The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-13

Yes.
"pid he pay you that'"
mo"
Then Billingsley lied to your"
"Yos"
Fulton then took the witness.
Not Sentenced
You haven't been sentenced"
mo"
You pleaded guilty."
No"
"What9"
Not guilty"
How many times have you been
in the district attorneys Officer
Five or rix times"
did you ever ask for immu.
nity?'
mo"
mo hope OF reward for coming
in here and testifying?"
mo"
Attorney Tenant took tho wit
ness.
You had notice from your em.
plovcr no, TO help these detec.
tiyos7"
Yea"
You testified you saw Logan
Hlningsley put his fingers in their
pockets Don't you know Logan
testified he never attempted TO pay
these men down thero'"
Denies eootlogglnu
The government objected and was
sustained
Isn't II a fact YOU we're doing a
little Bookkeeping OF your own?"
no"
Frnter then took tho witness
Didn't you say, when YOU plead
ed. that you didn't want an attor-
ney. because Mr.. Allen advised you
not 90 get one7'
mo"
"1lave you an attorney"
mo"
The next witness called was
Chas. II Watson. wharflngcr nj
Piers 9 and 10. where the Charles
Nelson line steamers came in.
Detectives We're o. X.
He said he'd known OF niiiingrley
year and knew Detectives Pool
man and Pcyser year. too
what did poolman and Peyser
do on the docka9" asked Reames.
Looked for whisky. guess''
did You later meet McI.cunan
and DOOM"
Yes
did Won talk with Logan nnl.
lngslcy about names Of consignees
under which he was getting
llquorT"
YES. He told me wha, the
nance were"
what would you do when ship.
ments arrived"
Called Up Logan
Called him up"
what did Logan BillinFsley tell
you about Detectives Poolman. Poy.
ser. McIsennan and DOOM"
II told him detectives were look.
ing over his booze. and that he bet.
ter come for g."
What did he say"
Tie said they we're all right"
CrosE-exaininatlon began.
What did he pay YOU" asked
Tucker
he Didn't Cos, Much
Three dollars and quart OF
whisky"
so you fell for his blandlsh.
men,s. too. did YOU" sneered Tuck.
er.
Attorney Fulton took the witness
what officers followed tho -four
defendants on the water front?"
Quite n number"
Attorney Tenant took tho wit
mesa
why verc yoa so anxious 10 heip
Biilinssley get tho whisky off the
dockag"
Seemed like Good Fellow
Well. be seemed like a good fel
low"
You knew 1t was violation OF
the law
NO. thought II was coming in
on PERMITS"
Did you continue the Kindness
after these defendant detectives
quit the water frcnt?"
No"
why mott"
II don't know"
Attorney Fretcr took the witness.
How many times did you phone
Diilinsgley ?"
"Orly three or four times"
Had Ais Orders
Didn't you have orders not 10 let
these officers see liquor AMP
mcnts7'
Yes"
And didn't YOU hide shipments
from them?"
"Yes."
How early did nllingsley call
for his shipments >"
seven or s O'Clock"
Didn't YOU once tell them al 6
"a. m. that they we're too late-that
B'llingsiey had already gone7"
Maybe"
The witness wns excused.
Stipulation Shortens Trial
~ this point Reames announced
that the government and defense
had agreed 10 stipulation by
which the trial would he shortened
two weeks He said that the de.
Tense agreed to admit that the large
shipments whose history the gov
ernmcut expected TO have To prove
we're interstate shipments. Such
proof was ecasaary TO establish
the case as one OF federal iurlsdic-
tlon
Dry Squad Man Testifles
!. L. Revelle. dry squad officer.
was the next witness called
He said he was on the dry squad
for three months. under Sergt. Put.
nam.
DO YOU remember the Peter Carl.