The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-22
PERJURED SELF
IA TIMES, SAYS
F. BILLINCSLEY

Fred BillIngslcy perJured himself
II times IN trial before Judge Oh.
liam. In superior court, last Octo.
Der. according 10 admissions he
made on the witness stand IN fed.
erai court wednesday. when recall.
cd to- undergo "A vigorous croRs-ex.
animation by Attorney Wilmon
Tucker.
Questions and answers from a
Transcript OF the half-forgotten
case had been dug mp by the de-
tense attorneys since Fred was last
on the stand. and they were put 10
him in rapid succession.
Admits II - Times
Did you not testify that no pa.
pers seized I'm the Day and Night
drug store were ever returned 10
YOU" asked Tucker
Il did" casually replied Fred.
Was that not perjury"
THAT was perjury"
Ard so he answered II times, In
n matter-of.fact way. as Tucker
waded thru the transcript. Most of
tho perjury WAS In connection with
the papers which Fred has testified
In tho booze graft case were part
his and part Logan's. and were re
turned by Mayor Gil August 30.
when. Logan says. he paid the
81 600 bride 10 tho city's chief ga.
ccutlve
United States Attorney Reamer
asked him n he gave the periured
Testimony on the advice OF George
Nanderyeer. his attorney.
Yes. Il was on his advice" Fred
answered. before the court could
sustain the objections fired by de-
Tense attorneys. who declared Il
was not proper crosH.exRminntlon
but have not committed per
Jury IN this court. shot back the
witness
Thomas KENNEDY. city attorney.
who tried most OF the Bllingsley
cases IN police court. was the next
witness. lie testified Mayor gin
never consulted him concerning the
clean slate agreement with the
bootleggers. but that he was out OF
town on his vacation q; the time.
John A. Watson. 1919 Meridian
ave. n former waiter at Gerald's
cafe. was called 10 the stand.
''Do you remember waiting on
Logan Billlngsley In private box
during the middle OF January last7"
he was asked
Watson said he did. and was ask
ed 10 tell OF biz of conversation
he heard exchanged between Logan
and Clarence Gerald. now dead. az
THAT time
= heGrd BIllingsley say 10 Ger.
mid. I've got GIL framed right. and
he hasn't got an out" DECLARED
the walter
Watson leaned forward and put
lemplasis on the word right"
Tells Mayor Gill
Reames Immediately put Watson
under REORGANIZATION. and
made him admit he had never re-
pested what he heard until March
I. tbs day after tho booze graft trial
opened. when he went 90 Mayor
GIN and told him.
Il had read about tho trial start.
Ing" the waiter said. "and said TO
myself. That don't look right TO me
III 80 down and see the mayor
and tell him"
Fred BlilingEley was then recall.
cd again and questioned by Attor.
ney Walter Fulton, counsel for
Chief Rockingham. relative To- n
conversation had with George Van.
derveer and Wilbur Cummings.
Vanderyeer's law partner. when
they went TO tho house IA which
Fred BillinRsley was hiding last
January Mt the time federal OF.
ficers were searching for him.
"Will you swear that you didn't
tell Nanderyeer tina, tho first pro
lection money you paid was 10 Mar.
gett7" demanded Fulton.
"fli swear that ! don't remember
telling him that. but said that tho
only protection money ! paid was
10 officers he tVandcrveerl sent
around to collect from me" shot
Billingsley.
Dry Squad Officers 4. G.. Ford
and r. A. Mclean followed Fred.
and substantiated the statements
made by Sergt. Putnam that their
orders were ito do tho best We
could TO search out bootleggers."
Mayor Congratulates EN-
did you ever hear any converse.
ton between Mayor Gin and mem.
bers OF the dry squad concerning
the Billingsleys after August 30?''
asked Fulton Of Ford.
Between the 9Th and the 18th OF
October" said the witness. when
we were destroying some liquor.
heard the mayor congratulate OF.
ficer BogRess OF tho dry squad on
his good work. and told him not TO
let the Billingsleys or Margett slip
anything over on him. and TO get
them II he could"
Did you ever know OF whisky
being carted openly thru the streets
of Scatter" he was asked Fred
Billingsley has testified that this
was tho situation after the compro
mise with Mayor GIL"
1T don't sound reasonable" an,
swered Ford. I'VE were doinR
Everything we could to prevent any
thing like that"
L. s. Attorney Reames asked
Ford II he ever heard there was
protection for the Billingsleys.
Il don't know whether there was
= any protection or not" Ford an
swered. but we were doing all We
! could"
, DO YOU think II possible foI
liquor to come in carload lots and
a get by the dry squad3'
!. 1T looks impossible"
nCnuld II hnNn hnnn nnaslhle IN