The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-14

Is Stirred
HeifneT'
Charges P.-I. With "Assas.
Sination OF Character in
Trial OF Judge Allen
DEFENSE WITNESS IS ON

Policemen present In Judge Clay
Aliens courtroom, when August
Hensgen's liquor was being poured
down the drains. were there TO Rid
IN transferring portion OF tho
liquor to hospitals. DIR. sherman
Rogers. OF the county hospital. tes,i-
fled Friday. when called TO the stand
BY the state In the trial OF Judge
Alien. charged with keeping liquor
with intent to dispose OF II.
Il was there TO transfer es bottles
of whisky to tho county hospital
Rogers declared -As | could not
carry them all aown 10 my auto. po-
iieemcn were summoned TO aid me.
and the other doctors. getting whfs
Ky for hospitals.
When I asked Judge Allen IL I
might have a bottle for personal use.
he refused. saying none OF the liquor
was for lndividuala.-
Frank w. Campbell. Judge Aliens
clerk. said on IN. stand Thursday
that policemen. clerks. baillffs and
host Of others came TO the court
room that night and many became
'lickercd up
Before DR. Rogers was called to
tho stand. Friday. Charles q. Helf.
ner. drmocrntic leader. who was on
the stand Thursday. asked permis
sion 70 address the court The jury
was not In the room.
Heifner asked thu protection OF the
court from what he branded n INA
iicsous assassination OF character ap-
peartng In the morning P-f" This
article was headed Hcifuer Turns
States Evidence he said. and Ia
nothing more than an attempt by the
P-I. to influence this trial. II is a
dastardly. damnahle outrage. And I
call upon the court TO protect me
from such attacks
Judge Raiston twice admonishcsi
Heifner that he did not want to hear
from him ON the subject, Heifner
continued.
The P-T. must be stopped from
such attacks. demand the protec.
ton Of this court" Helfner reitcr.
ated.
You shall have this courts fullest
protection" Judge Raiston replied,
but we cannot try tho P..r. here,
and have not control over any news.
paper"
Helfner continued his demands.
| Mr.. Heifner. | will hear no more
from you" the court said finally
Heifner subsidized. the jury was called
in. and the trial proceeded.
That Judge Clay Allen had told
him he had taken a drink OF that
whisky" was the testimony OF Frank
w. Campbell. Judge Aliens court
clerk. on the stand I'm the trial Of
Judge Allen Thursday after
noon. The liquor referred 10 was
the seized whisky being poured
down the drains in Judge Aliens
court, the night of June 4. after Au-
gust Hensgen. original owner. had
been convicted for having :; In his
possession.
Campbell's testimony regarding the
drunken orgy in Judge Aliens court
that night was substantiated by
| Charles q. Heifncr. democratic lead
er, who pleaded guilty 10 grand
| jury indictment similar 20 the one
returned against Judge Allen
THE smell OF the whisky was
enough to Intoxicate a person." Heif-
ner said. Judge Allen was In his
courtroom when the whisky was be
ing appropriated by policemen. ply.
sicians and many others. Heifner tes-
| titled.
| policemen aided me In taking one
sack OF whisky" he continued.
when Judge Allen saw the way the
whisky was being taken at random.
he complained 10 one OF the elisors.
saying he feared he would be dis
graced.
Oscar Springer, court clerk. and
George eau. court bailiff. both in
dicted, were present during the liq-
uor destruction. Springer drank
freely, and Gau carried away two
sacks, Campbell said.
Judge Allen ordered the whisky
distributed 10 hospitals, and Heifner
said he took the sack OF whisky for
medicinal purposes. Judge Allen did
not know Heifncr had taken any
tiauor. Heifner declared.