The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-27

ON his OWN CASE
lie told me-" she said. that his
would largely depend on
how he was treated by tho civil ssrv.
ice commission and Chief OF Police
Soaring on the narcotic charges
which resulted In his dismissal from
tho force"
Miss Forbus openly accused
the poiire department. Of trying
To hush up tho case
IL have felt" sne said. that
there h a policr clique that has
done It's best TO make out Icgafe
. suicide. presented all tho
evidence I had TO Captain Of he
tecfivrs remnant. but he Was
lukcwarrn. and told me he hsd
everything
Chief Soaring. she declared.
wns the leader Of the movement
20 declare Iegate . suicide.
II went before the police pension
board In April" she gaid- "searing
was there and he told me: r.ewate -
cream CASE Dt 1lANf4E anu - WA '
take long to dispose Of IL"
Soaring. who was called to the
stand shortly after this. fatty con-
tradictsd Miss Forbus on this aues-
ton Soaring admitted that there
was no question about Pielow and
IerAfe having admitted women Of
bad character 70 work on their beat"
II. T.. Erickson. an cmbalmer at
Butterworths. testified that from
the position Of the bullet wounds In
the body. Legnte could not have
killed himself.
Mrs Z. r. Erickson denied on the
stand that she had told Miss Agnes
Hunt that wletx had threatened TO
get" the policeman on the beat II
he didn't leave his wife alone. Later
both Mrs. Erickson and Miss Hunt
were qulzzed BY the jury.
Tho last witness was william
Richardson. si4 18th ave. e. who
told OF having seen LeEate at 1910
a. m. March II. ut 18th and Jackson.
He denied conversations ascribed TO
him by wietz as TO the circumstances
at thig meeting.
After the testimony was M tn,
Deputy Prosecutor Patterson inti
mated that he would like 20 get
Richardson and George Samac. own
err OF the Beacon hotel. before ths
grand jury with their testimony.
That she was kept informed
thru police channels Of every
move made ut headquarters and
that sergt. Pielow and Patrolman
Legaie from time 10 time bad tip
ped her off was the testimony Of
May Curtis. alleged proprieiress
of . disordcriy house at ig,I
Main ST.
The woman took the stand FRI
day afternoon and proved to be
the sensation Of the day. sho
told how the two officers from
time to time had entered her
horne to warn her that com
plants were being made regu-
larry to high officials about the
open manner In which her bush
ness was carried on. The infer.
ence to be drawn from her testl
mony was that someone In high
authority nj police headquarters
was keeping the Officers informed
of every move made by outsiders
who wished to clean up the vice
district.
She denied that she had ever paid
protection money TO any policeman
She denied that Legate was collect
ing from her regularly. She denied
that she had ever run a disorderlJ
house. She admitted having beer
convicted and fined in police court
on that charge last February. wher
Police Inspector Hans Damn testi
fled he had watched 50 men solicited
at her place In three hours.
The inquest was expected 10 70 Z,
the Jury Saturday afternoon aftei
three days OF the most sensationa
evidence OF graft and corruption evei
heard In Seattle.
Seven witnesses remained 70,
cross-examination Saturday b,
Deputy Prosecutor T. ". Patterson
and Coroner w. II. Corson.
Mrs. Legate. widow OF the muir
dered officer. will testify today. sh.
will tell bad conditions as told her b,
her husband
Emanuel a. Wefix testified
Friday that he was warned that
anything he might say could he
used against him. lie told OF the
alleged booze frame-up made
against him by Patroiman q. T..
Bryant and Legate. and how Bry-
! ant had brutaIIy beaten him at
| the time.
lie said he had boen warned by
George Samac, owner of the Bea-
con hotel, that something was H.
able to happen 10 him II he didn't
keep Pielow. Bryant and Legste
out Of his garage, which, Samac