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shlpnents 10 be consigned TO regu-
lar Alaska liquor dealers. and then
diverted to Logan here. This plan
was successful until June 20. when
the Day and Night drug store was
wrecked. after two police officers
and a japanese night Waterman
were killed in a gun tight ut the
Billingsley warehouse.
Reames reviewed how the BIZ.
inrsleys we're charged with murder
and arrested until they had eepos-
tied ball amounting 10 s3o,oVo
cash"
Crime Record Seized
At the Day and Night drug store
sthe entire written history OF the
BlIllnxsley crimes in the form OF
papers. letters and records was
selxed al the wrecking and came in
10 the hands Of the mayor. Reames
said.
The papers showed the ship
ments. directions. books OF accounts
and a number OF forged permits. '
said Reames. Some OF these the
mayor took TO the district attorney.
Mayor Changes Tactics
"Tns government will show that
M to this date the mayor tried to
break them up. and after that used
a very different mode OF tactics.
"The Billingsleys started bring
ing In whisky BY the carload. 100
cases to the car. after the Billings
leys got back those papers from the
mayor. The government viii show
Il was delivered openly thru the
streets. with practically no Interior
ence from the police department.
Too, they stretched the liquor
three ways, so 30 gallons OF whisky
made $50 gallons Of the stuff they
sold. having mixed one quart OF
whisky with one quart OF water and
one quart OF alcohol"
Papers subpoenaed
He said II became necessary to
get the papers back. Deputy Prose
cutor Helsell had held CONVERSE
ton with Sergt Putnam over them
and caused 10 be issued subpoe-
ma. and had Il served on the police
officer who had the papers"
Reames then told OF the tactics
used by Logan to regain possession
Of the papers.
Logan met Fred and his book
keeper at the Planters hotel. They
had $500. Fred objected to paying
all OF that to the mayor. They
qusrraled. Fred insisted $500 was
enough. The clerk OF tho hotel and
Abe cigar girl will In effect substan-
P4iatc this"
Mayor Paid $4,000
Logan will testify he went to the
office OF the chief and paid Mayor
4 Gil 1900 In currency after a con-
versation. The mayor sent an Off
Ger to Putnam to get the papers.
Putnam refused. on the ground that
q subpoena had issued for them. The
officer was sent back and returned
with the papers, over the earnest
protests Of Sergt. Putnam. They
we're turned over TO Logan with tho
understanding they we're TO be de-
stroycd."
Logan destroyed the papers. he
said, and almost Immediately sent
a telegram TO the jesse Moore-Hunt
company OF San Francisco. saying
everything was o. K"
Chief Gets Money
After that the carload shipments
are alleged TO have started coming
in and "only two we're seized. altho
they came on an average OF one a
veek-one by Putnam and one by
Sheriff Hodge. The Putnam car
was destroyed, but the Hodge car
was returned 10 the Blllingsleys.
Fred will testify he paid Chief
Buckingham 800 August 81 and
5000 at the Star Carriage Works.
September 10. and $500 in Fred's
apartment, October TO-
He then told OF the midnight con
ference between Fred and Chief
Buckingham. after which ex-Patrol-
man r. J. Margett was arrested.
Hodgs TO the Rescue
II October, 1916. the Billingsleys