The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-05
TWO WITNESSES DISPUTE LILLYS
 TALE OF DEATH
Testimony in Murder Trial Is That Three Men Were
 Aboard Sea Breeze.
LAST VOYAGE TRACED
Government Seeking to Link Jacks Disappearance with
 Woodworth's Cremation.

Positive statements were made by two witnesses called this morning in the case of the United States vs. E. c. Lilly for first degree murder. in connection with the death of Billy Woodworth, Alaskan actor, that on the safternoon of August 25 between l and ? o'clock when it pulled out of Washington Bay three men were aboard the Sea Breeze, Billy Wood worth, E. S. Jack and the defend- ant, Lilly. On the other hand, Capt. Carl w. Harrington, of the gas boat Lummi Bay rescuer of Lilly, de- clared positively that Lilly told him after he had been picked up that Jack had not been with the party fer several days and that Lilly stat ed 'I don't know where he quit but it was at that place where we showed Monday night"
 The movements of the Sea Breeze on the day of the catastrophe were ust 25, up until the time it sank by William Ryan, Peter Moen, and Capt Harrington, three witnesses called by the Government during the days session. The direct exam ination of Capt. Harrington, who was called shortly before noon, was concluded at 3 o'clock and cross ex- animation started by Attorney Mar shall for the defendant.
 Ryan on Stand.
 William Ryan, watchman at piledriver for the Petersburg Pack ing Company's Washington Bay plant, testified that the Sea Breeze arrived sometime before o'clock on the morning of August 25, being there when he awoke. It departed between l and o'clock that after Nnoon, apparently heading for Tyee. He said he saw three men aboard when it pulled out. Lilly and Wood worth being on the deck and the third man, whom he did not know In the pilot house.
 Buys Whiskey.
 Peter Moen, watchman at Washington Bay, testified that he knew both Woodwork and Lilly and had been aboard the Sea Breeze while it was in port there. He saw the three men and talked with them He said that he and Wood worth had drink together and that he had bought a bottle of whiskey off the boat. giving the money to Woodwork and Lilly going to the hold and getting a bot l tie out of a barrel and gave it to him. He said all three men were on the boat when it left Washing | ton Bay.
 Harrington Tells Story. Capt Carl w. Harrington was on the stand for more than an hour telling the story of the discovery of the fire, his run to it on the Lummi Bay, the rescue of Lilly in q skin two miles away from the burning Sea Breeze and his subse | auent conversations with the mar ] accused of the murder of Wood
 worth.
 He said he came out of Saginaw | Bay and was headed for Big Port | Walter and was abreast of Security Bay when the cook discovered the fire and reported it to him. Wher it was first seen, he said the famci
 had not broken through the hous'
 nor sides of the boat, only the glar' of the light from them being visible
 on the cabin windows. The Lumm
 Bay was headed for the fire, whicl
 was almost directly toward Lash; Island. It took 25 minutes to mak lit. the Lummi Bay going about SE
 knots per hour. He approached tn
 Sea Breeze keeping an eye out al
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