be- came involved in an ar- gument similar to the qne. that allegedly precipi the incident Sunday night. At that time, investige- tors said Sinatra had be- come angry when Sands executive Carl Cohen re-* fused him further gam- bling credit, and that Sina- tra was on the receiving end of a punch that- ga"; maged his teeth, © 4?" Walked Out of Sands Subsequently, the iiives-é: tigators related, | Sinatr walked out on a engagement there. : = - . . wt shortly afterward‘ signed @ three-year contract with | Caesar's Palace, where -he:. made his first appearance : early the following year, Waterman — who was, 7 coincidentally; ap execu: : tive at the Sands when Sinatra had hig “trouble: there—told deputies at the” lime of his arrest Monday | that he had drawn the gun: , in self-defense. A py . "He was coming right: ‘ate "me," Waterman ‘was quot-. ‘ed as sa a ae Deputies said ‘the casino | exeshtve was booked bn