The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-17

eises the utmost caution and pay'
the standard protection rate. th'
boosleggsr stlll runs a certain risk
for which he must mako adsquat'
provisions.
50 ali really sound bootierrers
have a friend In ceurt--whleh costs
litis something more.
This friend" IL usually a lawyer
who IL paid a monthly retaining fee
Just 10 look after the bootiaggera In
tercsta Tn Tire event that he Is ar
rested arrange for bail and no on
This retaining fee IL regulated By the
ability Of the lawyer--and the bows
who can really deliver the goods
charge pretty high.
In either instances. the sfrisnd'
IL an influential politician. who
can usually be- depended on 20
'fis~ the srresiing officer or elre
dispose Of the case with only
fine. Tho politician IL more vaiu.
able than tho beat iaw,er--and.
better sslii. he rarely takes his
! fee IN the form Of either money
or liquor. The boeiieaxsr. you
see. n he has . good business. IL
usually Just ~ influential po-
Iitieally - the oid-faahloned bar.
tender wss---and. IN exchange for
the pciifleian's services. he
agrees 10 try 10 deliver . certain
vote 10 any designated candidate
when r~quirvd.
In Justice II the various iaw-en.
forermenf officers. should ssv that.
anc@ they have accepted protection
money. u Il very rare that they vie
mis the trust that the boctieseer has
confidef IN them.
When they Do asuhis.cro.s us
we'll shsre liant much that We can 90.
but they usually don't last any ionx
er than the ~knoeko~er kfnrs~ DO
You sse. ~. net only bad for tbs
booilexxer sast they've betrayed. hu,
q hurts business for their brother ~.
fic~rs as naturally. It's harder u get
Profession money n ios Of bootleg.
r~rs set plnchsd after they've ~fixed''
things.
As a ruis. tho. ~. the hoosiewr~r.s
own fault n he's arrested BY man
who's supposed 70 protect him. ffss
usually case Of the beosiewEer talk.
Ing too much and forcing tina officer
10 take action IN self defense.
For Instances. l remember the ~.
cent case ~ certain Joint IN Sc
alta. which has been srmous--or In.
fanous--fsr tss op~n manner Of
operation. Practically anyone VA.
admitted 10 this establishment. with.
out the slightest sign 81 cred~nsfais.
and IL character wns made apparent
. block a~ay BY shs iond staging
and fslking that went on night And
dAy.
ohxiouay n v~s prosscssA--snd
not BY any mere copper on the bsss.
eithsr. because an ordinary patrol
man can't afford 20 permit each
wosns On uuisss he has crcsrs from
= GOOD deal higher up.
Yet. one Gay the plac. WIS rnsdef.
Hardly hat ths proprfetress got out
ef Jail before n vas rnidof again
And then again and again. FOR
days.
Everybody Gown on ths eurs sx.
change began 10 act a litsls wor.
ried. We knew that THE woman
must have been paying five or
six times as much protection an
even tho blxEess wholesaler. along
the rowland We wondered What
was coming eff. 30 We inv.sti.
gated.
Well. ws found cut.
This woman. u seems. was
inclined 10 drink with her Gus
tomsrs--and once shs got q
couple Of drinks inside her
she'd start 90 talk.
They can't get me- she
uscd In boast. s'sry. I've got
the finest protection In this
mans town. Federal prehIhl
ton office. sheriffs offiee.
prosecuting sfserney's office.
poliee--.ay. I've Get 'em ell
fixed. ] do what I please"
That Kind Of talk can't 70 on
long without getting around--and
when n got 20 the ears os the
men that were protecting her Their.
was only one thing that thsy could
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