Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-08-11
HANDICAPPED.
The Common Council, sitting aS a High
 Court
or Impeachment, Tries George 4. Bailey. Poundmaster, on solemn and
 serious Charges

Never since the days Of Warren Hast ings or Andrew Johnson has case of official impeachment for high crimes and mI-demeanors excited such local inter. est in the city Of Tucson as did the at tempted impeachment yesterday by the local legislature of George A. Bailey, colorcd, from the office of poundmaster. The news had become bruited around that the collector Of untagged brutes was to be tired on some awful charges, and at p ID. yesterday when the Com. mon Retrenchment Council sat down to their beautiful walnut desks, aud lolled back in their fine cane bottomed, armed seats, and hIs honor the mayor, called them to order, the lobby had barely standing room left.
 Gall ln George Bailey, MT. Marshal, " said mayor Strauss to Chief Buttner, and in George walked past the railing, and sat down.
 "Mr. Bailey" resumed the Mayor, you are charged with being drunk at divers times and keeping disorderly house, such being contrary to the peace and dignity of the city and the charae- ter of its officIal Poundmaster."
 Several witnesses were then called, who seemed bent on giving the strong est kind of testimony against the &C., cused and trembling catcher of canines, who indeed had fallen among Phiis- tines.
 Robert POthuff vas the first witness called and sworn. Lived right across the street from the city pound; am a tax payer; am bothered all the time by shooting Tn the poun1; always q crowd around there; had one of the men ar rested and fined; have helped Bailey along; he Is drunk nearly every night; on the 30th of last month I heard some thing like a cannon shot; his house was atire; It was some diamond exploded; Bailey collected some licenses and spent the money.
 Mayor Strauss-Dces any member of the Council have any questions to put to him?
 Davis-Do you know of his collecting money?
 Pothoff-Yes; at the Cosmopolitan Hotel.
 Davis How do you know?
 Pothof-One of his employees told me so; have not seen him sober for two nights.
 Strauss-That's all. Call Henry Con- nelly.
 Bailey-I want to ask him a question.
 Strauss-Wait tIll all the witnesses are through, and then you can recall them if yOu want to ask them any ques- tions.
 Henry Connolly (colored) sworn Know Of Bailey beIng drunk; was in partnership with him; he got one-third cla'r; he never got as much as two dol lars in his hands that he didn't drink 1t up; he drinks very much; did not see him last night; saw him this morning; have not seen nim drunk for the last month every first of the month when We got our money he would be drunk for three or four days; he sings more or less al the time; he kept d dIsorderiy house; was crazy drunk at times; there was shooting there; BaIly collected severa. tag licenses he got no receipt for; one was from Harrison at the Cosmopolitan hotel, and one from Chinaman; had several guar!els with him; a Mexican woman has got no tug he collected money fIom; he sold a horse for S62 and spent the mouey-he said so
 Pathoff-If tine Mayor will let me l would like to state to the Council Tigh, here
 Strauss-Jus; wait awhile; call the next witness.
 Ssrildo Herreras, sworn (tbrourh an iuterpreterl l--Haye known Bailey to b. drunk but not lately: the house Is quiei in the night time: know nothing about the shooting: have lost animals winch found in Balley's possession; the burrOs were not there the day l went there; Bailey has the hurTo somewhere yet.
 Levin-The poundmaster wants to ask a question.
 Strauss - When the witnesses get through fl the defense wishes he can ask all the questions be WE nts to.
 Herreras-Live close to Bailey; am certain It was my burrO; l paid for 1t; know 1t was my burro for 1t WAS short. tailed laughter; II also had a crop in the ear; never saw Bailey drunk.
 Bob Harrison sworn-Never had a dog tag; paid the pound master S2; neyel got anything for 1t; paid him S2 for tag which he was to bring me; that Was some time in February; had a dog Bailey was taking up dogs; asked hin how much 1t was and he said g; spok, to him afterwards about it and he said he had a tag; I said all right if you hav, A tag bring 1t around; he never refused to give me the tag; had some notion o gong away about that time, and told l. ~ ~F ! ont
 Mir. Hodges, the city assessor, certIheC that no tag had been issued for Harrl son since January.
 Mayor Strauss then asked Bailey if ht had anything to say. The poundmasteI arose, and wiplng the presplratoI from his brow, began by saving that he was not man of educa tion. He expected to be the subject O attack. He did not know whether It wal necessary to have an attorney or Eot I was rather hard for him to remembe what each man said and follow mp th' evidence of three or four men that haC been matched up by others. They hrC said just enough of the truth to mak' | theIr whole story look plausible. At tn l time that complaint was made he asked a question of the judge that he nigh l be understood about the killing Of tha dog. This dog was shot Tn the stree ] They speak about the noise; very muci l disturbed: one of their own wltnesse i saws he has never hearI any nose day nor night Another witness says he has heard n ! noise for month and hall past. Al ! ter one of these men, my former partner ! Jeff there has been no noise. This gen 1 tlemen says, continued the speake Doiptiug the whitening finger of scorn a A colored gentleman sitting near b, about my using city money. He com plains about my collecting two or thre | dollars of this gentleman, NIT. harrlsoI | l had his dog in my possession. MI | Harrison said Here ls S2; If ] sta here give me the license; If moi, l VII l come to vou." Then there was that hi tIa gentleman that had such long eari l He says he had his burro m my cora | He said all the burrOs were hls an 1 ,Iead pove-.y, and I knocked oil ont l half The crop cared colt was left. The l got away when 1 was gone. IL IS eas 1 enough to conceal a little burro arouh here in these yards. About my ben drunk. these prostItutlng wltnesse they have intended to put me out or ID
 po1pd. These two men, not at all lntel
 ested, that that one can be poundmaste
 and the other his deputy. They are pc
 scouting me. The fact Is this is all the
 ease against me. 1 do know they wer drunk. Some of these friends of min
 fore a notice down 1 put up. hay
 been persecuted. The office does notpa
 a man for the prosecution. When th'
 gentleman was poundmaster last ye,
 there was two or three weeks they al
 not catch any dogs n the best montl ] -r-L ..nr tnna- off my Maunn ID 70