The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-14
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open 10 be the goat. wanted the
record clear
Ito identified q letter written Sep.
TENDER - by the mayor to himself,
stating that Nandoryccr had given
him releases for an claims against
the mayor or tho chief The letter
requested that Caldwell dismiss the
/ city cases pending against Fred and
Ora ntlingsiey
what did you do" Reames ask.
cd Caldwell.
II ordered the cases dismissed
Attorney Frederick nausman. in
tho cross-examination had Caldwell
answer that hia release had nothing
10 do with pending state cases
against the uillingslcyH
Railroads Sue Mayor
Caldwell said the Milwaukee and
O.W. railways. he believed. had
filed claims against tho mayor TO
recover FOR liquor shipments that
had been destroyed
lie then identified claims made
by railways against Mayor ON
No Secrecy
Tho defense. Il Is understood.
viii try 20 establish that the dan
ger of the railways collecting dam
axes for liquor shipment destroy.
ed. was one Of the chief reasons
why Mayor GIN agreed TO the
clean slate" agreement with 10
gan Billingslcy.
Was tho whole proceeding be.
tween you and the mayor open
and without secrecy" asked Haua.
man.
Yes" aald Caldwell.
Sullivan Takes s,srd
Captain Charles sullivan. secre
tary % police. VAS the noxt wit.
mesa for tho government.
He Identified the index book Of
the record of arrests from January
I. 1916. 90 July 1. 1916.
Reamcs had Sullivan read tho
record Of arrests OF the Billings.
legs
Arrest Billinssleys 20 Times
They showed Logan had been ar
rested three times under the name
% " Hlctcl" and seven times nm.
der tho name OF Log an. Fred was
arrested flve tines: sherman
three times: ora once. anS II. W
Blllingsley once.
No Arrests After Aug. 30
None % the nnl!ngslsys was ar
rested after August 30. according
To tho records
Capt Sullivan was asked 90 70
late what he remembered OF the
afternoon Of August 30.
Mayor Asks for Papers
"Mr Evans. stenographer. told
mo about y m. that the chief
wanted 20 see me. went into the
office. The mayor. the chief and
Logan BilltnEsiey were there. The
chief said he wanted 20 see tho
Billingsloy papers. went and got
tho papers had. Logan aaid
some railway receipts were miss
Ing.
Il said perhaps Serxt. Putnam
had them. was told 10 got them.
Tho sergeant told nue. he wasn't
thru with the papers I had. l
went back and told the chief Ito
said 10 get them anyway. told
Ssrgt Putnam Il was the chiefs
orders. Ito gave them 10 me over
his protest took them TO tho
chiefs office.
Mayor Storms Out
y protested HTalnHt the return
OF the forged permits. saying had
a subpoena for them. Tho mayor
stormed out. remember"
Where was Logan
"is was standing cas-, OF the
desk"
What else happened
Chief Handles Papers
The chief took out the permits
Logan told him he would give him
any OF the papers back ~ he want.
ed them"
Where we're the permits1"
Il had them"
How many times did you 90 20
Sergt Putnam's office after the
papers,"
'-Twlce."
Didn't Hold All Papers
DID YOU know al that time that
these papers you got from Sergt.
Putnam we're under subpoena
NO"
You mrst have known"
At the time the subpoena was
issued. only the permits were held
as evidence"
Testimony Vital
I Sullivan's testimony was OF vital
Importance LOGAN had testified
the chief left the office to get
sullivan 10 get the papers after he
paid the $1,000 TO Mayor Gin when
they were alone in tho room.
subpocnss Asked for All
Reames read tho subpoena served
on Sullivan. which called for ali
the papers seized at the Day and
Night drug store"
You knew tho papers turned
over by Putnam were seized in the
Day and Night drug store7" asked
Reames
u didn't know definitely"
Didn't you know at that time
that these papers had been taken
at the Day and Night drug store 90
Sullivan Says No
Il hadn't had tho papers in my
possession. so ] didn't know wheth.
or they were or not"
Reames repeated the question
Sullivan again answered he didn't
know, because he hadn't had them
In his possession.
You went back 10 Sergt. Put.
nam's offices and delivered a mes
sage and he delivered them to
YOU"
] "Yes--under protest"
What papers did you ask him