The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-18
POLICEMEN
INVOLVED.
IS CHARGE

IS ChAkGE
Sheriff's Net Closing on Al
legged Principals in Giant
Syndicate
More arrests within few hours
in connection with the bootleg octo-
pus~ which caused the crash of the
North Side state bank here three
weeks ago. were predicted shortly
before noon Friday by Prosecutor
Malcolm Douglas and Sheriff Matt
Starwich.
Prosecutor and sheriff have Joined
forces In a sweeping investigation
OF matters exposed by Paul Schac
fer. convicted teller. who pleaded
guilty yesterday of embezxiing sio.-
900 and was sentenced To serve five
20 rs years In tho pcnitentsary.
SAYS BOOZE RING REACHES
INTO POIICE DEPARTMENT
Starwich said he expected this af
ternoon 10 close In on a whisky ring
said to have been dealing with
Schaefcr before the hank closed
This ring. he declared. has tcniaeles
reaching Into the police department.
Tho prosecutor would not di@cioxv
the evidence his office Is furnishing
the shesiff. but intima,ed "a now
angie" was being uncovered.
Thomas +. Rcvells. Schaefer's law
yer. was first TO make II known that
the prisoner had made clean breast
Of hts affairs TO Douglas Rcvvlle
told Judge King Dykcman. when
schaefcr was sentenced. tNas his
client had made a detailed statement
TO the prosecutor. duplicating n
number OF persons In big whisky
ring.
Douglas admitted the truth Of
Revcile's assertion and added thai
Schacfsr's statement had already re
suited In a number OF arrests and
would likely be the cause OF several
KfBtts AFAttI UTAH htNaAs 1FV1ktaE
said. he could not comment on the
prisoners confession without danger
OF hindering tho apprehension Of Ger.
tain other persons.
SOUGHT To GAIN
LE<IE<CY FOR CLIENT
Reveiie's purpose In telling the
court Of schaefer's admissions was
20 gain ieniency for his client. who.
he said, was mot tho real guilty
party" but poor fool" who had
been used as tool by persons. some
OF them highly respected citizens.
who had borrowed money for Illegal
enterprises.
Personally said Rcvef'e. al
dressing the court. Il do not be-
Ileyc in pcnitenfiarfes. have had
the handling OF seven or eight Grim
inai cases during my practice as
a lawyer. Four OF these defendants
have been given suspended SEN
tences and turned over to me-thsy
have an made good. II this boy
we're given a suspended sentence.
I think can promise tho court
all the money lost by the bank
could be recovered and restored TO
its lawful owners.
'He has done what he could 20
right the wrong he has done. He
has helped me recover much OF
the money. but as yet nobody
knows how much was stolen. Even
he does not know. when the bank
No =
straightened out and the amount
OF the shortage is determined, J
believe. with this young man 10
help US, we can get back every
cent.
.1Ie has made n long statement
to the prosecuting attorney. dis
closing the names OF the real guilty
parties. Some have already been
arrested and understand Others
are likely TO be. some OF our best
citizens among them"
TEARS ROLL DOWN
sCUAEFER'S CHEEKS
Schaefer stood bent over the rdil-
ing before the judges bench with
tears rolling down his cheeks.
I'VE send men TO the peniten.
tiary who steal because they arc
hungry" said Prosecutor Douglas.
This man had a good home. a
position in a bank. He wasn't
hungry.
'He not only stole the trust funds
Of depositors In his bank. but loaned
the money to lawbreakers TO finance
illegal transactions.
1T is true he has made n statement
TO me that has led to the arrest Of
several persons. We hope to apprc.
bend several others. But we have
delayed sentence TO permit him and
his attorney time 10 recover the
banks money. II his assistance Is
needed further in this regard. he can
be brought back from the peniten.
tiary."
JUDGE INQUIRIES AS
TO MINIMUM SENTENCE
Judge Dykeman asked what the
minimum sentence was for grand
larceny.
"The law says not less than one
year nor more than 49," replied
Douglas.
"It Is the sentence Of the court
that he be confined In the penitenti-
ary at Walla WaIIa not less than five
nor more than Is years" said the
Judge, as Schaefcr turned away. III
he is needed here TO help In the re.
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