The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-04-23

fact that you did not open the doors during
meetings in this buildings?
A-He,did that night.
Q-Two doors were open?
Ayes, sir; do not know as he called nv
attention to the crowd Of loafers around there.
Odd you act promptly?
Al did, sir.
Q-Has he given you any orders that you
have not aoted upon promptly
A-No, sir.
Q-whether during your connection with
the police force, you have ever collected or
received any money from the police torce9
s44--I never did,
Q-What were the oireumstan ces OF giving
Officer Stevens dollar?
A-rhere were two or three occ lsions when
| the Marshal gave him dollar or two for ex.
| ira work because he thought they were en-
titled TO it,
Q-Haye you ever given any of your own
| money the money of any oitzen to any
members of the police force for any pnrpose2
| A--No. sir.
| Gross eraminati n by the Mayor.
Q-Do you know aboat the law that re-
| qaires the outside doors of buildings TO DO kept
| open IN all cases?
Al do not know any particular law about
| it,
Q-Do you think you have only the control
OF the middle doors in this building, IN cases of
| that kind?
A-That is sl the doors we have.
Q-Have you read the ordinances of this city
upon that2 That such buildings shall be kept
opel unless such doors open outward, aud that
doors opening both ways may be- kept closed.
Al do not recoliect.
Q-Yoa say that the doors on each side ara
kept lockedg
Ayes sir.
Q-Csn you swear that these doors were not
opened immediately AFTER called your atten-
ton TO thsm that night? Those doors were
| opened that night9
| Al would not swear they were not
| Q-Have you not stood on those steps and
/ seen people pouring out rapidly during the last
| winter? Did you not stand out there with me
and see whole audience OF two Thousand pc :
| pie pouring out?
Al recolleet of your coming there one
night. You came out after the rest ali came
| out.
Q--Those doors were all closed except the
mladle doors?
Al do not remember.
| Oils il necessary for the Mayor TO request
you 10 keep loafers off the sidewalk. aud out Of
the building here?
A-No, Sir
Oils it requisite for you, instead of disners-
| ing loafers here. 20 go down aud send an officer
up 70 do itP Would it DO degrading for YOU to
| do it?
Alt was necessary for me TO be in the Of
fce.
Q-Do you know what these regulations arc
for? Did you ever read them?
| Ayes. sir.
| Gil loafers are down there in the police
room would they not be likely TO obtain iDfof-
nation that should be kept from them when
you Issue your orders?
Awe generally If there is anybody in
there when we read our orders, send them out
| We always close the doors.
Q-ls it your duty to regulate that thing, or
| TO come to the mayors OF the city and exps ct
them 10 keep the men out of there.
| Al have always taken my orders from the
| Marshal
| Q-You have allowed il to be filed up there
with class of hocdlums until you got orders
to drive them out9
Ayes, sir.
Q-You would not drive them out unless you
| got orders from the Marshal?
Al never drove them out.
Care the mayors in the habit OF coming
down there TO find out about these thingsg
It is not expected that the Mayor will give
| any orders?
A-No, sir.
Odd Mr.. King, No. "A Portland street.
speak to you about The water running into his
| ceIlar2
A-Not that I know Of; do rot remember.
Q-fou have good many Of those things
and could not be supposed to remember them
Al have lets of them, every day.
Q-Do you remember of tesiifyiug 10 regard
to Officer Gill that you did not know anything
for or against him?
Al do not remember what my testimony
was now.
Odd you not testify under oath that you
did not know anything against him.
Al think but that one action.
Alderman Winslow asked MIR. Cfowell If he
saw man on the street drunk aud unable to
take care care of himself be would consider it
his duty 10 take care Of him. Mr.. Crowsll
replied in tho affirmative.
Alderman Winsiow asked II he remembered
the case Of Mrs. Gilln who attempted suicide
on the dump. Mr.. Crowell replied that he
did.
Mr.. Winsiow then asked il he remembered
that he (Winslowj had asked him if the woman
had been taken care Of and his replying tha I
she had. Mr.. Crowell replied yes. He was so
informed.
JUDGE KNIGHT
was the nexi witness. He testified that Mr.
Croweil was an efficient officer so fsr as his
observation went.
Ex-AAYoR sESTER
testified that he was mayor IL 1880 aud 1881
that Mr.. Crowell was deputy marshal during
he whole Of that time; that he W IS faithful
ficer so far as he was arle to observe.
Ex-MARsHAL BRIDGES
testified that he had been marshal for seven
Years and that Mr.. Crowell had served undt +
him as patromAn and deputy marshal; shaI he
was an eficieat officer AID had never been
| suspended or .eprimanded; had always been
prompt at his port Of dat he was captain OF
the watch during the hight.
CITY MESSENGER SHAW
testified that tho county officers had keys TO
the doors Oh the western side 81 the City
Building; aud that when there are meetings
in the hall the ianitor has charge of opening
Of the doors; at meetings OF committees witness
took charge OF them; the janitor has s9me-
times asked policemen to open the doors for
him when he has been engaged in the hail
Ex-MAYoR LIBBY
testified substantially The same as Mr.. Senter
and Mr.. Bridges. He understood the doors
we're more under the control Of the jinitor
than tho police department
Alderman Emery asked few questions
about the Gill case.
Alderman Melcher said IL was in evidence
that Depaty Marshal CToweII had served gal
lantly through the var, he had been on the
force under il The Mayors from Mayor Kings
bury to the present, be had served under thr, Q
marshals and yet in al that time he had ne ser
had a complaint entered against him or rs
ceiyed reprimand Under his oath as an Al
derman he (Melcher) could not allow auy 20
litical feeling to influence him in such case
He thought Mr.. Crowell's services for his coun.
try and the city we're such that he should DO
sustained.
The question was then called by Mr. Wins
low but City Solicitor Looney called the atten-
tion of the Mayor 10 the fact that no vote
could be taken until Mr.. Crowell has been re.
moved hy His Honor.
Mayor Deeriug then announced the removal
o 4 Deputy Marshal Croweil, and yea and
nayyote was taken on sustaining the action
Of the Mayor, which resulted as follows
Nays Gould, Tukesbury, Hawkes., Emery,
Melcher.
Yeas-Rirnie, Winslow.
And the Deputy was not removed. The
meeting then adjourned.
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