The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-20
Shipped Liquor In Kegs

shipped Liquor IN Kegs
He told OF soliciting liquor houses
for liquor. finally getting some and
shipping small kegs disguised in CO
ment barrels TO Seattle for Logan
Biliingsley.
This plan OF shipment failed. Fey
said Loga told him.
Fey worked in San Francisco
with Logan six weeks. and was Of
fered $40 a day TO continue with
Billingsley. he said.
One big shipment. he declared.
vas assembled at Oakland and con.
signed TO wilburton. Wash. a poit
across Lake Washington. but refus-
ed to send tho shipment because
the railway company demanded
payment OF freigh: In advance.
Pack Booze In Grease
He told OF seeing bills OF ladlng
In i.ogan's room. two weeks before
Christmas. when Logan sent some
liquor to Seattle disguised as skid
grease"
He said he was introduced 10 a
man name dTessier. who was pack.
ing liquor in skid grease for Lokan
Bffiingsley.
Tessler IL the ex.conylct alleged
10 have been an accomplIce OF John
Evans. ex.Times reporter.
After Logan was arrested. Fey
said he got word. thru man he
afterward learned was n govern
ment agent. Foley. that the best
thing to do was get out OF town"
Fey said he came TO Seattle
with Foley. and was taken TO L.
5. Attorney Aliens office.
Tells Of Making Statement
He refused TO make a statement
then. feeling honor bound 10
Billingsley. but later. at the solicit.
tation OF Logan. made a statement.
Assistant U. S. Attorney Martin
took me TO Judge Neterer and said I
would have 10 he put under $1,000
bond. as | was a very valuable
witness. he said.
Il couldn't put up this bond and
was told I'd have TO be put in de.
tention"
lie was then taken to the deten.
tion station. where he was kept l6
days. but never taken before the
federal grand jury. he said.
He was then asked TO tell what
statement he made TO Special
Agent Wright In December.
Tells OF Plan
'Mr. Wright asked me abou. a
conversation with Logan" he said.
~ told him there was an oc-
easion In San Francisco when
J. J. Kelly was in Loaan's
rooms. Kelly asked Logan:
How are you getting along
with the police In Scatter
All right Logan replied. 'es.
cept with Putnam. can't get
him.
"KelIy asked: We'll, how
about the mayorP
HE said: We'll, the mayor
got him pretty we'll framed
up, so he hasn't a chance TO
get away Logan explained: 4
sent one OF my good friends
who, II appeared, was an en-
emy, to the minister, Or. Mat
thews, to tell hin, that gave
the mayor $4,000. Then Or.
Matthews sent for me and ask
ed how much I'D given Gill.
and " I didn't tell, he'd send
US both over the road. I left
the impression I had paid him
the money
Fey said Logan told him the story
twice, and that he (Fey) repeated
IL to Special Agent Wright, but was
not called before the federal grand
jury.
After read OF the indictments
I tried TO get to Mr.. Allen. but he
informed me he was very busy.
tried again a week later, but was
unable to get 10 Allen"
After being released from deten-
ton, he met Logan on Third ave.
he said.
He said Logan told him II
would do me (Fey) a lot of good
to get tangled up in the case.
"He asked me 10 go UP TO his
apartments and said he'd had a
dozen secret service agents on my
trail" Fey testified.
Later Logan, after taking Fey TO
Ora's room in the Navarro hotel,
told him 10 forget the stuff he
knew, Fey said.
The witness continued.
Il said II seemed strange TO me
that Gil got indicted after ! made
my statement to the government
lie said that's the reason the gov.
ernment wanted 10 get rid Of me,
because | knew too much"
Because Attorney Tennant is
IL. AalDrua.. Inlr. IrnAnr unlod