The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-06-07

1910. give you in currency the sum
OF tl.o00?"
Nothing OF that kind ever oc-
CURED
Charles w. wappenstein. on trial
for accepting a bribe Of 81 600 from
Gid TuSper and Clarence Gerald In
consideration Of permitting the
Paris and Midway bawdy houses
10 rue nnmolested by the police de-
partment. fbis morning denied II all.
Baxter In Court Again.
wappenstein wac called TO the
stand at 10 minutes after 10 o'clock
this morning. J. w. Baxter, the
cheery individual who wined and
dlned with the so-calied vice ayndi-
cate. posing as a wealthy contTac-
tor, and thus secured the needed
information for the many indlct-
ments that have .been returned
since, for the first time since the
taking Of testimony began, took his
place with Prosecutor Murphy in
the courtroom.
Wappy denied the many sus-
picious conversations alleged 20
have taken place between Gerald.
Tuppcr and himself.
> Tells % Jansiing.
There was continual jangling."
said Wappenstein. between Tup-
per and the police department"
He related some incidents In
wsloh tis police arrested inmates
Of houses Of shame. and Tupper's
efforts 10 secure their release. He
said that he knew Tupper for about
EMIT years by sight, but did not
sc, acquainted WITH him famiiiarly
until he met hlsn in Gerald's during
the Glil primary campaign. Ger
aids cafe. he said. was the head
quarters Of precinct committeeman
for Gil. especially from the lower
district.
This "jangling." the defense
seeks 10 establish. IL the animus
behind Tupper's confession that he
gave Wappenstein monthly bribes
for the Midway and Paris houses.
wappenstein's testimony this
morning amounted TO geneIal
denial Of the case presented by
the state. Up 10 noog today. Wap-
penstein was kept denying:
That he had anything TO do with
the establishing Of the restricted
district or limiting It's confines, ex-
cept as acting under the in
structions Of Mayor Gill.
That he had seen more than one
OF these lists or that he asked for
the lists in order ito keep tsb on
Tuppcr SO that he could know the
number OF inmates In the Paris and
Midway houses so as to exact $40
per month per head"
That he ever said TO Gerald
There win be chance for us
an 20 make some money" or that
Gerald made a similar statement
10 him.
contradIcts Gerald Also.
That he never had conversation
with Gerald alone about restricted
district or that Gerald told him
he had a man. meaning Tupper, TO
handle that business there"
That he ever told Tupper TO "go
get the Midway" or any other
house or that he ever declared
himself in for $40 a head per
month"
That Tupper ever entered his Of
flee in any other manner than was
open 10 the general public.
That he told Robert w. Boyce
anything. except that the prose
cutting attorney and the police and
sheriff's office could get enough
men OF low character, II they SO
desired, to swear that the president
of the U. S. was manifold
criminal.
Wappy said he met his brother
in.law. Ed Benn. In front Of the
Grand theatre, next to the Perkins
safety deposit vaults. on the day
before the grand jury convened, for
the purpose of Introducing him to
John Cort. Benn, he said, was
part owner of the Grand theatre In
Aberdeen.
Preceding Wappenstein. +. j.
Boyden testifiea for the defense.
and the state recalled three of de-
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