The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-30
Barnett Arrest
Predicted Soon
Tollefson Answers
Elliott's Charges

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timel TO seven year term for at
tempted burglary.
The prosecutor referred 10 Van
Wagner and Barnett as gangsters
of Al Capone esliber." Barnett.
he recalled. had come hack 70 Ia
coma and Seattle after release
from prison and only with the con-
vietion Of Van Wagner did he get
evidence that connected Barnett
with the race horse" racket by
which gullble victims were
swindled out of thousands OF dol
lars.
Accused in Court
Barnett. ne has long since been
accused in court. apd now is a
fugitive from justice with police
Of the entire country and the FIJI
all seeking him out for return to
Tacoma, Tollefson said.
II dare say before the end
Of the year, Barnett viii be
apprehended somewhere in the
country and will be brought
back here to face trial." Toll
lefson declared.
Charges in Elliott's campaign
advertising that Tollefson had
fumbled the Barbee negligent
homicide case and the gambling
raid cases were branded as utterly
false.
Answers Political Ad
Tollefson recounted the history
of the Barbee case, in which three
members of the Craw family were
killed due to Barbee's fault a year
ago last July 4. But Barbee, he
showed, was tried, found guilty
by a jury. and was sentenced by
Judge E. D. Hodge to 20 years in
Monroe reformatory with recon-
mendation he serve at least three
years.
THAT" said Tollefson, "was
the heaviest penalty imposed
in a negligent homicide case in
the history of this court" He
insisted he nor the court had
any control over the parole
boards action in setting a very
low minimum term for Barbee.
AS to the gambling cases, Toll
lefson said they had been set for
trial weeks ago, and Elliott must
have known it.
"Who IL Stuart Elliott to
criticize anyone about gam
bling prosecutions ?" Tollefson
asked.
The prosecutor related the his
tory of the Van Wagner case ano
said that however Van Wagner
got out of the county jai
originally. it proved a great piece
of luck for the prosecution. Ever
the judges had told him he hac
no case against Van Wagner unit
Van Wagner himself jumped bal
and became fugitive from justice
Denies Political Angle
He denied playing politics in the
present murder trial of Roy VII
lard Jacobs, but insisted that every
bit of evidence presented in thi,
case seven years after the killing
of Puyallup's police officers, Frank
Chadwick and Harry Storem, wa.
available t. Stuart Elliott as CHIEF
criminal deputy prosecutor sever
years ago. Tollefson said he first
learned of the Jacobs evidence II
July of this year and immediately
began steps to prosecute.
at is unthinkable," he said,
that / would place a mans life
in jeopardy just to further my
own political interests"
DR.. Jonez presided as toast.
master of the banquet. Brief talk:
or introductions presented al
county and legislative candidate.
of the Republican party in Pierre,
county, even to Mrs. Clara Doan
seeking one of the constableships
DR.. Leland S. MILESTONE
nominee for sheriff, proposed ap
pointment of one, possibly tw'
women deputies to deal witt
juvenile delinquency cases. said h
would make Jack Quill a deput.
if Jack wished. and said he woul'
fight against Initiative Isl to tn
end even if it costs me the cleo
ton"