The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-14

II ciiuched one more or the big
points tho government contends
viii convict the mayor. the chief
cx.SheriN Hodge and City Detec.
tiyes poolinan, pcyser. McLennan
and Doom OF conHpiring with the
Hlllingsley brothers 90 violate inter.
state liquor Law statutes
contrsdic,s Logan
sullivan Rt tho samc time fatty
coatradicted LOxan Billlngaley's
statement that The chief left hf. Of
flee 10 fct the papers. assuming
full responsibility for taking the
papers 30 the office on the chiefs
request
Sergt. Putnam OF the dry squad.
Attorney H r. Powell and Corpora.
ton Counsel Caldwell. appearing as
government witnesses. clinched 9th.
or points concerning the now IA.
nous compromise.
When court opened. tho mayor
and Attorney Walter : Fulton we're
in happy frame OF mind over a
talk that Fulton had yesterday
noon with DR.. " A. Matthews. pas.
tor OF the First Presbyterian
church. who had been subpoenacd
as a witness for tho defense before
Logan HlllinEsley testified he gave
the minister 81 900 to help clean up
the city.
Government Calls Matthews
Dr Matthews said that the gov.
ernmcnt also subpoenaed him Tues.
day. and that he was ready 20 tell
all he knew as soon as he was cali
ed 20 tho stand
After his direct testimony Cald
well WAS recalled and said that he
told tho mayor that he thought he
had been going too strong on his
Joint smashing crusade. and that
be thought II might be q eooi thing
TO ease up al the time the Billings.
ley cascs we're dismissed.
May Blame Putnam
Scrgt Putnam. when he resumed
the stand. said that he had met 10.
gan Blilingsley and his brothers at.
a secret conference Ia the Iaight
building. whore they discussed the
case with Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Reamcs. He said he went
there at T. S. District Attorney
Aliens request. to meet Rcames.
and tell him whether or not 1t
would do him any good TO call him
before the grand jury
Attorney Tennant. for the accus
ed detectives, drew from Putnam
the admission that the Billingsleys
got In carload lots OF whisky after
the defendant detectives had been
taken off the water front detail,
whereas before that the shipments
were not so large.
The questions indicated the de.
fendants' plan TO shift the blame
for Blllingley operations TO Put
nams shoulders.
Powell Sees Papers Surrendered
Attorney H. w. Powell followed
and told Of being in Putnam's of.
flee when Capt Charles Sullivan
demanded and received. over Put
mans protest, the discriminating
evidence returned TO Logan Bill.
Kingsley by Mayor Gill. Aug. 30.
hItdl bOus nfN aftn kOinE
TO give these back?" Powell said
Putnam said.
Corporation Counsel Hugh Cald.
we'll next testified that because "he
didn't want TO be the goat he re.
fused TO dismiss city cases pending
against the Billingsloys. except on
written order from Mayor Gill
He Identified that order, written
by the mayor Sept. q, 1916. ap-
proximately a month after GIN had
surrendered the evidence. He said
railroad companies had sued the
mayor for liquor seized or destroy
cd. and that George Vanderveer,
the Billingsley attorney, had talked
TO him about compromise before
the mayor ordered IL.
Capt. Charles sullivan. secretary
OF police, testified that the
Billingsleys were arrested by tho
police 20 times prior to the Aug.
80 compromise and not once after
that
lie told of getting the papers