The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-26
HAGEN DENIES
He TOOK BOOZE
"Was Playing Cards That
Night" Says Ex-Cop


Flat d~uiai Of any completely
In the theft Of LII bottles Of
boone was the testimony Friday
morning Of I'd Hagen. alleged
rinxleaedrr Of tho seven men
who are ON trial In the 4. =.
district court for breaking Into
the eustouas warehouse and
cauting away five auto loads Of
liquor on the nights OF March
- and 80.
May Deny Confession
Attorneys for fsn ffagen. W. i.
Patton, Dick Russell. and Fred
Smart. former members Of tho Sc
attic police department. Jim Morri.
son. a waiter. Tom Russell. former
truck driver for the city health de.
parimcnt. all accused Of completely
TO dcfraud the government. declared
that they would estAblish the limo.
ccnce of their clients. Counsel for
I'D Carey. q jifney driver. whose
signed confession was read into the
testimony wednesday. presented no
preliminary statement. u, In expect.
cd that Carey win rcpudlate his con-
fenaion.
Hagen. former member OF the
Seattle police force and exhcavy-
weight pugilist. took the stand in his
own defense. He fatty denied the
statements OF J. w. I>ocknane. who
was indicted with the alleged booze
ring. but who turned states evi
dcncc. discriminating his six supposed
companions and stigmatizing Hagen
as the leader Of the outfit He also
declared that he was never at Joe
Mangini's c'ftaiian Joc's'D place In
the early hours following the boozs
robbery. March %.
Hagen swore that on the night OF
March 20 he was playing cards from
$40 20 $50 with Dick Russell and
Jim Morrison. two Of tho men in
dicted with himself. on SUNDAY
night. March 30. the night Of the
second robbery. Hagen testified tina,
he was with his wife. Mrs. Hagen
when put on the stand. substantiated
her husbands story.
Hagen Is Sullen
Hagen. on the stano. was suller
and defiant. lie kept his eyes fixed
on the window above the jury's
heads. and answered the cross exam
nation in a snarllng manner.
Or. j. ~. Osborne. who operated
upon Dick Russell for appendicitis
/ testified on the stand as to the weak
ened condition OF Russell on the
night of March 20. 1t was the in
tention of the defense 10 show b,
T this testimony that Russell was IN
such condition that II was highly
improbable that he could have taker
part in the robbery. Russell had
previously testified that he spent tn,
evening OF the goth playing card,
with Hagen and Jim Morrison for
several hours nj his home.
! II. u. Lippmann. a Juror. asked
permission to ask the witness q
question.
do sou think. doctor" he quericd
that n man in the condition OF Rus
sell could play cards for five hour,
late at night?'
| A ripple of laughter ran over tn,
( spectators.
1 Morrison. n waiter. and Russell. AZ
[ ex-cop, took the stand Thursday
afternoon I'm their own defense ant
| testified that on the night of tn,
booze robbery they were enjoying 4
quiet little game OF cards" with Ee
Hagen. said to be the directing in
telligence OF the gang, at Russell'i
home.
Their evidence was corroboratet
| by Russell's wife. motherin.law. TIVE
step-ohildren and a boarder.
Branding the testimony of Joe
Mangini and J. w. Locknane. wit
nesses for the government. who's,
statements Wednesday incriminatet
the two men. as absolutely false
| Morrison and Dick Russell stood firm
under the grilling cross.examinatioI
of Assistant District Attorney Bei
l.. Moore.
Testimony earlier in the trial wal
to the effect that Ed Hagen. thu
/ guiding spirit OF the alleged liquo
bandits. planned the descent on tn,
government warehouse and directe'
the other defendants In tho rob
berry.
Locknane, himself under indict
ment for the same offense, turne,
states evidence and confessed hi
| guilt in onen court "Wednesday III