Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-03
WHO II CHIEF ENGINEER ;
The Court is to Pass Upon the Validity
of the Sick-Rcem Meeting.

of the Sick-Rcem Meeting.
The case of NJ. O'Meara VS.. Con- Sullivan
came on for hearing and was partially tried
before Judge Armstrong in Department
Two of the Superior Court yesterday. The
plaintiff is represented by Catlin & White,
and the affairs of the defendant are guarded
by General Hart. The first witness called
by the plaintiff was H. 1. Seymour, by
whom they proved the identity of the
minutes and records of the proceedings OF
the Fire Commissioners. The examina-
ton of this witness occupied nearly all the
forenoon session. AT the afternoon session
the plaintiff placed George W. Jackson on
the stand. Mr.. Jackson testified as to the
identity of the minutes and records and
in reference to the so-called sick-room
meeting; stated that, Immediately after the
meeting of the Board held in the Corpora
ton house on the evening of the 10Th of
July last he was handed g request in writ
ing by Commissioner Slater, signed
by Commissioners Slater and Conran, ask
ing that a special meeting of the Board be
called at Mr. Conran's rooms the next day
at o'clock P. NJ for the purpose of elect
ing q Chief Engineer, an Assistant Engi-
neer and Superintendent of the Fire
Alarm Telegraph. At the meeting of the
10Th of July only Commissioners Slater and
Grifiitts were present Mr.. Conran being too
unwell TO attend. The request was dated
July 30th, and witness made copy of
same with same date, and served ii on Mr.
Griffitts. Witness, continuing said that he
knew of no seal for documents of the
Board was accustomed to write up the
minutes of Mr.. Kim when the latter
was unwell: had casually examined the
books back for some years, but saw no
reference to any seal. Mr.. Hart at this
point showed from the records of the Board
of August, 1872, that plan for seal had
been adopted, and the President of The
Board was ordered to have a seal made ac-
cording to the design In answer to que
ries of General Hart, the witness testified
that he went to the sick-room meeting with
the intention of aiding the cause of O. Meara
in every way he could honorably, and
endeavor TO Gust Mr.. Sullivan He
stated that 8 few days after the
sick-room meeting he went to the office
of the Board to write up the minutes of the
sessions of the Doth and Both, but found the
books missing did not see the books again
until he received them from O'Meara ::
knew at the time that the President (dr.
Griffitts) was opposed to writing up the
minutes of the sick-room meeting; O'Meara,
Slater, Conran, Harris, of the Bee, and him
self We're the only ones present at the
sick-roOm meeting.
NJ. 0'Meara testified to his holding the
Office under the Slater Conran reign for
about two months.
j. F. Slater, a member of the Board of
Fire Commissioners, was called, and testi-
fled as follows: Is a member of the pres
ent Board of Fire Commissioners was
elected to the position last March was
present at the meeting of July 30, 1887; he
had gone to Conran's on the afternoon of
the 18th, and with him had signed re-
quest that special meeting be called the
next day at Conran's room at l P. M; after
the meeting of the evening of the 10Th he
gave the notice to Mr.. Jackson, Secretary
OF the Board, to serve on the other mem
Der, Mr.. Griffit.s; witness denied that Con-
ran signed this notice in blank for him to
I'LL out as he saw fit and at any time that
he might choose to do so. but admitted that
he had blank document or so, other than
the notice that he could fill out In refer
ence to certain words that appeared inter
lined or erased in the document, the wit
ness would not swear that they were in
serted after Mr.. Conran had affixed his
name. He had attended the sick-room
meeting; Mr.. Conran was up and about,
and attended actively to the duties of Pres
ident pro tenn.
Commissioner Grifitts was called, but
his testimony threw no additional light
upon the subject.
S. J. Jackson was also examined, but his
testimony developed nothing of special i'm
portance.
The trial will be resumed this morning
at o clock, and the balance of the week
may be used up before the end is reached.