The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-12
BILL SPURCK A
SUPER STACKER
SAYS KENNEDY
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We are both members" wrote
Kennedy The frat" brothers.
however. told Kennedy that Spurck
ought 10 serve. he says.
Next. spurck got his wife 20
call upon Bishop O'Dea. and asked
that he come to me-" says Ken
nedy's letter.
Kennedy charges that Spurck Is
not Catholic. and that he went
TO the bishop. not 10 get spiritual
counsel. but TO attempt Influence
on Kennedy. who r. n Catholic.
Bishop O'Dca. however. asked
Kennedy 10 do his duty. and moth
Ing else
Spurck also hustled around and
got Shrlners and Elka 10 concern
themselves about his case. but
when they learned tho circum-
stances. Kennedy says. they re.
fused TO recommend his discharge.
"spurck only made t25 during
1917, according TO his own words.
says Kennedy's letter
when he learned ! was going
20 file this. he asked me 10 tear
up the evidence. saying Il sounded
like hell that he had made 30
little.
Just a Dumb Walter
"spurck ls nothing but
human dumb walter. who trans.
fered money from his father 20
hln wife. After falling In his e..
forts by bribery, perjury. wire
pulling, Influence and lnterces-
siont. Spurek then attempted
20 befog the Issue by a mlsrep-
rcsentstlon OF me.
Tie approached a number Of the
Alpha Tau Omega fraternity broth
ers. and tried 10 get them to say
there had been trouble between
spurck and myself knowing there
had been no trouble. they refused
1T n known fact Bill has al.
ways been considered a Joke among
the a. T. o.'s. aud that he has al.
ways been given 20 large talk.
known by the boys as elephant
talk
Il did not suppose that you
would be able TO talk 20 him for
10 minutes without getting next 10
him I, r. due TO the fact that he
Is not quite 100 per cent present,
mentally that I have not called his
affidayiis and testimony 10 the at
tcn;ion % the L. s. distric, attor.
uey for prosecution.
A Super Stacker
"Spurck has failed TO call your
attention TO the times I have kept
him out OF Jail on speeding
charges. and OF tho times have
aided his brother. who IL frequent
~ picked up below the line.
IT is an outrage that super
Stacker like Spurck IL managing 10
get by In the way ha is doing
Il can't help but feel that ~
spurck had been the son OF poor
man he would now be at American
Lake. dolng his duty"
Spurck declares that Government
Appeal Agent Thomas J. l.. Ken.
needy acted thru personal enmity In
TO the district ap
peal board that he be certified for
service in the nationsl army
Spurck IL preparing a notice OF
appeal from the district board. pc
titionlng the adjutant general to re
quest the local board TO reopen his
case
This II the first Seattle case APP
pealcd TO the war department.
Spurck was Originally certified BY |
division board No. Z. According 10 |
the records OF the district board. |
Fred Grinnel. confidential inves.
tiEa,or for the appeal agents OF.
flee. was placed on the case.
"Grinnel'a affidavit" declared |
Spurck today. lis based upon hear.
say only and ~ drawn 30 that the
real facts do not appear. He al.
leges that | own an automobile
worth $4,000. that am solely de.
pendent upon my father for sup
port. and that my wife is extrava-
giant and dresses In expensive Tin
cry"
Spurek's Statement
Grinnels recommendation was
that Spurck should be certified
This recommendation was o. KID
by Kennedy
Two years ago" said Spurck. Il
Interested myself In the case OF a
young man accused OF n box car
theft. was satisfied Of his limo
cence. altho Kennedy declared him
guilty. He was found guilty and
sentenced 10 Walla Walla.
Il obtained recommendations for
pardon from the Judges who had
heard the case and from the jury .
which convicted him. begged /
Kennedy to sign the petition. but
he refused. On the showing that | /
made, the pardon was obtained.
Il have affldavlts to prove that
Kennedy said Mt that time that he
would get me. have presented
these facts TO Gov. Lister. and I
have n letter from Lister asking
that the district board reopen the
case"