The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-29
LOGAN GOES
TO COURT;
OEPARTS
IN PEACE

u wasn't TOO hot for the Bill
lln9sieys" around police head
quarters Saturday. Logan
spent 20 minutes In the public
safety building and departed
unmoIested.
His only apparent fear now
10 that ssome weak-minded
person." he told The Star to-
day over the telephone. may
take a shot at me-" because OF
the hurniiissins publicity"
Logan was due In police
court az 10 .. m. TO answer TO
. charge filed Friday Of viola
tion Of the liquor laws
He arrived with his attorney,
George vanderveer, on time.
Fred Billingsley was also one of
the defendants In the case.
Il presume he is In the county
Jail" said City Attorney Kennedy.
you had better call UP and lind
out smiled Attorney vandervccr.
\ Fred Released on Bail
Constable Shannon was ordered
p call up and find out.
| kat the county jail they say Fred
- released last night on bail.
tied the constable.
n Logan was not arrested
Satr V. bail on the warrants out
stan against him was posted.
Five or six police officers. inctud-
ing Capt Willard. we're IN the court
room. giving Logan the once
over"
Then Logan and vanderveer
walked leisurely thru the judges
door. thru a hallway. and out into
the street. got into their automo-
bile and rode away.
Order Comes Too Late
After they had stepped thru the
door. Capt Willard said TO Sergt.
Ralph Olmstead. Don't let him get
away. He's to be arrested again. "
But he was gone when ! got the
order explained Olmstead.
Chief Rockingham arrived little
while later. He was indignant
Were there any general orders
TO pick up the Billingsleys7" the
chief was asked.
why. certainly" said the chief.
"They all knew he was wanted. i've
told them plainly enough"
II developed that Police Lieut.
Hedges had called up the mayors
.cffice.
a3x The chief is not here. Does the
Ayor want Logan BillingsIey ar
ested?s' he asked Secretary Jimmie
Crehan.
Mayor Out Of Town
The mayor is not in the city -
explained Jimmie. But you will
be safe in holding him until the
chief arrives. would Judge"
Mayor Gill had gone fishing.
II was after this that Capt. VIII
lard went back to the court room.
The police officers say there
was no written order to arrest the
Billinssleys without warrants"
SO. Saturday, both Fred and
Logan are at liberty, altho bail is
posted on all warrants outstanding
against them.
Logan Fears Crank
To The Star. Logan declared Sat
urday that he is going to make the
city pay FOR his Day and Night
drug store, on Third ave, which
police wrecked Thursday
"Everybody's excited now" he
said. This whole thing will sim
ner down to possibly 800 fine
for selling whisky. That's all. II
is ridiculous to charge us with mur-
der In connection with the tragedy
OF the other evening. in which a
policeman and our warehouse
-Yatchman were killed"
d He feared. he said, that contin-
Med publication OF articles regard
ing himself and his brothers might
incite some weak-minded person to
shoot him.
Billingsley brothers 100000 bail
money was tied up in litigation
Saturday by Mrs. Agnes Weedin.
who has filed suit against them for
$1,000 damages.
The allegation Is that + Suchiro.
the Japanese watchman. who shot
and killed Sergt. John Weedin, her
husband, was acting az agent for
tNt Bllilubhl'g piOAlti5 AZ Ah' A't"'
OF the gun fight at their ware house
Monday night.
The $4,000 bail money, posted
ty Attorney George Yanderveer
after Logan and Fred were charged
with first degree murder. was at
tached. The suit was brought by
Attorneys Gill; Hoyt e. Frye late
Friday.
The complaint points out that the
Bfllingsleys we're engaged In the II.
licit liquor business at the time OF
the shooting. and that Suehlro
employed as their guard 10 assist
Mn the Illicit business. killed Wee
'Rin, who was attending to his po-
lice duties.