Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-14

/ cause tney re the ones tnat art
going to stand to get embar-
raised
Observation-Disclosures right.
Langley-Im not going into
all that junk about the admin
iStration of the Liquor Commits
sion and they're lettin' bottles
joints go and all that kind OF
stuff. I'm not going into that
I Just want to find out whether
there's been any bribery and
and he's not talking about brib-
cry. Now that's the only thing
that Delaney might bring in
Delaney might claim there's
been some bribery to let these
bootleg joints go, see? Well,
don't see how he's going to prove
it. It's only speculation on this
DelaneyS part. And McCreary
or whatever his name is. SO
maybe we could get the Char
acter into a mess-that some
way.
Maloney-Oh. - (chuckles)
I don't want no part of that,
| don't want no part of anybody
going to Jail I don't want
Langley-Well, I'm not asking
you to have any part of it, but
Tiff this Delaney comes in here
and with that (chuckleS) got
some proof that that Character
giving up money, why--I don t
Amt got no patience with that
S. 0. b. He's no good. He's
cheated me and he's horsing
you guys around You got too
much-you have too damned
much patience with him. He's
no good -------. He won't
treat anybody right, except a
bunch of those dizzy policemen
/ guess. or some of them. some
OF them. pause Trys to uh
-. He's doing to you Just
exactly like he did to me. He
lied to me once a month for
four years. Laughter
Langley-He's been lynn to
you now once week for six
weeks-for six months. see? It's
exactly the same damned
thing. Yeah. Is this what you're
going to give me?
/ Maloney-Yeah.
Lansley-All right. l tell YOU
the same ak that I got. He lied
to me once a month for four
years. He's lied to you once a
week for six
Langley-But if I want YOU, ]
can get you at either that Main
number or-or that other num-
Der and got yours in Spokane.
| guess, Tom. haven't /?
Maloney-Yeah. Yeah.
Langley-If something hap
pens. could call Sea-up there
and get it and I could
Maloney-Don't cost you a
= damned penny to-
Langley-Oh. l got the cal
from there I'm not worried
about the money part of it. ]
Just don't want anybody listen
Maloney-You're not worried
about the money part of it?
| Langley-No.
Maloney-Well. be sure it's
three minutes then. when YOU
talk on this telephone if you're
not worried about the-the
money.
Langley don't talk long.
Maloney-Yeah.
Langley - And uh - yeah. ]
gotta, oh yeah, and l got Johns
number up there. too What =
yeah, Clyde talked to me today.
He said he might 90 to Seattle
Mclaughlin (Indistinct)
Langley-Okeh, well. III see
you Joe Door closes
The foUoWinq conversation
udS recorded IN late August,
1855:
Persons mentioned:
"He"-Elkins.
Character-Elkins.
The Spy-Leo Plotkin.
When Langley wants to
knock him out Of the box"
he's talking Of Elkins.)
kentOn-A section Of Port
land.
Archer-Bob Archer, pool room
operator.
Jim-Jim Elkins.
Langley-Yeah, I'm tired
Hello. Tom.
Maleney - Hello. Willy. how
are you. Here-sit down.
Langley-Have you got to-
the Archer going yet?
Observation-Disclosures.
Langley Laughter Huh?
Maloney-- Indistinct.)
Mclaughlin - Well. that's
what come to hear % about.
They want a they-they a l
don't know tindistincD :. it's
a bad deal.
Langley-Oh. it's bull.
Maloney-Tell i'm. tell i'm. tell
i'm, tell i'm tlaughter).
Langley-Well. if he's so
damned scared, why don't he
close down the rest Of his stuff?
McLaughlln--It's "a
Maloney-They closed the
Chinaman down. Bill.
Langley-Oh. they did?
McLaughlin--Or.
Observation-Disclosures.
Langley-What Chinaman?
McLaughlin---Oh, we have
three Of them.
Langley-Oh. He didn't close
the ones downtown though?
Maloney-No. no, no.
Langley-How'd he happen TO
close the one in jig town, Won
der.
Maloney-Well, / told him you
wanted him closed. That's-is
that what you told me?
Langley-Wha-who'd you tell
that to?
Maloncy--I told the Charac-
ter
Langley--Oh.
Maloney-We've got chucka-