The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-27
SMART OFFERS
ALIbI DEFENSE
Witnesses Tell OF Parties on
Nights Of Thefts

That Fred Smart. former
sergeant Of police. now ON trial
with six others In the u. :. dis.
ertct court for conspiracy In con.
nection with the theft Of i.'i'
bottles of liquor from the Gus.
toms appraisers warehouse the
nights Of March 80 and so. WAS
with parties Of friends ON both
evenings was the evidence offer.
ID by the defense Friday after.
noon.
Smart. with Ed Carey. jitney
driver: Tom Russell. former truck
driver for the city health depart.
ment. Ed Hagen. w. r. Patton and
Dick Russell. former city patrolmcn.
and Jim Morrison. waiter. are on
trial before Federal Judge Netcrcr.
Tells Of Party
Evidence that on the night OF
March 80 Smart and Carey were
1Smbers OF an ail-night party at
l0m McGraw's home. at Lake Blu
rten. was offered BY the defense.
The former police sergeant's wife.
father. mother and sister. in addition
to Mrs. and Mr.. McGraw. and guests
at the ail-night festivities. testified 10
their convictions that Smart was at
the Burien house during the entire
party.
Tom McCraw. who Is brother.ln.
law OF Smart. and Is son OF John
n. McGraw. former governor OF the
stAte OF Washington. testified on the
stand that Smart was at his home
The night Of March 80.
Just Grape and Beer
1T was a surprise party for me,
explained McGraw. Il knew all
about IL. OF course. but IL was a sur.
prise party"
you had an aii-night party7"
questioned Assistant District Attor'
ney Ben l. Moore. for the govern
ment.
we certainly dldr' exclaimed Nc
Craw with emphasis.
did you have any iiauor7" con-
unued Moore.
Il don't know whether you'd call
u liQuor.- parried McGraw; nothing
but grapo and little homemade
beer
An the members OF the party were
SURF that Smart had not left the
house the night OF March 20.
AIibi Il Offered
Walter Fulton. counsel for Smart.
called Smart's parents. his sister and
Mr.. and Mrs Gene Williams 10 prove
that the former policeman was in the
house Of his parents, liza 36th ave.
the night OF March 80. the time OF
uAhe second boone robbery.
All the witnesses testified that they
wsre light slcepers and would have
heard anyone leaving the residence.
Smart took the stand In his own
defense and denied any knowledge OF
o. participation In the liquor theft.
Smart gave evidence that the strain
~ the trial was telling on him. He
testified that he did not know how
the 122 bottles OF liquor came to be
buried in his gardcn.
Hagen Makes Dssuial
I'd Hagen. alleged directing genius
- the booze gang. took the stand
Friday morning He consradicted
Ia every detail the charges made by
:. w. Locknans. who turned states
evidence after confess;ng his own
part in the conspiracy. and the evil
dance OF Joe Mangini. in whose harm
the liquor was stored In the wee.
mail hours OF Sunday morning.
March 30.
Evidence to show that Tom Russell.
another one OF the defendants. in
whose barn part Of the booze was
said TO have been cached. had rented
Tho barn to an unknown man. was
introduced in the testimony OF
Russell and his wife.
Patton h Wrong
= That former Patrolman w. r. Pat
ton. whose beat on the nights OF the
alleged thefts included the govern
ment warehouse. at Western ave.
and Lenora ST.. on one occasion rang
in to headquarters from the wrong
end Of his beat. was brought out By
Prosecutor Moore, in questioning
Patrolman James Grove. who was on
duty at the police switchboard the
two nights In question.
The trial will be resumed at 10
- a A.