The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-26
BUTTERWORTH
IS UNDER FIRE
Put Thru Rapid Fire Cross
Examination by Moore
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told how his wife. Mrs. Cora Butter.
worth also offered her services and
worked for more than "a month.
IL was at the conclusion of this
testimony that Prosecutor Moore
started IN. with biting irony. lie
aimed sharp. point blank questions
at Butterworth who writhcd and
several times tried TO evado the issue.
Moore was once under the necessity
of propounding certain question
three times. without then obtaining
"A direct reply.
The question was. aside from the
fact that the Baskets were Inspected,
MIR. Butterworth do you feel that
YOU have lived up 10 the terms OF
your contract with the navyy"
Answers YES"
! Each time Butterwurih replied. AS
the Baskets were inspected. yes
During the roHsexamination. Hut.
terworth denied that he had received
any OF the profits OF the concern.
save en- salary as manager of de
partmcnt.
Sales records with his signature
were Identified. when submitted by
the prosecutor.
Continual objections by attorneys
for the defense resulted Iva tho prose
cu;ion appealing for permission 20
examine the witness without inter.
ruption from counsel. which was
granted.
/ Tells Of kilograms
! One OF the salient points brought
out by the prosecution. was that the
kilograms sent 10 parents and rcla,
tivea OF dead sailors from the Butter.
worth company. urging expensive
burials. 81 dnot mention that the gov.
eminent burial provided for metal
line. Theoretically sealed Baskets
The teicErams. however. stated
that the bodies would ~ desired. be
shipped In expensive caskets. her.
metically sealed and metal lined.
-Entitled Ia II"
Questioned several times as 90
whether the kilograms were evaSivc
and deceptive. Butterworth replied
each time that THE kilograms speak
for themselves"
How IL that you didn't charge the
government less. n you were unable
to mi the oontractg" Moore demand.
ed.
/ II filled the contract TO the best
Of my ability. and considered that
was entitled 10 the contract price.
Butterworsh replied.
Attorney wllmon Tucker. defense
] los
who Tuesday testified that they had
inspected the dead sailors but not
the caskcts.
.srheuc men were wickedly careless.
In their failure 90 live up To the naval
(, regulations calling for complete in
spection." he said
| Tho Buttsrworth concern II not
responsible for their failure TO re
port"
| Wholesale coffin manufacturers
took the witness stand late Tuesday
| Tcstifying In behalf of the defend.
/ ant, they said that between last Sep
TENDER and November. the death
rate In the United states was no
high. collins could scarcely be con.
s,ruc,cd fast enough 20 meet the d..
/ fnand.
This was when the influenza cpl.
| deruic was at ita height The bodies
| OF dead lay for weeks In army can
/ tonmcnts and at undertakerH' cstab.
| Ishments. awaiting cAskets for
| burial. they testified.
1 The wholesalers. who. on crosa.cx
animation by Government Prose
/ cutor Ben l.. Moore. admitted bust
/ ness relations with the defendant
/ covering period Of years. testified
| tha, II was impossible at the time. to
secure metal 10 line collins.
Did Not Order Any
II An interesting development a, this
stage. was the testimony of two un.
dertakcrs. that n cstskct OF the na.
ture called for In the contract. was
not made in the United states. They
testified that during he Influenza
epidemic. undc-takers. wholesalers
and retailers. were working fran.
tically against odds In supplying the
government with collins and attend
ing TO private funerals.
This testimony was impaired. how.
ever, by skilifui REORGANIZATION
by Prosecutor Ben. l.. Moore. who
L cilcited that one Portland casket
maker. who did business with the
defendant. had In stock 81 metal.
lined caskets. Despite this. accord.
ling to the testimony. the defendant
did not attempt to order any 20
maintain his government contract.