The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-11-30
FIGHT in
BLETHEN CASE
Attorneys Wage Sharp Contest Over Admission Of Testimony
Concerning Newspaper Mans Connection With Arcade
DANE all

WAfuhiis WHO Wblie afNut mhyuE
during Gill's absence. closed up tho
Arcade dance hall. was called as
the twelfth witness.
over numerous objections by FuI-
I ton. Wardnll testified that he Wis
tied the dance hail on the night Of
September 10. 1910. and saw there
motley aggregation OF men and
women, mostly bawdy women. .
number Of street characters: that
In the dance hall there were a num-
Der OF women definitely engaged In
soliciting incomers 20 drink and
dance; that the system followed
was to take man by the hand and
lead him up 10 the bar. where tho
drinks would be ordered. and tho
woman would receive check rep
resenting her commission: that in
the balcony there were also men
and women sitting and standing and
drinking.
Wardall testified that he ordered
the place closed up the next day.
On cross examination. be said that
he had some Of the liquor examined
by city chemists. and that II proved
10 be beer and not near.beer.
Clash Again
II. W. Nix. secretary OF the ltal-
ian American club. followed Ward
all.
Before Caldwell had finished with
few preliminary questions, Judge
Ronald Interrupted. saying:
Let the court raise point. I
have heard both the theories Of the
state and the de.ense. ! don't want
you to take up time TO 20 into tho
character OF the club. I belong to
club Bergman belongs to--the
Automobile club-will that show
that ! am aiding him?"
1T would. answers ed Caldwell, IL
I Il showed that YOU were a close
companion OF his. that you met him
at the club, that the club was a
meeting place for dive owners"
Fulton here Interrupted. saying
Caldwell's remark was not fair To
place before the jury
Yes. eald Judge Ronald. Il don't
think IL was altogether proper"
Perhaps | ought not to answer
the courts questions then" said
Caldwell. III am to be accused of
being unfair by doing So
Fulton made general objection TO
nearly all Of Mix's testimony. Mix
testified that Blethen attended tho
club nearly every evening, that
Wappenstein was an honorary men,
Der. and that Ludoyic and Berry
man were slso members. Fultons
objections TO Caldwell's question if
Ludovic was an officer OF the club
was sustained.
Under your honor's rulings
Caldwell said. Il have no further
examination"
That "Desr Wapp" Letter
l.. l.. Hemphill. driver for the Sc
attic Brewing Co. testified that he
brought large quantities OF beer To
the Arcade. F. W. Catett. secre-
tary TO Mayor Dilling. testified that
he found the famous My Dear
Wapp" letter in the mayors desk.
following Gill's recall Boyce was
the next witness. He explained
that the MY Dear Wapp" letter
was written by Blethen presumably
after a conversation he had with
him. Blethen told Boyce, he testi-
fled. that he would write to Wap-
penstein advising him to keep out
Of Seattle until Gill returned. be-
cause Wardall had investigated con-
ditions In the Arcade dance hall
and had unearthed something about
an alleged "cut-up" on gambling and
bawdy houses.
Hodge Called
When Sheriff Hodge was called.
Kelleher undertook his cross exam
iuation. Hodge said he was called by
Blethen and asked IL he intended
to raid the Arcade. and he answered
that he did not Hodge said Bleth-
en- told him that there were others
who wanted TO run dance halls, but
that Blethen thought one was
enough. Blethen. he said. told him
that he asked Wappenstein If liquor
was sold at the Arcade. and was
told that II was not Hodge said
that Blethen told him he got tha
permission from wappenstein to let
Ludoyic and Bergman open the
dance hall.
When Kelleher was through with
Hodges cross examination, kelleher
said: Thank YOU"
f. G. Fuqua, a policeman, then
testified that he arrested Bergman
and his bartender for selling liquor
on September "a. Patrolman Far
ley was called TO testify to the
same facts. but was not examined,
his testimony being conceded by
the defense. Joseph Blethen then
was called to read Il story In the
Times giving full account OF Ber-
rymans arrest for Illegal liquor sell
ing.
Court Adjourns Early
At o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Fulton asked Judge Ronald to grant
a recess. because. he said. Alden J.
Blethen was going TO give
Thanksgiving dinner 10 newsboys.
and he had some business to trans
act on that affair which he could
not take care of after o'clock.
Judge Ronald asked Caldwell IL
there was an objection TO recess.
and court adjourned when Caldwell
replied In the negative. The trial
win be resumed at $3.50 tomorrow
morning.