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Show GRABBEDJTHE CASH r-ogan Billingsley Gives Strong Evidence Against Seattle Official. 8EATT1..E, March 10. "Mayor Gill idn't say 'thank you.' He just picked 'p Hie $100U roll of bills like a box of batches," testified Logan Billingsley, tiief witness for tlie l:nited States in yie so-called liquor graft trials, when ross-examinerl today concerning his al-tged al-tged payment on August 30 last to Uayor Hiram C. Gill lor protection of r.i llingslcy 'b liquor business. 1 Mavor Gill, Chief of Police Charles L. rteckinfrham, former Sheriff Robert T. rtodtro and four citv detectives are on ial in the United Ktates district court, barged with conspiracy to violate the 'federal laws by importing liquor into jie state of Washington. ;l Counsel for Gill asked him how he iamo to pass the money to Gill on such 'hort acquaintance, Billiugslcy having 'Worn that he had never met Gill until "ie day of the alleged bribery. The witness wit-ness replied: i: "I'm a pretty good authority on how 0 give a man' money. 1 have had a 5ood deal of experience. " 1 " Didn't yuu ask the mayor for a re-??ipt?" re-??ipt?" asked Gill's counsel. " have never given nor taken a re-,'int re-,'int in matters of this kind," replied lillingsley. a The witness was asked how he camo offer $-lUD0 to Gill, lie replied: I "1 was willing to pay him $7500. My 'Uorney advised me to offer $700. My Vothcrs wanted me to offer $7f00, and II had that sum ready. It is bad policy ?d offer a man less than he will take. did not regard Gill as a cheap man, rut I took a chance with $4000 and me mavor accepted. I felt well pleased ?: i th the deal I had made." '' Counsel for Hodge questioned Billings-ln'V Billings-ln'V concerning the contribution of $1000 Billingslov swore on direct examination he had made toward Hodge's campaign fund. Billingsley replied: "1 made the contribution to the campaign cam-paign fund as all contributors to cam-riaign cam-riaign funds make their contributions as an investment. I asked friends about Hodge's chances of getting the Republican Republi-can "nomination for governor and they told me tho chances were good, and I gave $1000 voluntarily. I loaned $500 to Hodge. He told me he was hard up." Questioned concerning his business in Charleston, W. Va., before coming to Washington, Billingsley said: "1 went to West Virginia for the express ex-press purpose of selling whisky because the state was dry. I sold all the whisky whis-ky in West Virginia I could in a year probably $.50,000 worth. ' ' |