The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-11-29

asked.
Yes replied Kerr. I'VE sell
beer"
VIM. II. Bocock. the sixth witness
called by the state. testified that
as shipping clerk for the Fox com
pany large orders Of beer and near
beer were shipped TO the Arcade.
Sergeant Of Police l. G. Lee tesfi-
fled that the Aycade dance hall was
in his beat between July and Sep
tember. 1910. and that he was at
tracted 10 IL before IL was opened.
His shift was between 4sa. m. and
IL noon.
Caldwell Gets Bitter.
What. II anything, did you do"
asked Caldwell. when you learned
that II was about to open7"
Fulton objected on the ground
that the only purpose was TO show
that liquors had been sold there,
and that women OF the underworld
congregated there. and that both
these facts were admitted by the
defense.
Counsel for the defense might
as well tell us how to conduct the
rest OF the case, and we might just
as well end IT," Caldwell inter-
posed.
Il made a report to headquar-
ters." Sergeant Lee answered. Full
ton objected TO the answer. and
Judge Ronald sustained the obiec-
ton.
ludovic There at Close.
What did you observe therer'
Caldwell then asked.
Fulton again objected, but Leo
was allowed to answer
The hall ran TIL 4 a. m, some
times later. On Sundays II ran
later because there was more buei-
ness: there were intoxicated people
among the crowds: IL took 20 10 80
minutes TO clear the alley. when he
go on shift, which was about the
time the dance hall closed up:
there were men and women in the
alley: Ludovic was nearly always at
the hall when II closed"
A. NJ Mayou, a policeman, next
testified that osme of the women
were known denizens of bawdy
houses; that the men were many OF
the kind that associated with such
women.
Clash Again.
Fulton objected. We are not
charged with conducting house
OF shame" he said. Caldwell and
Lundin argued that Il was TO show
that the dance hall was not the
ordinary kind OF nuisance. and that
Blethen could be supposed TO know
II from its very notoriety.
There's no such thing as con-
structive notice" said Fulton.
But there is such thing as cir
cumstantial evidence" said Cald-
well.
Mayou was not cross-examined.
and Fulton asked the court to take
n recess at this point. which was
promptly granted.
Captain l.. J Stuart OF the police
was then called as the ninth wit
ness for the state.
Was report made to use pre-
yious TO the opening of the dance
hall?" wss the only question asked
him. FNlton's objection was sus-
tanned. and he was not permitted
to answer. Judge Ronald saying
that while this would show Wappen-
stein might obtain knowledge of the
Arcade dance hall in that manner,
Blethen would not necessarily know
of It.
Mayou was allowed TO continue,
and he said that he made several
arrests there, as showing the char
acter OF place II was
Caldwell then drew from him the
fact that the Arcade dance hall was
located in a basement under the
Paris and La France houses, and
that the Red Light, Emma Norton's.
and Lila Young's adjoined tho
hall, and that the Midway and Sixth
Avenue houses were on opposite
corners TO it, These answers were
all made over Fulton's objections.
State Overruled Again.
The most important clash came
In the giving of testimony by IL w.
Mix. secretary OF the ltalian-Amer-
lean club. when the court volun-
tarily interrupted proceedings by
saying that he would not allow the
state TO show the character OF club
II was. When Caldwell argued that
he had right to show that Blethen
was acquainted with the co-defend-
ants, who were members OF the
club. the court said:
Well. go ahead and try the case
In your own way"
Il am trying to do that" said
Caldwell, but there is considerable
interference"
Wardall Called.
Other witnesses were Max War
dali, acting mayor. who closed up
the hall, Mark Hubbard. detective.
Scott Calhoun was called. but was
not allowed TO testify that Ludovic
and Bergman had come to him at
Blethen's request to find out some
law, the judge reserving that testi-
mony for later decision.