The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-06
4 Tried to Catch
Grafers,' Putnam
Says in Answer

TO seduee any official from the
paths OF honor" but TO attempt
TO detect and expose those In
authority who had long eoun-
tonaneod the arossest viola.
lions q law, and comfortably
profited thereby"
lie said he expected to be dis.
missed II Inspector OF Police Pow.
,rs was acquitted. as was tho case.
i-utnam testified In that case that
hc directed Private Detective War
ocll. with funds donated by Dr
Mark \ Matthews. 10 run u gam
bnng house 10 trap police officials
who might be corrupt
Lundin Sanctioned TRAP"
There was positively nothing
I, rsonal Ia my efforts TO detect
these men," the statement said. u
was actuated solely by sense OF
duty to detect and expose the cul'
pitts and stamp out graft Because
Of the difficulties confronting me.
| could see no other course than
the one adopted. All my actions
were taken with the full knowledge
aud sanction OF the prosecuting at
tfney. II 10 upon this that the
mayor bases his charge that am
Z guilty of q crime and am guilty OF
dishonorable conduct unbecoming
an officer"
Got Help on oil's Advice
The assistance he received. Put
nam wrote. financial or other
Mise. was received from those to
whom the mayor. at the Inception
o. my work. sent m. for assistance,
counsel and advice"
Much OF his work would have
been unpertormed he said Had
II not been for the funds contrib
utod from outside sources
lie denied his department was In
I dependent. saying he received Of
durs from tho mayor from time TO
time. and the work done by the AK
/ squad Was upon direct orders from
him
lie destroyed places" Putnam
states. against which I had OBJ
tanned evidence. without my knosl.
edge and In my absence notably
the baden pool room"
lie said he never chopped up
place without the mayors orders
puts Questions TO Oil
What explanation does the
mayor care to give concerning the
! curious transactions connected
with tho affair at li2is Second
lave. =. or the matter Of the dispo-
sltion Of the carload Of malt liquor
consigned TO Stewart 4 Holmes.
ard the proceedings connected
With Brcndei Drug 90. shipment
after the liquors had been ordered
shipped from the state under court
( csderf" he asks
/ Putnam said he was no, guilty Of
characterization" because the
I maor cannot specify an instance
where did not" execute orders
/ Uses Sanctioned Police Methods
III have used the usual and or
( cirary methods OF police depart.
Z ents 20 world over TO detect
those against ehom there Ia just
cause to suspect criminal conduct
and pursued the Investigations with
the sanction and knowledge Of tho
| rosccutlnE officer OF the county.
can that hc termed 'dlshonorabie
O. nduct ?" he asked. and concluded
with the following paragraph.
There Ia much 20 be said con.
| corning those whom the mayor. in
his letter. describes as ingenious
criminals violating the law Who
q oy are and ~ what violations OF
tho Law they have been guilty will
assuredly ho disclosed. fought
tho fight for the laws sake I
have endured and suffered much In
the past year and particularly In
the last two months and tho last
few DAYS. and II this Is the price
| have 10 pay FOR making consci.
eutious effort 20 DO my duty. I
gladly pay and would pay II again
n need be 20 have the comfort OF
clear conscience and the sense
% duty parformde."