The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-14
IL ACCUSED BY
BOOZE PROBERS
Judge, Officers, Clerk S, Poll
tiCianS Charged
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to smile at the indictments. Star.
witch gave vent TO unbridled indg-
nation when warrant for his ar.
rest was served on him by Sheriff
Strlnger personally.
Somebody's neck is going TO
crack for this" shouted Starwlch.
ITS rotten and ridiculous I'll fight
them TO the last ditch. They can't
get away with this stuff"
Judge Allen entered n dignified
denial to the accusation contained
In the indictment against him.
Allen Makes Denial
''The whisky they accuse me OF
Withholding for my personal use
was withheld for uses OF the fed.
erai government In prosecuting
case against Hensgen. former own.
err OF the alleged contraband whis.
KY" Judge Allen said Saturday
night. My attitude towards this
whisky Is fully set forth In my
opinion In the Hensgen case. I had
directed that II should be destroyed
after n certain quantity had been
held out for the use OF hospitals
and for the federal prosecutor. I
never opened the whisky or touched
a bottle OF IT,"
Charles O.. Heifner, former chair.
man of the democratic state central
committee. manager OF the Wilson
campaign in the Western states In
1912, and n member OF tho famous
kid committee" that elected Supe-
rior Judge J. r. Ronald mayor OF
Seattle 81 years ago. wavered be
tween amusement and anger when
told of the indictment against him.
Heifner Grows Angry
ITO charge me OF trafficking in
intoxicating liquor In the commun.
ity where l have lived for 20 years
IL an accusation which all who
know me will Indignantly resent. /
and the indictment can only be nc.
counted for on the ground that the
grand Jurors were unduly influenced
by some persons having political or
personal animosities against me. IL
In true that l was present and as.
sisted Judge Allen and those ap.
pointed TO destroy the liquor. We
did destroy gallons OF IT,"
Conner Tells Story
Former Speaker OF the State 1
House OF Representatives w. W.
Conner. known thruout the state as
billy" Conner, and youngest mem
Der OF the pioneer family which |
founded the town OF La Conner.
admitted Saturday night that he
helped carry some OF the Hensgen
whisky to the Providence hospital
and the Columbus sanitarium.
Il don't deny my participation In
carrying the whisky TO the hospi-
tails" Conner said. Il can't yet
understand that did anything
wrong. But now that am accused
I welcome an opportunity to go
into court and give jury the
actual facts insofar as am con-
cerned."
DIR. Lyons Explains
MY conscience Is clear In this
tbtNA'tf ~ IL WIS
had Judge Aliens permission to
take 200 quarts OF the whisky to
the Columbus sanitarium and the
Providence hospital to be used
solely for medicinal purposes III
did so and I gave Judge Allen the
hospital receipts showing my de-
livery OF the liquor. That's the ex-
tent Of my guilt"
Let them go to It," Chief Court |
Clerk Oscar Springer said when
Sheriff Stringcr served a warrant
OF arrest on him In the sherifrs |
office Saturday afternoon. Il was
told by the prosecuting attorney |
that was to be indicted.
but I'm ready any old time to go
to the mat with him. They've got
on me-"
IT'S the Bunk
It's the bunk" commented
Deputy Sheriff Stewart Campbell.
IT'S the bunk" echoed Deputy
Sheriff Roy Murdoch.
It's the bunk" re-echoed Deputy
Sheriff Fred A. Brown, who. by
the way. disclairns any relation to
Prosecuting Attorney Fred C.
Brown.
Its the bunk" re-re-echoed
Deputy Sheriff Matt Starwich.
After the indicted deputy sheriffs
had given bonds supplied by Star.
wich from a thick roll OF Liberty
bonds. they sailed forth to serve
on others accused.
In all % witnesses were sum-
moned by the grand Jury. On every
Indictment is endorsed the notice
that John Reamy, Wilbur wester
and Dana w. Brown, foreman OF
the inquisitorial body. may be call
I'd as witnesses in each OF the IL
cases.
All Of those indicted, except Su.
perior Judge Clay Allen, DR.. Freder.
lex G.. Nichols and Deputy Sheriff
Roy Murdoch. had filed approved
bonds for their release at noon TODAY.
1t was explained that Judge Allen.
DR.. Nichols and Murdoch would fila