The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-08
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BILLINCSLEY
BEGINS STORY

lie told how Rockingham waa ON
ployed as teller In the Puget Sound
National bank. deputy county All
dltor. county commissioner paying
teller In the office OF city treasurer
aud finally chief OF police.
We VIII show he Issued a gen
cral order April ~. 1916. TO men OF
the department TO cooperate IN
crushing the Illicit liquor traffic
and that II was literally enforced.
he said
The chiefs activities engendered
the enmity and hate Of men deter,
mined on violating the law"
Then a bomb shell was exploded
Fulton. face flushed and keyed "a
"a high pitch. reviewed Logan BIN
lngaley's record.
Recalls Murder Charge
Tie Is softspokcn. adroit an ex
pert witness"
After reviewing Bnlingsicy's rec.
ord. he said
And that "a not all--this man
Hllllngsley has been charged with
the murder OF his father.inlaw
Reamea broke in:
Tell what happened 10 the
case.
Turning. Fulton leaned toward
the government prosecutor.
Bllllnaaley Acquitted
Yes, he was convicted. and APP
pealod Then. by some hook or
crook obtained new trial and was
acquitted
Fulton said the defence would
show how Billlngsley forged tele.
gram IN the name OF the local Phar.
maceutical society. asking the gov.
eminent TO prosecute himself. IN or
der 10 get arrcated when deputy
sheglfls were here from Oklahoma
to return him there 20 face a
charge When the deputies left.
HillIngaley was released. because
what was believed 10 be morphine
in hts possession proved 10 be moth
balls
Would seut,le a Ship
'lie would Hcuttle a ship with ~
cry one on board. without turning a
hair. declared Fulton
Runs Away Win Woman
This ulllinEsley has also charged
an Oklahoma sheriff With accepting
bride. but left for Canada with a
woman not his wife when time for
trial came"
lie painted ninlngHley "a n man
who had conducted houses OF
shame.
Kept Important Papers
Fulton went into detail concern.
ms the clean slate" agreement, re-
lterailng that discriminating papers
taken from the Blllingsieys By po-
lice we're retained and private pa.
sra turned back 10 the uliilnEsleya
when Mayor GIN made his com
promise with them August 20.
Statements that tho Billlnenlcys
paid money 20 the chief or mayor,
Fulton called Infamous lies. made
out OF whole cloth"
Ful,on's Speech impassloned
Fultons delivery vas lmpaa.
stoned Reames followed closely.
repeatedly running his hand thru
his hair.
Tho incident a. the Star carriage
works September 10. where Reames
declared Fred Billlngsley had paid
$500 TO the chief. was taken up ia
detail.
Fulton said tho chief was notified
TO come there and seize a car load
OF liquor.
Bride charg.s tiles"
He seized both these car loads
and had them taken 20 police
headquarters. said Fulton. and de
clarod that the statement that Fred
gave him money was an Infamous
lie"
He told how Fred Dnlingsley
called up tho chief and offered 10
turn up Margett and large cache
OF liquor" the night Of October .. II
the chief would release two OF
Fred's drivers and a seized truck.
He told how tho chief agreed to
use the information. lust IA he
would information from any stool
pigeon and went TO Freds apart.
ment. after Fred refused to come
10 police headquarters.
The chief went to the Mckay
apartment and there received in
structlons on how 20 get Margett.
Better not go yourself. chief =
Fred said. according 20 Fulton.
Mafgett Is around and he's dea-
peratc.
TN co. said the chief. and I'll
get him.
Fulton then told how the chief
went. with other officers. and cap.
tured Margett. putting him out of
business
Upon these occurrences" said
Fulton. Innocent IN themselves.
occurring in the course OF their du-
ties. these men have been indicted
and dragged Soforc you to answer
this manufactured charge"
Read Lopan's Letter
Referring 10 Reames statement
Wednesday. that Blllingsleys oper.
ated with protection after August
30. Fulton read the Billlngsley let.
ter TO the Jesse Moore Hunt Co,
which said. The chief OF this town
has ordered all Jesse Moore Hunt
tagged shipments seized" and 10
address shipments to Joe Bush.
lie said District Attorney Allen.
with avidity" seized on stories OF
Logan, after the latter was indict.
cd and arrested by the government.
that there were higher-ups."
Facing Allen, Fulton continued:
And Logan agreed TO have
Fred and VIM. Pielow go into
court and swear TO the story he
told federal officials.
Logan. the expert in crime.
driven TO the wall. asked Allen,
What immunity In assured If we
90 before the federal grand jury p
Fulton continued.
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