The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-25
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POLICE SERGEANT
KILLED IN BATTLE

hospital before an interpreter ar.
rived
Weedin died instantly. at the
scene OF the shooting
The two men who Wiley SAYS
summoned them have not been 10.
Gated BY the police.
The police officers were not
members OF the dry squad They
we're Off duty. after working over.
time IN the auto repair depart
ment
Wecdin vas head OF the automo-
bile and motorcycle department
Thought rney Were Robbers
According u the police reports.
the Japanese vas able TO answer a
few questions put TO him before he
died.
lie said Logan Bllllngsley had
given him the gun.
Blllingsley denied to the police
that he had given suehIro the gun.
The excuse the japanese gave
for shooting. according 10 Chief
Buckingham. was that he thought
the officers were robbers.
witnesses See Shooting
The first news OF the shooting
came 10 police headquarters at
io.f5 D. m. when n woman teie'
phoued that she had heard shoot
Ing on wsstlake ave.
l.. Burnley. 80 Queen Anne ave.
told the police he was across the
street. heard talking. and turned In
time TO see the japanese shoot
Weedln.
Charles Johnson. 22s Terry ave.
reported he saw the Japanese lock
the warehouse door at 1926 West
lake ave. and then walk around on
Ninth ave
Pretty soon / heard the shots.
be said
Billinasley ouestioned
Logan Blllingsley was brought
10 headquarters.
He said suehiro had been en-.
ployed hy MIN al the Day and
Night drug store. and that he
slept al the warehouse.
BiliinRsley said he didn't know
the cause OF the shooting. but de-
clared Suehiro had telephoned 10
| him at the drug store and said he
was having trouble.
The Japanese said nothing 20 the
police about any trouble before the
shooting.
Wlley's Condition Critical
Wiley's condition Tuesday II crit.
lical Physicians at the city hos.
pital are preparing Xray photo
graphs.
WeedIn had a host OF friends In
Seattle. and had been on the police
force since 1898.
/ He vas Sc years old. and lived at
6042 18Th ave. y. r.
n J Weedin. one OF his sons. Is
n driver for the police department.
and the youngest member OF the
| family Is Just 20 months old
Once Searched Warehouse
There are two others sons. VIII
liam and Richard, and four daugh-
ters. JOY. Bertha. Mrs. Ivy Jacob
sen. $500 10Th ave. y. f.. and Mrs.
Daphne Handy OF Tacoma
officer Wiley is 2s. married. and
has one son He lives at 1909 24th
ave. lie has been a member OF the
department since December. 1913.
Suehiro lived at SIT James ST.
The warehouse at 2i2S Westlake
ave. has been under observation by
the police for more than two weeks
II was searched once by Sergt.
Putnam's squad on suspicion that
II was liquor storehouse used by
the Billingsley brothers.
Patrolman Bayh. OF the dry
squad. At 1880 p. m. Monday ar
rested Elmer Brown and Harry
Smith at the Billingsley warehouse
at 212s WeBtlake ave
Confiscste Whisky
lie was watching the place when
an auto truck came up, carrying
Smith and Brown The door was
opened and the truck went IN.
When II came out, loaded with
cans said To contain whisky. Bayh
arrested i|rown and Smith and
confiscated the auto. A third man
got away Willie the officer was
telephoning to headquarters.
Brown tried to get away. Bayh
fired two shots in the air to stop
him He was caught after a
chase OF Two blocks.
Billingsley bailed the two men
out, after they had been charged
with a violation OF the liquor law.