The evening world., 1888-06-14
YIREMEN ON TRIAL.
Two Weeks Cases Disposed Of Yesterday
by the Cemmissioners.


by the Cemmissioners.
Commissioner Croker's trip TO 81. Louis
postponed the meeting OF the Fire Commis.
W weeks business TO be transacted OF the
meeting yesterday.
The first name on the roll Of delinquent
fremen was that of William Corrigan, of En-
CINE Company 81, who was charged with
" conduc. %prejudicia to good order" What
the specifications were was not told. for the
secretary said Corrigan's resignation was In
his possession, and after accepting II. the
next case was called.
Walter Ostrander. of Engine Company 9,
was charged with failing to report for duty
at an alarm on May "a.
Ostrander gave as his excuse that he had
been suffering from chllls and fever all day,
and in the evening had taken O bath and re-
tired, sleeping 10 soundly that the alarm
Fireman Frank ]. Lane, of Engine 81. was
charged with being absent without leave for
two hours June g..
He said that while returning from supper
on that evening he was stopped by two citi-
zens, b informed him that the front door
OF a building on Franklin street was open.
He considered it his duty to guard the door,
and on the arrival Of o policeman he assisted
in exploring the building.
Fireman Daniel +. Henry, of Engine 81,
was then arraigned on three cbarges-being
under the influence Of liquor on jun 2, and
failing to respond to two alarms on that day.
Henry pleaded guilty to the charges, and
said that he had been seized with an attack
of cramps, which necessitated his taking
brandy and ginger.
Z. T. Hargrove, of Hook and Ladder 9,
was absent ten minutes without leave, and a
second charge of enteli ing O liquor store while
In uniform was preferred.
Hargrove's story was that the proprietor OF
the liquor store told him there was q letter
awaiting him at the saloon. Not wishing to
few feet distant he ran into the saloon, Sc
cured the letter and returned at once.
Benjamin F. Morris, of Hook and Ladder
4; charged with failing to respond to two
alarms in the same night. said he had been
sick for nearly six weeks with chills and
fever: On the night in question he had COW
cred his head with the quilts in order to keep
warm and did not hear the alarms.
His Captain substantiated the story.
Frank Kelly, of Engine So, wal also charged
as his excuse that he had been on night watch
the night before and did not retire until late
the next afternoon, sleeping then so soundly
'hf Re lns sl CAPTAIN saiie toi "a t awa Bear diT fba. hardly
q day elapsed that Kelly did not show signs
Of liquor.
Adam Messer. Of. Engine So, made his first
bow to the Commissioners as q culprit in
ment.
He was charged with being absent without
leave for twenty-five hours. He. said he
had been spending the day before with some
friends in Jersey and was suddenly taken i'll
with q heavy cold and O fever. The doctor
who was called in forbade him leaving the
house that day.
He had telegraphed to his Captain, but the
despatch was wrongly addressed and did not
reach its destination.
s'That "a an oid.time story ~ said tbs Pres.
ident, not with much severity, and o cold
and fever Is o standing excuse when o man
goes out Of town, n wants . little extra
time"