The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-29
BOOZE Indictments
FOLLOW LONG PROBE
BY U. s. AUTHORITIES
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who demanded and got surrender
OF the guns aud papers
The Hilllngsley truck drivers
were released and later the truck
returned TO them.
The Maruett raid was follow.
ed the nest day by a state.
ment from Serpt. Putnam, IN
The Star. TO the effect that
there was az least $780, 900
year being paid by bootreaaors,
gamblers and the Vice crowd
Tor police protection.
MarEctt was angry. To told The
star that he waA sure he had been
tipped OF TO tho police By the nil.
lingalrya and aworo hold get even.
Msrgett and Logan Meet
Logan nlllinEnley visited John J.
Sullivan. MRrKotts attorney. Ia tho
White building. and denied that ha
had tipped Margett or 10 the police.
He'd heard tho threats made by
MarEett and tried In every pos.
sible way TO molilfy tho ss.patrol-
man.
MarEett and Logan BlllinEHley
met day or two later. when they
both went TO Portland 10 confer
with Eddie BAKER tho Jessie
I Moore Hunt Go. sales manager.
who later gave testimony before
I the grand jury on which tho 1911.
E lingaleya wcro indicted.
/ nAkcf tried to ct MaTgett TO end
/ the bootleEEerA ROW. which Vas
I threatened to result in serious In
Z jury Ia tho Jesse Moore-llunt Co.'S
( business ia Seattle
1 when MArgctt had listened 10
{ Bakers recital OF Blllingsley'S Of
fer. be met Logan. and heard u
T again,
Logan Offered Neip
Logan according 10 MarEetts
T later report. offered TO take him
{ into partnership and get back the
/ letters seized by the police when
4 MArrett'a warehouse VAS raided.
MarEeit. however. was unwilling
I 10 accept Tho offer because Billings.
I ley had followed similar expires
sions OF good will hy stealing bis
whisky a few days before.
II Was after that tho line 81
1 prosecutions we're pushed against
NarEeti Ia such a way that he
REALLY Turned up tho evidence that
resulted in the indictments % tho
BillinEaieya and "a. -. confessionH
The city preferred charges
lgalnst Marret,. lie vas fined
iioo
Then Prosecutor iundln pre-
erred state charge against LiH
.ett-rs seized by the police were
rrned over 10 tnndia - Mayor
IN
Or. mst,h.~s Wen, Nien
Shortly before that Or ~ A
Matthews. Who. tt has been report
ed. had employed Burns detectives
20 uncover alleged police graft In
m effort 10 secure evidence on
which 10 base another recall Of
Mayor ON. had determined after
conferences with dry forces. to
seek the aid OF Attorney General
IJeKory In EetiinE a federal inycs.
lgsfion started
Dr. Matthews denied having en-
iloycd Burns men lie said 20 all
'omcrs that he VAS working with
ierEeant Putnam Hc had publicly
old MAYOR Gill that plan vas on
foot to job Putnam and get him
fired Hsorc SUNDAY afternoon
uaaH meeting Or Matthews told
the mayor thar the people - Sc.
attic wouldn't stand for H. Putnam
wasn't disturbed
Federal Charge Filed
Dr. Matthews IL known to- have
been in consultation with Lundln.
Whether he advised iundin 10 give
the evidence In the Margett case
70 United States District Attorney
Allen or whether Lundin did Il vol
Intarily isn't known Hut Lundin
lid turn tho evidence over to Allen
A federal charge was filed
against Margctt before a United
States commisAioner.
This happened after Margett had
seen Lundln and pretended 10 toll
him how TO get tho goods on the
BillingaleyB and tho other bootleg
gers. Withholding all the while any
real evidence.
Msrpett Talks
The federal charge. however. IN
duced Margett 10 talk He offered
10 tell Allen how to get the evi
1ence on tho Billingsleys and re
peated TO Allen what he had al
ready told The Star-that II tho Bil
llngsleys were trapped they would
expose the alleged corruption IN the
police department.
Tho result was that Margett went
to San Francisco and thru his helT
the federal authorities got from
Eddie Baker OF the Jesse Moore
Hunt Co. all tho evidence needed
TO indict and convict the Billings
leys.
Baker came 10 Seattle. registered
at the Ethelton hotel under the
name OF Burke. and appeared be
fore the grand jury.
Indictments against the Billings
leya were returned upon hia testl
mony and the documentary evi
dence he brought with him, which
showed how the Billingsleys bac
bought carload lots OF whisky.
After tho indictments were 70
turned Assistant District Attorne,
Martin permitted Margett and Char
lie Young. his Seattle partner and
sales agent for the Jesse Moore
Hunt Co. to appear before the
grand jury and add TO tho story al
ready told by Baker II is upor
that appearance that Margett ant
Young expect to receive immunity
Logan Billingsley was arrested
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