The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-29
BAUSMAN SCORES
The BILLINCSLEYS

I'm not waste my time very
ltng with the fact that the Billings
leys we're not arrested after Au-
gust 80. They we're practically
broken up IN business then. In
five weeks tho police had learned
about their Alaska shipment plan
and were getting on Ia u.
Gill Can't Make Arrests
Mayor GIN personally can't 20
cut and make arrests every day"
Logan. he said. after being ar.
rested. found jail cold and dis
agreeable place.
"He arrived in this town on
Christmas eve. the serpent OF
Satan himself. cady To DO any.
thing to save bis hide
ooooed oklshora Officers
''Renen'tcr months aEo when
he conceived the ingenious way OF
saving himself from being taken
a. answer for crimes in Okla.
homaf What did hc do Pretend.
Cd to be carrying morphine. and
forged a telegram 10 the depart
rnent OF justice. signed III. name OF
the Washington Pharmaceutical so.
elety. saying the government re-
II sed TO prosecute Logan Billings
ley.
They did hold this man. and the
Oklahoma sheriff went away. Then
Logan said Ia the government.
Why. this ian't morphine was
carrying moth balls" And
he was released.
Why Didn't Fey TESTIFY
Surely this man "a an ingenious
criminal. capable OF this intrigue -
Bausman demanded 20 know why
Otto Fey was no, taken before the
federal grand Jury
They had him in detention 10
dAyr-he was never permitted TO
finish his statement 10 government
detectives. don't know who was
Ia blame for that and don't care.
unt II haprenedl"
Calls Or. Matthews Aaita,or
He called DIR. Matthews that
prominent clergyman and public
agita,or." whose confidence Logan
secured and used to "inJurc the
mayor"
If Logan had bought tho mayor.
would he have gone TO Matthews?
No. He would have called this cler.
gyman a 'meddlcsome old hypo-
critic
But instead he goes TO Matthews
and says. Doctor. | cannot tell a
lie
why. the good man was com.
pletely taken In, The whole thing
IL comical. This serpent instilied
this poison in poor old Or. Matthews
In order TO start him recalling Gin.
Says He'll Laughed
"on that day hell laughed"
Bausmon said Logan called on tho
mayor TO put poison In Mr.. ellis
ear 70 start him fighting with Mat
thews.
A Public Service
In closing. he said many people
await the decision OF the jury. My
work has ended. feel have per.
formed a public service.
But two people await most anx.
ously.
"one Is little Mrs. Glib with her
BOYS.
The other "a Logan Billingsley.
emissary OF hell"
Bausman had ended his plea. He
Immediately left the courtroom.
amid buzz of comment. The iur.
ors were plainly impressed
Frater Argues
Immediately Attorney John Fra.
ter. counsel for Detectives Doom
and McIennan. launched his arui,.
ment.
Tho result of the verdict AGAINST
the detectives. he said. was as i'm.
portant as against amy other Off.
Gals"
F'rater discussed technically tho
evidence produced by the govern.
ment against the detectives. whose
task he described as a difficult one.
Scores Wharflnger
Wharflnger Watson. at Pier 10.
he called a cheap, yellow. bloated
scoundrel, who sold his sal for 81
and a pint of whisky" Watson tes.
titled for the government against
tho detectives, and said Blllingsley
had given him 50 and pint OF
liquor.
Frater spoke slowly and clearly.
There has been studied at.
tempt on the part of the govern
mont to have YOU believe there has
5een bribery. intimidation and
skulduggery on the part of the de.
fense,' he said. The stalled inves.
tigators. these government dicks
these Billingsleys. have tried to
blast the reputation OF the men who
protect your homes and mine"