Whispering wires
Subtitle: the tragic tale of an American bootlegger
By: by Philip Metcalfe.
Publisher: Inkwater Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Portland, Or
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781592992522
Subjects: Olmstead, Roy -- Trials, litigation, etc; Prohibition -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- History; Wiretapping -- United States -- History
Description: "Details the story of Roy Olmstead, a principal rumrunner in Prohibition-era Seattle, and describes the first major federal wiretapping court case. Relates how city officials, Prohibition agents, and rumrunners chased, evaded, and double-crossed each other in 1920's Seattle. Includes map, photographs, extensive bibliography, and notes"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Map; title: List of photographs; title: Foreword; title: A note to the reader; title: The bootlegger; title: Dividing lines; title: Rumrunning; title: The political dentist; title: Conspiracy; title: The wire-tappers; title: Motherships; title: "Mr. Potter"; title: Crossed wires; title: The Arcata; title: The capture of the Eva B; title: "Hi Jack!"; title: Radio!; title: The noose tightens; title: Directors of prohibition; title: Rum row; title: Enforcement tangle; title: April's fool; title: Undercover; title: Woodmont Beach; title: Warm up for the trial; title: Wiretapping on trial; title: "God save this honorable court"; title: The dry agent; title: Prohibition triumphant; title: Federal rivalries; title: The Zev case; title: Change at the top; title: Death of an agent; title: Investigation and trials two and three; title: Every Tom, Dick, and Harry; title: Confusion; title: An ever-widening circle; title: Mcneil Island; title: The Whitney Graft case; title: Aftermath; title: Bibliography and notes.