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

himself against the men whose II.
legal business ne destroyed"
Bausmsn Works Free
Attorney nauaman proceeded with
his argument In behalf OF Mayor
GIN at 10 a. m. Thursday. A crowd
had packed the court room since
before O'Clock.
we appear here" he said. with.
out a dollar OF compensation. Mr.
Tucker and feel II IL a matter 81
public duty to defend the mayor
against these charges. and hop.
you viii return TO your wives know.
ing YOU have performed "a public
duty.
Mayor GIN. indicted In February.
was on trial In five weeks. Id have
been ashamed II he had resigned In
answer 10 charges made by liquor
interests and thcs. bootlcggcrs -
the DililngAlcys. u. did the manly
thing. and came speedily to trial"
. Why No Bride Charge
". thumbed the 76-paEc indic,.
ment. saying in low voice: ''fts
a significant thing that no, once in
this indictment DOES Il state that
/ Mayor GIN took money,
Mayor GIL found tho only way
20 defeat these mon was to destroy
their assets. and no poured their
vile whisky down the sewer.
liar" Billinasiey
| III LIAR Billlngsley said TO The
Star July 20 he's going to quit. Liar
Biliingsley says tho next day In the
P.I no Is not going to quit. and
thereby retains his dignity in the
underworld
when Mayor GIN destroyed the
Day and Might drug store he seized
number Of papers. II he had been
a bad mayor he would have kept
tho papers. But being a good may.
or. he turned them over 10 an honest
officer. But ne kept the forged per.
mits. and has them hero for you
today. They constituted the clean.
cut evidence. They were dangerous
TO tho BillinEsleys-,hey would
want them back. wouldn't thay7
Mayor GIL regarded the permits a.
tho only valuable evidence he had.
and Mayor Gill kept them.
The mayor. quick. nervous.
agreed TO give Tho Billingsieys back
their private papers Vanderyeer
was probably smooth with him. But
there were no papers signed By the
Billingsleys. The papers used in
evidence here were obtained by the
government from the lease Moore
Hunt Company.
Surveys tho Story
! Let us survey the story. Pre-.
tend that Mayor GIL had no virtue.
Billingsley says hc had never met
tho mayor. We find frugal Fred.
that convenient young business
man, debating whether the mayor
OF this city should be bought by a
consideration of $1,000 or $4,000.
Then Logan comes back alone.
Where did he see the mayor-in
~ me secret place. down an alley7
No. he gays he went into a pub.
/ lie office. and. In talking TO the
mayor 70. the first time. passes
tho mayor $4,000 and says he
Licked II up Just like he would a
match box.
And he did that with a man as
deaf as Mayor Gill in a public of.
! fioe."
Calls II Preposterous
Suppose Mayor Gill were a bad
man-would he take money that
I. light have been marked. and walk
down the street?
To think anybody would cell
his honor so easily on his first
| 1 Getting.
THAT Is one OF the most ex.
/ traordinary stories ever conceived
when IL proceeds from predes.
tined criminals trying TO save
/ ihemselyes-and I'm not going to
say the personal integrity that has
withstood n hundred campaigns
was sold away that dayi"
IIe said II Gil had been dishon.
est. with his opportunities of
years. would not be sitting here
today-poor and hard.up."
Most men who 20 out to buy
mayors Bausman said. go out
/ quietly and don't display the bills"
Gill Won't Go to Prison
He declared the confederation OF
The government to the Blllingslev
story was at fault. and. pointing
"a finger to the mayor, said: That
poor little man sitting there will
lot be sent TO the penitentlary on
such evidence"
The district attorney. be aaid
was blinded by brilliant criminal
minds