The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-12

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would be- easy TO get evidence to
show that gambling. bootlegg.ng
and vice were floufishing
Climax OF Drilling
His testimony concerning Or
Matthews came ai the climax OF a
morning OF severe crosa.cXamina.
tion.
II was one OF the big points By
which defense attorneys hope 10
lmpeach the Blllingsley testimony
and tho prosecution Of Mayor Gin.
Chief Rockingham. cX Sheriff
Hodge and four city detectives,
Who are charged with conapiring
with the Blliingslcy bootlcgging
ring 20 violate federal laws gov.
erning interstate shipments of
liquor.
Matthews Cot Gill Once
Attorney Walter S. Fulton rep.
resenting Chief Rockingham.
brought out the evidence about the
payment To Matthews. tho man
eho hired Burns detectives 10 dix
M the evidence which sent former
Chief Wappensteln TO the peni-
tentiary and resulted in the recall
OF Mayor GIN In 1911.
lie had used all his cxtraordin
ary ability 10 confuse and trap the
governmental star witness into con
trndlcting HIS direct tcsiimon" and
had succeeded ON minor points.
Pastor 10 Man Behind
Or Matthews. former moderator
OF the Presbyterian general con
ference, and close personal
friend OF President Wilson. has
been popularly credited for months
with being the man behind the
present prosecution OF the mayor
and other officials.
Exclamaiions By those at the
trial showed how sensational ihey
deemed tho testimony directly con
meeting tho noted pulpit orator
with the plan 10 clean up the city.
Federal Judge Netercr raped
for order. and told baliffs TO take
any one who disturbed the court
outside.
Bnlingslcy's testimony was OK
pecisd by those who have been FOL.
lowing the case closely. for Il was
DIR. Matthews who finally persuad.
cd him and his brothers To plead
guilty and 90 before the recent
grand Jury. which indicted the
mayor and others.
"Dld you. last summer, give
txatffh fnr d
campaign fund to get oIlI7"
~ gave Or. Matthews 81 600"
"And you promised to give
him more. didn't your"
"Yes."
"How mueh--,hree thousand
dollars"
mo amount was fixed"
"When7"
Before August 30"
when you had II In for
oIu7"
ives: ! went 10 Or. Matthews
and told him how Gill was
treating me. told him ! was
going to expose the whole mat
ter"
Then you did give Or. Mat
thews st.ooo?"
"Yes."
What was it to be used for?"
"To get n check on the amount
OF gambling. the number OF houses
of ill-fame that were running. and
the amount OF whisky that was be-
ing sold"
Was IL TO be used against May
or Gill in a recall campaign"
Yes
That's ALL" concluded Fulton.
That Billingsley secured drug
Virgil Bickel." that he wouldn't re-
lease George Vanderveer from obli-
cations as his attorney to testify.
and denial that he had threatened
to make gill jump sideways before
get thru with him." while on a trip
to Tacoma with a deputy marshal,
were points early developed
He denied flatly that he had
threatened recently TO get" Mayor
gill and Chief Rockingham.
He said he might have made such
at the time the mayor had
him arrested for murder. before his
with Gill.
How John Evans, for -four years
a Times reporter. was fired after
accepting $50 from BillinEsley. was
brought out by Attorney Fulton
BillinRsley denied Evans. who is
an eX.convict. now said 10 be want
ed in Canyon City. Col. for violat-
ing his parole. got $1,000 from him
or wrote articles at his dictation.
The defense tried to show that
Billingsley knew that Evans, and