The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-27
PUTNAM TELLS
OF WARDELL'S
TALK TO MIKE
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that judge Ronald take the case
away from the jury and dismina
the defendant.
lie made the motion on the
ground that Wardell. the states
star witness. was "A confessed bride
giyer and therefore could not be
trusted 10 tell the truth. lie also
argued thar even on Wardells tes.
timony. Powers had made no prom.
Use OF protection for Wardell's
gambling house when the alleged
bride was given.
Judge Ronald denied the motion.
Wardall was the first witness.
Did YOU have a telephone con.
yersation with Powers ON Febru.
AIRY Is at 9;ib p. m. asked Ellis
II did
Putnam Heard Phone Talk
Who was with YOU
"sergt. Putnam"
"la this the conversation YOU
hadr' asked Ellis: MFR. Powers.
Comstock came down last night
and jimmied my Joint for me.
Powers said There must be
something wrong. Better see Com.
stock tomorrow
Yes. sir; | had that converse.
ton" Wardell answered.
phonrd From Y. N. c. A.
Where did you phone from
asked Fulton.
Prom the Y. NJ c. A." said
Wardell.
why didn't YOU tell abou, tina,
conversation when on stand be-
fore9"
/ Objection was made and sus.
tanned.
Didn't | ask YOU before when
you had phoneds"
Yes. but | was unable To fix the
date then" replied Wardcll.
Why didn't YOU give the date"
I Il said then that | phoned bo-
tween the nth and 18th"
4 Wasn't Asked
why didn't you tell about Y. NJ
G. A. CALI"
/ because YOU didn't ask me"
/ When you were on the stand
before. you had this slip with the
name and address on IT,"
L Got II From Mike
/ Yes. | got Il from Mike Powers
on February q"
/ III you didn't get IL then you
didn't get 4, at all7' asked Fulton
THAT Is right" was the an.
swer.
Were YOU dealing In liquor
was the question.
Il vas not
yet you offered Powers two
bottles of whisky
Il did"
do you use morphlne7" Fulton
shot at him.
II do not"
What DO you mean when you
said some time ago that the doc.
tors gave you morphine7'
II have had IL five or six times
In the hospital"
DO you know DIR. r. p. Murphy,
OF the White croes sanitariumF'
Il do"
Were you ever there7"
Il was
Denies Asking for Drugs
Didn't you try TO get morphine
from him."
Il did not"
I Didn't you tell him a hard-luck
story and get 81 from him."
Yes admitted Wardell.
Didn't you tell him that you
would get him patients II he would
give you tho drus7" shouted Full
ton.
Il did not. went out there "a
get employment soliciting patients
/ for him"
What IL the sanitarium7"
1t is for drug and liquor cases. 81
When you were NJ the Potomac
apartments. didn't you tell Mrs
Clark that you took shots In the
ARM" asked the lawyer.
Il y did not" said Wardell
Didn't you offer Mrs. CLARK
drugs when she was pretty bad7"
Il did not" replied Wardell. We
hemently.
Didn't you tell Mrs. Howard. Al
tho apartments. that You had n sill
hat full OF diamonds7"
Il did not tell Mrs. Howard any
such thing"
Got Morphine at Hospitals
Ellis took the witness.
When did the physician give yor
morphine" he asked.
Two years ago. at the Swedish
and also at the Fauntleroy hospi
tai"
Sergt. Putnam next was called
Ellis showed him the slip OF paper
Wardell says Powers wrote for
him.
Putnam Heard Phone Talk
Il saw II first on February 2s
Wardell showed II to me-" said
Putnam.
Ellis then went into the alleged
phone call
~ heard wardell phone the
night OF February IL. about s:15
p. m. from Room 8. at the Y. NJ
G. A. Putnam replied 10 the next
question.
Ellis then read the alleged con.
yersation OF Wardell to Powers.
Putnam declared II to be what he
had heard
During your experience with
Wardell. did you ever know him to
use drugs?"
No" said the witneRg