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growing out Of the disappear.
snce Of whisky from the county.
city building on the night Of
Iupe 4

The whisky which Judge Alien l.
accused OF uniawfuliy retaining was
a portion 81 the $500 quarts OF booEe
seized Aprii IL in barn owned by
August Hensgen near The Meadows.
ard deposited in his court for eyl.
fence
Patterson's unqualified charge that
he expected 10 prove that Judge
Allen had endesvored 10 have false
testimony placed before the grand
Jury before his indictment on July
10. caused deep stir In tho crowd
OF spectators which damned Judge
Everett Smiths courtroom.
Judge Allen restrained himself
from audible protest by cxcrung a
-eif-control which was plainly pain.
fuf. The turist's face took on a dark
red tingo Of anger. His eyes never
left his aceuser.
Indicates Defense
In reply 90 Patternon'r charge
against Judge Allen. Charles A. Rey.
uolds. counsel for the Jurist. houy
denied the accuse ton and Indicated
the line OF defense thru which he
and his associate counsel. John C.
Higgins and Winter S. Martin. ex-
pecf 60 clear Judge Allen OF "un-
lawful possession OF intoxicating
liquor"
we viii show that the five quarts
Of Scotch whisky that Judge Alien
IL accused OF secreting. were held
by him as evidence in "A federal case
which had nothing to do with Hens.
gen case" Reynolds told the jury.
We will further show that on two
different occasions prior TO the find.
Ing OF the five quarts OF Scotch In
Judge Aliens chambers. that five
sacks Of whisky. placed In Judge
Aliens chambers for safekeeping.
were stolen.
Two sacks were stolen at one
time. and the thieves came back
later and took three more sacks.
The thieves must have overlooked
the five quarts OF Scotch"
Held "a Exhibit,
And we will show" added Rey.
noids. that the only keys In the build.
ing which could open every door
were held by the prosecuting attor-
ney's office. The whisky which
Judge Allen IL accused Of secreting
for his own use In violation OF the
bone dry law. was held by him mere.
ly as an exhibit in another court
case"
That Judge Alien was anxious and
willing to go before the grand jury
and waited day after day to be called
as a witness, but was refused ad.
mittancc for mysterious reasons,
was another statement made by
Reynolds which forecasted probable
disclosures as TO the inner workings
of the inquisitorial body.
Charges "Slsullduggery"
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Pat.
terson retorted that he might have
equally sensational disclosures to
make regarding the testimony of at
least two witnesses.
"A lot Of skullduggcry has been
going on from the time Judge Allen
was indicted until now" Patterson
remarked. land II the witnesses |
have in mind departs from thssetory
told the grand jury | may have fur.
Their charges to make against several
OF our highly respected citizenry."
The first witness called Tuesday
was Justice of the Peace Otis w.
Brinker. from whose court on April
IL the original search warrant was
issued for the seizure OF the Hensgen
whisky. Judge Brinker testified
that no return ever has been made
AZ To the disposition OF the $500
quarts of booze seized on the day
following the issuance of the search
warrant
john Stringer. sheriff OF King
county. was spared "A long session on
the witness stand when John c. Hie.
gins, OF counsel for Judge Allen, ad.
mitted all the details of the seizure
OF the Hensgen whisky.
From the records OF Percy Thomas.
county clerk, Patterson showed that
the Hensgen whisky. or the greater
portion OF IT, disappeared from the
county.city building several days be.
fore the fine. imposed by Judge
Allen. was paid.
Produce Court Notes
Attorney Higgins explained this
unusual procedure to his own satls.