The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-27


Rockingham for years and vouehed
for his reputation.
A little hard OF hearing. Decking
ham leaned forward at times and
distorted the muscles OF his face
to catch the questions OF his attor-
ney. Walter Fulton. lie answered
In deep bass voice. and was
watched closely by every man Ia
the jury box.
lie was preceded by James Gre
han. secretary TO Mayor GIN, who
denied that Logan Blllingsley car
iied on frequent telephone CONVEX.
shtionA with the city'g chief exeeu.
tive. as tho bootlogger had testi-
fled. Crehan leaned forward and
answered each question promptly.
Couldn't Rattle Crehan
Once. during the cross-examina-
ton Crehan had answered that he
believed there we're three or four
kilograms" In the papers seized by
the police from the Bllllngsleys.
Weren't there dozen tele-
grams?" asked ReameB several
tlHlths iIfnhN ulhAt Ai' Faihf M
swer each time and finally asked
the prosecutor. Am | the wit.
uess?'
Reames asked Crchan II Attor.
ney George Vandcryeer. former
counsel for the BillIngsleys. was
frequent visitor AZ the mayors Of
flee.
Not frequent visitor" said
Cfohan. "a good many lawyers
drop in on the mayor as they 20
To and from the court rooms
Judge stops Tucker
In sarcastic tones. Attorney
Tucker. counsel for gin. asked:
You never heard IL said that the
mayor ought 10 be indicted because
members OF the bar drop in TO see
him. did your"
The Judge sustained the obiec-
ton before Reames could voice H.
Chief Rockingham explained
that he was ~ years OF age, had a
7C-yenrold mother stlll living. and
bride OF four months. IN answer
To questions from his attorney. lie
has a sister working as a Red
Cross nurse in Europe. Her hus-
band IL an officer in the French
army. For years he was employed
In the Puget Sound National bank.
later served as county commission
er and has held positions In the
county auditors and city treasur-
trs offices.
Denies Mayor Got Bride
Asked 10 tell OF the return OF pa
pars TO Mayor GIN. August 30.
when Logan Billingsley says he
gave the mayor a $4,000 bribe. the
chief declared he never left his Of.
flee.
The mayor came TO my office
that afternoon and said. I suppose
you know we've made a settlement
with the Billingsleys that Will dis
miss all damage cases-why
haven't they gotten thei- papers p
! told him Billingsley was around
the hall OF the building. and / ask.
ed the mayor 10 he had ever met
the man. thinking az be was a no
torious character that the mayor
might be interested In seeing him.
Il rang the bell for my stenog.
rapher and told him TO bring
nillingsiey In. He did and intro
duccd him 10 the mayor. remem-
Der Logan told him he thought the
mayor had prosecuted him until
kelley's and Gerald's places were
smashed up and then he had con
Guided that We treated en- all
alike.
Called for the Papers
Finally called Capt Sullivan
and said. Captain. get the papers
that were seized In the Day and
Night drug store He brought In
a bundle OF permits. asked him
where the balance OF the papers
were and he told me they were in
Srgt. Putnam's office.
He went up and came back and
said Putnam was not thru with
them. said, Go back and get
back all OF the papers Logan had
said he wanted TO get cleaned up
and get out--that he had a lot Of
debts to pay. and We had the bills
among his papers. So Sullivan got
them and went out
But he walked in again and
said. DO you know there Is n sub.
poeua out for some OF these pa.
pers" That made the mayor sore
and he called Sullivan a boob
srd said. 'you'll get us all in Jail.
and he walked out ! said. Wait
. minute. mayor--what are we go
Ing a. 40 vain the papers, He said
I don't care what you do with
them
Remembers Seeing Constable
Rockingham said he remembered
afterward that Constable Shannon
had spoken 10 him in the hall. but
that he didn't realize what Il was
about and went under the impress
sion that Capt. Sullivan. secretary
OF police. would attend to the mat
ter
did you 20 out Of the room -
asked Fulton. as this Billingsley
has testified -
No" said the chief That's not
a fact"
Was the mayor there an hour
as he testified"
mo. he wasn't there that long.
Rockingham said Logan told hin
he would return any OF the papers
II there were any OF them the
chief wanted.
He related in detail the Star Car
rage Works incident. where Fred
Billingsley testified he paid the
chief $500 for truckload OF Mar
sett whisky that was destroyed by
Rockingham.
Did he pay you $500 in the
crevice between two buildings?'
asked Fulton.
That n lle." said the chief.
Gets TBS From Fred