The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-06
ALLEN CASE IS
IN JURY HANDS
political Frameup" Argued
by Defense Attorney
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o'clock Friday afternoon and Trial
Juds. Everett Smith read his In
s.ructlons TO the jury.
Instructs Jury
During the four days which the
taking Of evidence for and against
Judge Alien has consumed. II has de.
veloped that tho verdict will center
on whether the accused 3ur!ss kept
the Scotch liquor m n public official
or for private and personal uses.
Touching this phase Of the case.
Judge Smith specifically drew the
attention Of the Jury to the law on
lawful and unlawful possession Of In
toricating liquor.
you are instructed" Judge Smith
Informed tho jury. that on tho 9TH
day Of June, 1919. and since said
date there was and In no method
whereby n person. In his individual
private capacity. could lawfully
acquire possession of intoxicating
liquor.
And you are instructed that the
defendant in this case, during the
time In which II In alleged he was In
possession OF intoxicating liquor.
was . public officer. to-wit. Judge OF
the superior court for King county.
and you are instructed that IL a
public officer has In his possession
Intoxicating liquor in good faith, as
public officer and without intent 20
Dispose Of the same uniawfuiiy and
without intent 20 appropriate the
same 20 his own use. such possession
would not be unlawful.
III you are satisfied beyond n rca.
sonablc doubt that the defendant had
In his possession some OF the whisky
alleged in the indictment and that
he took the same into his personal
possession or kept the same in his
personal possession. not in good
faith as n public officer, then you
win find the defendant guilty: II you
are not 80 satisfied then you VIII
find him not guilty"
Bitter Feeling Revealed
REORGANIZATION Of Judge Allen
Friday afternoon by Deputy Prose.
cutor Patterson was repiete with III.
concealed bitterness at times and
furnished the packed court room
Win plenty of sensations.
Judge Alien was unable to hide
his hostility for Prosecuting Attorney
Fred c. Brown. intimating several
timcs during his cross.examination
that "hc did not put II past the
prosecuting attorney TO do anything
to discredit him"
At one time. when pressed by Pat.
terson to explain why he did not
mention his possession OF the much.
discussed Scotch whisky to the grand
jury. Judge Allen exclaimed; "Thcre
would have been no criticism aimed
at me for holding that Scotch whisky
IL the grand jury had been in the
hands OF fair.minded men"
Had Master Keys
Under REORGANIZATION. Judge
Allen asserted that he had been
treated "discourteousiy" when he an
peared before tho grand jury, and
that Special Deputy Prosecutor John
u. Hart had hurled insulting ques.
tons at him" in tho inquisitorial
chambers.
Il did not tell the grand jury about
that Scotch whisky for another rea-
son." Judge Allen declared TO the
jury In answer to ono Of Patterson's
questions.
What was that reason7" demand.
ed Patterson.
well. I knew that the prose.
cutting attorneys office had master
keys TO every room In this building"
Judge Allen retortcd. ''and had rea-
son to believe that the prosecuting
attorneys office. under Its present
leadership. would be equal TO enter.
Ing my chambers"
Flags Prosecution
Now. Judge Allen" Patterson
uts "a