The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-31

lirplane expert, and Maxine Elliott, | watching the play, evidently with tanks aboard the ship, one holding l about 100 gallons, another so and 2 third small one of about gall icrs noated. None of these had been refuting Lilly's statement to Captain Harrington that thel tanks had exploded. The Sea Breeze is said to have sunk in more than 50 fathoms of water.
 Lilly Appeared Drunk.
 In answer to questions from De- putty Hardy, Captain Harrington stated that at the time Lilly was picked up he was greatly excited and appeared to be drunk. If Lilly hod boon ~oing towards the shore, he said, 'I could not have seen
 .ainst the shore line When I first saw him l thought that it was trap watchman coming out to the fire. After I circled around the the saw him going toward Frederick Sound instead of inshore. After meeting the Americ sometime later l spoke to the skipper and told him that l had picked up one man from the burnt boat and that the other was on the beat. He told me that he did not understand as there were three men on the boat. l cannot say that there were three men on the boat.
 "A salmon troller at Port Alex ander claims that there was two women on the boat also. I cannot give you anything further regard ing this though I understand that this bunch was run out of num- Der of camps on account of getting the cannery crews drunk"
 Says Money Was Short.
 Lilly is alleged to have told Cap tain Harrington that $500 was lost in the fire He said that he had only enough money to take him to Ket chikan. On his arrival here last night, he was searched and between $500 and $500 found among his personal belongings. Part of this, he is said to have stated, belonged 10 the other men On the burned boat. According to Charles Will Jams, storekeeper for the can nery at Little Port Walter, when the Sea Breeze was in that port ', WoOdworth told him that the trip was very successful and that he had taken in about $1,20O on the trip Williams further stated that a troll Ter named Nelson had told him that Lilly had stated that he was get ting damned tired of the outfit" and that he was going to take theI skiff, which belonged to him, and leave it.
 Continue Investigation.
 Federal officials stated this after noon that the investigation was be- ing pushed with utmost vigor. The places at which the Sea Breeze wis tied will probably be called on and the progress of the boat traced. It is believed both Woodwork and Jack perishcd on the boat. lnfor- HbllOU regarding tHS ldtttF Was received today from Ketchikan giv- ing his name, E. g. Jack, but no further details. Lilly, it is under stood, came to Ketchikan, several months ago wearing a soldiers uni form. Nothing is known of his an- teccdents. He is said to have re- marked to a member of the crew of the Lummi Bay that ''it would prob ably go hard with him when it was found out that he had a jail rec ord" but this has not yet been sub stantiated.
 Charge Expected Today.
 While he could give out nothing definite, Chief Deputy Marshal w. w. Casey, Jr., said today that It was probable that some kind of charge would be filed against Lilly before night. The first charge, it is understood. may be for lar ccny, although it is possible that much more serious charge will be