The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-03-31

-Four citN detectives ON trial vita
Mayor Iil and Ch.cf Bcckingham
were also acquitted
Mayor Hiram G.. Giu. chief 81 po-
lice Charles f. BccNiu. ham. former
sheriff Robert r Hodge, City Detect
ives Meyer VI pcyscr. John Poolman,
James Doom and Dan J. McLennan.
Edward - Wcl.mun. assistant
frelghtshed foreman ot the oregon
Washington Railroad and Navigation
co. Logan BillineSloy Fred Billings
ley. W a. picl0w ana VIM. f'raIicr
OFFICERS uT transfer cpmpuhlcs, dnu'
Edward T.. Baker. manager of the
Jesse Moore Hunt company Liquor
dealers OF san Francisco, were lndlct-
ed by "A federal grand jury here Jam
uary ~, 1917. ON q conspiracy charge.
There are three counts IN the indict-
nont against each defendant. two
counts charging conspiracy Co violate
section IS uf the United states penal
code. and tho other with plotting To
yinInts tho interstate commerce law.
Gm Rockingham and Hodge are
alleged 100 the indictments Co nave
c.uspirpd with the Bi,lingsleSs tu snip
large quantities of alCuuoilc liquor
into seattle In violation ut the ttderal
laws. They are also accused ol pro-
yidiug The Blu,ugslcNs and their en-
pioyas with official and police pr'tcc .
ttou .or their liquor shipments ana
! with accepting large sums ui money
nom The BNliugslcys I'm payment Tor
this alleged protection
II was alleged. in evidence submit
tod To the Grand Jury. tnat Major 1l'
a.c,pt,a "a bribe Of $4,000 from the
HIuIugslels last August. that Btch
iughyn accepted hriucs of Sllun AhN
that Hodge. through his collector, re-
,ri,,d 1000 from the BllnE~l"Ns 81
Logan and Fred Bulngsieys. broth
crs. plciuW and Frazier were 'bdiel"'
last December for alleged elh.pli'''
tn Violate the federal buu"t LAVE. "h'
after pleading guilty Wet" MOI sen
fenced. out were used ~ W''h' ''
against GIN and others.
A.. .onu as tho indictments were
announced state ana local prohlhilloI
leaders volunteered Co g" ON May"
GiIl- hail bond aud uucred money ID
',..i-t ir the defense. WIlmuu Iuchtl
pr,aidsuf Of the state liut H-su'lA
ror and th. klu- county liAi A~~o
eiatIpu was Engaged Co defend ''ll'
md forupr supreme Justice fr'd'f
ick Hausmdu offered hlS -'INl''
vtfhpu' charge tr assistant ''"''N'
GHu issued "a statement SAYING 'h"
nt mad ktNn ds~tI|'I 'I|' '.'N''. ~ '
I.3u.c hc had enforced the pr'hlli'l''
ilayy vigorously and had incurred 'n
lu.Wu OF wholesale liquor d'"'is l
l,ihar states. Uv iu',rp"s'a %" N'
I,purrer. hut asked for sephl'.
l,rIol when was d'ri'd. ana for
needy trial which WAS granted
! GnI acquired national .."'rItN 20
being recalled from thc Office 'i h''
I,or of Seattle in l9ll for "lcscd to'
Grafton OF vice. aud hN 1cnF 'le'''
mayor by enormous W"luH,i'7
llpIt and 1916 Robert Y Hodge, no
dicted with Gul, Wu- Ir"sr' .Nr can
didate fu governor iu l'I-, ana N'
ldefpatcd Tie sought tho H'puni''h
nomination for governor last lai' "it
MAS hciton i'm tho primary 1he hH'
r IpgsIcys. the principal witness
l,sains, Gul. Rockingham ana ll"aE'
% ,ysr. formally residents ui Wet WI
Ianla and oklahoma.
United states District JudI' I'I'
niah Nctcrcr is presiding di the u''
IN. United states Government 'r I'
resented by Special Prosecutor '''
once l.. Roamcs, ,.r,rict 1itnln'F
lportland ore. ana Clay Nh'h, "'
. ..., ..,,rr.y az semitic