The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-06-03
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The defense shortly before noon
today concluded it's cross exsmlna-
tlon Of Gid Tupper. the principal
witness for the state, .Sho s~ore TO
giving ChsriesW. Wsrpenstein, the
indicted aoliee chief, u 900 on A.
Dust $, 1910, for protection for re
N ldwsy and Paris houses.
Tupper's testimony remained un-
shaken under the severe griIlina BY
viii n. Morris, who piled the Wit
meas with questions all yesterday
afternoon and this morning. The
defense endcsvored TO have the wit
ness admit that he had formed .
partnership with CiarCce Gerald
several weeks before Wsppenstein
VAS appointed police chief for the
purpose OF opening up houses Of w
lame In the restricted district.
Tupper willingly admitted that he
had talked with Gerald about mat
ters that nsght likely come about
with Gill's election, but denied that
any partnership for vice purposes
nad been formed.
Admits He lied.
~ large part Of the morning was
aiken up In going over statements
mace by Ttpper previous to his
being called before the grand jury
In which he denied that he ever
gave Wappenstein any money. In
reply that he told Jach Barberss
on one occasion at the Italio-Amerf-
can club that he never paid Wap-
penstein cent. and that he didn't
have 10. .Tupper said:
"Of course / said ! didn't give
him any money. | lied about that,
Denied II 10 An.
Tupper, according TO evidence In
troduced this morning. denied Civ
Ing up any money to. Wappenstein
TO John r. Dore and J. +. BQyden,
newspapermen; Albert BOSNIAN. .
follower of tM race track: Mabel
Jack Barberis and the coun-
ell investigating committee.
Didn't Pay Much Attention.
Attorney Morris read from tho
report OF the council probers toe
show that Tupper's testimony In
the present trial did not coincide
with what he told the counciimep-
I'm admit anything you say !
said TO the investigating cQmmit-
tee. .Tupper said. Il didn't pay
much attention to them"
Didn't Expect to Peach.
MA. aoas..N ~ annx safa Irhv
Dore that he would give $4,000 to
get wappenstein without appearing
to be a "welcher," Tupper denied
ever making such .
statement. He admitted that he
had talked with Boyden on the DAY
after the grand jury was called ana
had given himsrhe impression that
he would Hot peach" on Wappen>
stein. and that Boyden thereupon
wrote an article TO the effect that
Topper would stand pat.
Fooled Reporters
At that time, however. Turper
added. he had already seer Detec-
tive Burns and Prosecutor Murphy
and had told them his story, as
rttate1 IN tne trlal.
Gill Didn't Know About Graft.
Throughout the trial, the testi-
rnony reveals the pathetic Ignorance
Of the real graft conditions existing
In his administration which the
friends Of Hiram c. Gill kept him
In.
as IL. not a fact that Mr.. Gill
-
brewery junket,' and had asked II
you were giving any money to Wap-
Morris asked Tupper
this mornirb.
"Yes." Tupper repIied.e
Didn't Gill tell you that there
were rumors Of graft and he wanted
70 find out the truth about il. and
didn't you tell him that you never
gave Wappenstein cent?"
"Yes."
"You have been a close friend Of
eiil for long timer"
For about six years"
Didn't he ask you to tell him the
truth as friend7"
"Yes."
"And you didn't tell him the
TRUTHS that whx you mean to
tell the Jury7" Morris asked.
"Yes," Tupper replied. Gerald
had also answered to substantially
the same line Of Questions as to
telling Gill nothing Of the real con-
ditions In the district.
After two hours of rigid cross
examination by WIN ii. Morris yes
terday afternoon, through which
Tupper maintained an unruffled
air and met the questions squarely
and unhesitatingly. but shortly
after O'Clock Tupper suddenly
turned pale and told the court he
was sick. asking TO be excused.
Tupper had undergone surgical
operation az Hot Springs. Ark. and
was under treatment for 49, last
two days oy local physicians.
He was helped out of the court
room by Deputy Prosecutor Cald-
well. and Prosecutor Murphy re-
turned in a few minutes TO an
nounce that Tupper was too sick
TO continue with the examination.
Judge Main excused the witness un-
til this morning.
The name OF the mysterious ~.
w. Baxter was injected for the
first time yesterday afternoon.
Tupper was asked II he knew Bax-
ter. He answered that before the
grand jury met he knew Baxter as
a contractor and afterward he
learned Baxter was n Burns detec-
tive. He said Baxter accompanied
him TO Seattle on his return from
Chicago few days ago. The evl-
dent purpose of the defense was to
show that Tupper is being held In
faar ~ tho JataefivaS epat.