The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-23
logan ISDRAFT IS
STILLAT sure TO
Large PASS

logan bilinpblcy, eS-neso OF
sesttle's biggest whisky ring.
10 still at large. after saving
loose a bar in tho window OF
the United States immigration
station early Sunday morning,
and evidently squirmins thru
space seven inches vide.
The notorious bootle9ser,
ard star government witness
against Mayor Gill. Chief Beck
inghar and four city detec-
tives, recently acquitted Of con-
spiraey charges, called the
newspapers ever the phone
after his escape and declared
he would give himself up at
Mcneil island penItentisry in
few days.
~ have some business to at
tend to-" he said, but I'm not
trying to run away"
He also sent a long letter TO .he
newspapers. declaring that his
confession made TO the govern
ment and involving the city Off
cials. was sincere" He declared
he had been double-crossed and
should not have been sentenced, as
he was last Thursday. to IL months
in the penitentiary.
SAY. Left Behind
a hack saw and Logan's coat and
hat were left at the detention sta
ton. His cell was on the third
floor OF the government station, at
the foot OF Union 81.
lie either swung. hand over hand.
along a heavy cable TO the wooden
runway over the alley. or dropped
10 the alley. a distance OF 25 feet,
II the Jail break" theory is cor.
rect.
lie Roy Smith and Frank Towey
were the federal guards on duty at
the immigration station at the
time Logan evidently disappeared.
They say they heard no sounds
and didn't know their prisoner had
gone until s a. m. Sunday, when
they changed shifts.
J. II. w Lock. on DUTY as guard un-
I'll midnight. says he noticed Lo-
gan at ll:45. for the last time.
Logan was sitting on the bed
playing solitaire" says Lock.
Dodses U. S. Officers
United States deputy marshals
are still scurrying around in an ef-
fort to locate Billingsley. but have
been unable to find trace OF him.
We expect he'll drop up here be-
fore we find him." said William r.
Theodore. In charge OF the mar
shals office. today. That's why /
opened up the office 30 minutes
early"
Thank God. they've az last
got something on Billinesley
they can't blame onto the po-
lice department" calculated
Mayor Gill this morning. ITS
federal matter. so I'm not 60
ing TO have anything to say
about IL"
Police Look for Him
The police department was in
formed formally by the govern
ment Sunday morning that Billings
ley had escaped. and all officers
were notified thru the police bul-
letin TO look out for him. and pick
him up II seen. None reported
seeing him.
sells in the recent trial. and excori-
L. $. Attorney Clay Allen. who
held n conference with Logan Sat
urday afternoon. said there wasn't
the least doubt in his mind that
Logan escaped thru the seven-inch
hole.
IL went over the ground down
there" he said. and haven't even
suspected At any time that he got
out any way but thru the window
saturday told the marshal
that there wasn't any reason why
Logan shouldn't be taken immedi-
ately to the penitentiary TO start
serving his sentence. Judge Bell
said in open court Friday that he
would make a motion OF appeal
and file supersede as bonds within
- hours. He didn't move within
"a hours That's why told the
marshal he might as well take Lo-
gan to the penitcntiary
He was the marshal's prisoner.
and the procedure was closed. as
far as our office was concerned /
don't doubt but that he'll give him
self up.
Assistant U. S. Marshal Theo.
dore said 1t had been planned to
take Logan to McNeils island Sun
day. but there were no boats plying
there. so the journey was postpon-
ed. He was to have gone early
Monday.
IT'S an awful thing" declared
Judge Frederick Bausman Monday.
He was one of Mayor Gill's coun-
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