The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-10

IL ~ uouuliul TX any NllnNNh fNfi
admitted so willinsly the details OF
Il record Of arrests and crimes IN
which no figured as Logan billings
ley did Friday afternoon In The
booze graft coanplncy trial o.
/ Mayor Glil ana other officials.
Lundin and Putnam
Attorneys nutamHn and Tucker
Visited Prosecutor Lundln and Scrgt
Putnam Friday during tho noon re-
cess. 20 learn what their testimony
would be regarding tho importance
aud status OF ilillingalcy evidence
returned by Mayor GIN as part OF
/ the August 80 compromise.
Judge Hauamau hadn't seen m,
before ho made his opening state
meut. ia which no said that I had
Iull tho evidence needed" said
+ Lundin. Evidently he hadn't read
my statements In The Star oppoH
ling tho surrender Of evidence on
which depended 20 prosecute Il
state case against tho hllllngHlcys
when asked why Tucker and
I nauaman visited hia office. Putnam
said.
"Thcy wanted 90 talk TO me about
what my testimony would be. and
I told them that ia tell the truth
on the stand. but that didn't want
10 discuss the cnHc with the ntior.
ucys On to uulc.a the government.
as we'll aH the drfeuhc. WAS repre-
aeutrd ! don't want TO be caught
in Is crosa.rrc"
Under the fire Of Tucker. assoc.
ciatcd with Frederick nsusman. ia
the defense ~ Mayor Gin. Billings.
les. who ia the chief witness for
the government. admitted crime
after crime
Makes Amazing Admissions
II Do doubtful whether any chief
Witutas BE such an important case
ever admitted such a record.
"liaNc you ever been charged
with moro SERIOUS crime than
murIor aaked Tucker softly. with
rising infection"
uillluEnl,y waited second.
$50. bee said very slowly. !
dont think have
Ever been charged with arson -
Numbered Tucker
"Arton p" nuungaicy repeated.
40. ! have never boon charged
with arson"
Holds His Own
"Iiut you have been arrested a
good many times
Yes said Logan. many more
times than your records Nlll show -
Yet With record showing dog
ems of arrests. Logan held his own
against the open oualhuEhts.
Tho name OF Dr Mark a Mat
thewA. pastor Of the First rrcsoy.
terrain church. vas brought into
play IN one OF the dramatic mo
menis late Friday.
Did you talk with Mayor Gli
after the compromise Logan was
asked by e. s. Attorney Reamea.
Biliiugsloy had testified he paid
$4,000 90 tho mayor IN return for
papers seized Ia the Day and Night
drug store
Matthews on Bribe Trail
4 vent TO see the mayor IN his
office" Logan said. "and asked
him " he thought Dr. Matthews
was his friend Ha said he thought
be was told him Or Matthews
was not. and that had just come
from Matthews office. and be had
pointed HIS finger In ms face and
said I gave Glll $500 The county
grand Jury was Ia session or about
% be- called. and he threatened TO
send me 10 the penitcntlAry " /
didn't tell about Gtll. Tho mayor
said the grand jury wouldn't do
anything"
Tho crowd. first intensely quiet.
laughed after Matthews name was
mentioned. and Was admonlshcd by
the judge
mike" Asks for 500
Interest reached tho swapping
point 1t another moment when the
government introduced letter
signed Mike 10 Jallcr Jack Mad
den. asking him to 80 TO Logan
Bnuugsiey and get 500 for Robert
tsAhaNahs y HN " as fsfAt AiANhtANAA ANE
governor then. Mike" HALEY was
Bobs campaign manager
The letter follows:
Spokane. July %.
Dear Jack.
We busted three tires and
springs OF the Packard and
have 10 have wheel reset and
get a new tire here. which puts
va up against H. wish you
would go and see Logan
Blningsley and AJAX him 70
send me a hundred here by
special delivery. You may show
him this letter Send Il out. n
possible. go that I viii get It
Tuesday. and then we can get
the car and keep going. Things
look fine and We have the
fight Won as this campaigning
on every road. in every camp.
and with every thrashing crew.
and all the small towns. Is
making a big hit with the vot-
ers. Regards to all. Yours.
MIKE.
Logan testified he sent $50.