The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-13
I'VE BROKE THE
BILLINCSLEYS,"
SAYS MAYOR

OHIO MHIUh
Did the Billingsleys receive
liquor shipments a, the rate OF
a carload a week following tho
compromise with Mayor Gill,
August 3of
Thls is ono Of the bones OF
contention In the boore-praft
conspiracy eases which the
prosecution outlined In the
opening statement. and which
the defense hopes 10 dlsprovo
by the governments own fla.
ures.
In IA stipulation agreed upon by
the defense and the government at
tornoys Monday. to shorten the
trial by two weeks. each liquor
shipment from tho Jesse Moore
Hunt company 20 tho hlllngslcy6
Is traced. This stipulation fixes the
amount OF liquor shipped
Gill Is Optimistic
Logan Hillingsley testified he re-
ceived an average Of carload n
week OF liquor after August 30. and
that he sold approximately $50. 900
worth OF whisky IN Seattle.
MRvur GIN f. optimistic over the
figures shown In the stipulation.
They show that the BillingsleyE
got less than s3a 600 worth OF booze
instead Of $50. 600 worth. during all
their time here After August 30
they only got 5000 worth. and OF
this more than $4,000 worth never
got 20 them. but was DESTROYED And
We got n lot OF the liquor consigned
TO them before August 80"
Broke EN- Up. Ne Says
Fact Is" saws Mayor GIN. we
practically broke the Hillingsleys
and this stipulation viii show &C."
The papers were entered as ovi.
donce by the government
Logan Billingslcy stepped down
from the witness stand. after his
long grillings az the hands OF de
tense attorneys. nj : 80 D. m. Mon
day.
The closing moments OF LoEan's
Testimony were marked by sharp
tilt with Attorney Walter Fulton.
who had been most successful In
the REORGANIZATION with Billings
icy.
Logan told Fulton he asked
questions holsterously"
"oh. | frightened you'" said F>ul.
ton sarcastically.
NO" said niilingslcy. You
didn't friEhten me. haven't been
frightened. I'm not frightened
now. And I'm not going 10 get
frightened
Logan said he used tho name Of
Virgil nlcksl several times when
talking over the phone TO the
mayor
But i used Smith or any name
when ! got Crehan. the mayors
secretary" said Logan. I'D tell
him I wanted TO talk TO the mayor.
when ! got the mayor ia tell bin
Il was Bickel and he would know
who II was
T. p. Weideman. assistant freight
shed foreman for the orcgon-Wash-
ington Railway company. followed
him on the stand. as the second
government witness.
do you remember tho occasion
when Logan was AT the warehouse
and the detectives came upT"
Yes Logan was around tho
freight house with them. watch.
cd them. Logan followed them and
talked. 30 feet from me. | saw him
put his right finger Ia his poke;
and then put tho tips OF his fingers
In Peyser's vest pocket"
Didn't Seize Booze
did the detective seize any OF
that ilquor7"
No"
How close v.rs they to the
liquor
They were leaning on one OF the
barrels
Twenty minutes later truck
took a BillinEsley shipment away. %
They would say. How are you.
Slim Any BillIngsley liquor here
today
What did they do with the ends
OF the barrels7"
Look closely and rub dust over
the ends"
DO you remember the car con.
signed "a carload OF shrimps7"
Yes"
Tell about IT,"
We unloaded the shrimps to per.
NIT them TO get the liquor out"
Frater charged Reamcs was put
ting words In the mouth OF the wit.
ness
The Judge said Reames' aues-
lions we're proper
How much did Logan pay you
all together for services7"
Not over $50"
Relative to these Alaska ship
ments. did you ever hear any con.
versatlon between SerFt. Putnam =
dry squad men and detectives >"
No"
To Double His Pay
Bansman took over the cross-ex.
animation
You say serRt Putnam was al.
ways an honorable man."
Yes"
Tucker asked Was BlllngsIey
to pay You s75-to double your bal.
ary7"
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