The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-08
BAUSMAN'S
STATEMENT

STATEMENT
I'VE viii show" he said. that
Mr. GIN. several times mayor OF
Seattle. came TO o period ia hts
career when bis habits changed.
Once a user OF liquor. he became
tectotaler and then an enemy OF
the liquor traffic
we will show he appointed Mr.
Putnam ~ head OF special dry
squad. but so multifarioua. 20 IN.
renlous. were the operations OF
bootlcgEcrs. that 10 was almost i'm.
possible 10 Keep policemen from
corruption He did his best. but
two months seemed the average
usefulness 81 an officer on the dry
squad
Fights corrup; Cops
THE mayor struggled AGAINST
this corruption. and We will show
he co-operafed with and had the co
operation OF hts chief. You1i find
tho chief doing all he could Tn aid
the mayor. Prosecutor Lundin
found Gill trying TO enforce the
law. There was not always perfect
harmony between the sheriff aud
the mayor. nor was there always
perfect harmony between the prose.
cuaior and the sheriff
These cunning and nefRrious
aooundrcls. tho BllllnEsleys. came
from Oklahoma. wher. they had
long records as iawbreakers. and
started their drug store system
here. which they had already tried
in Oklahoma. and which were the
rottenest Kind OF saloons
Bumped Into NJ Gill
but they found man To deal
with here. and that man was III
Glli'" Bausman pointed to the
mayor. who sat motionlcss. listen.
ing To every word. and intently
watching his defender.
''iIe took what they had and he
smashed a. To threw their coun.
tiers into the street The Billings
leys. bewildercd by the mayors at.
tacks. decided finally they would
have TO shift scenes and depart
so they came and wanted to
settle with the mayor and compro
mise the cases The mayor laid
the proposition before some Of the
most eminent men In the com
munity Including Reginald Thorn
son. William Il Moore. Hugh Cald-
we'll and members Of the city
council
Bribe Charge Wicked lie
The charge that Logan Billings
ley paid 81 900 10 Mayor GIN is the
wicked lie Of an infamous scoun-
drcl. II 10 the statement OF scoun.
drel who will be put on the stand
to swear a man ont OF office
I'VE will show that these per.
iured rascals planned and attempt.
ed to ruin ri GIL They mads>fake
and Infamous evidence. and held II
out a. bait TO the government Of
ficials. who rrabbcd Il. believing
they had uncovered startling evi-
dencc.
parad. OF Bribery
do you think II these men were
really going down to corrupt the
mayor they would have taken out
the money and paraded the fact?
Things went on OF which tho
government has not told you
things between the Billingsleys and
the Jesse Moore Hunt Co. whom
the government has pardoned"
Then he said the defense would
reveal that the "old boss" telegram.
named By the government in the
Indictment, would be branded as
part OF conspiracy" TO manufac-
ture evidence. II was sent by
Logan to the Jesse Moore Hunt Co.
and told them everything had been
fixed mp with the "old boss" but
that he had told them to "lle low
while the grand jury was in SEES
sion
Letter Tells Another Story
"They sent that telegram" said
Bausman. ito hurt and ruin that
unfortunate man pointing TO Mayor
GID.
II will show you another letter
Logan Billingsley wrote TO the Jesse
Moore-Iunt Co. which revealed the
true state OF affairs in the same
month October"
Here's the Letter
Then he read the following letter
addressed 20 Eddie Bakor. manager
OF the Jesse Moore-ilunt Co:
"'Dear Mr.. Baker: inolose
draft for $2,79t.t4. Please
credit my account as per state
ment No. 339495.
"'charley and I agree that
there shall be no oVercharge on
the carload business up to the
first Of October, so all tho over
charges up 20 the October In
voices you may credit TO our
account. Please send credit
alp for amount OF aame.
80 have In mind another way
to pad goods. believe tho