The morning call., 1892-01-27
BROAD THE VICTOR.
A Setback for the Fire Depart
ment Bosses.
Judge Wallace Decides That Broad Is Entitled
to Be Observation-Disclosures schmitt
Is cut for the Stuff

The application Of Charles F. Broad for
writ of mandamuS 10 compel the Board Of
Fire Commissioners to rejnstate him as
clerk Of the Corporation Yard was decided
by Judge Wallace yesterday In the. appH-
cants favor
Tie ground Of the decision was that Broad
could only BE removed for official misbe-
hayior which the Commissioners were not
prepared to prove. The decision carries the
costs and the amount Of salary due since
Broads suspension.
There was a lively airing Of Doodle poll
ties during The day, ana some OF the wounds
inflicted In the fray viii leave sears Tor
many day.
Tie first witness called at the morning
session was Fire Commissioner Martin, VINO
was made 20 admit by Attorney \. j.
Cunie that Maurice Schmiit had told him
he was running the Fire Department under
orders from Buckley and Runey. The
witness continued that his brother had Seen
DISCHARGED from the County Clerks Office
because lis .wltuess) Assemb,yman, Den
mis-. did not vote right Oh the Daley Fire
Department Bill Personally he was op-
posed 10 party bosses. Kelly and Crmmins
not executed. NCamtt had once told hum
lie could have what appointments ne
wanted Dut -lat Parsons with an eNple-
tive was uo good and couldn't have any
thing. Parsons got the appointments, how
ever, and witness EntIetL
Mrs. Charles J.. Bread. the wife Of tie APP
u'icaut In this ease, who is q nephew Of
Chris Buckley was called Simply 60 prove
the effort 90 Ce.nst~te Broad Or Buckley IN
tercession.
RAINFY ISSUED TIE ORDER.
George IS. Fayior. whose Doodle suit is
still fresh In The public miud, smlluEv touk
tile stand and testified To being present
when he vote was ta6eR by which tie Fire
Commissioners hadi~miSsed Broad, RaIney
was there and told SchmlJt TO suspend
Broad. Eaiuey was al Sacramento when
the Fire Department matters were being
discussed. and wanted witness to assist in
defeating the Burns Fire Department Bill
rs It would iujule the Democratic party.
Raiuey did not seem TO mind The Daley bill
because he was all night with Kelly and
CTlmWus.
EX-F.re Commissioner Samuel Newman
was next called End soon set Maurice Schmitt
20 iigrtug 10 hls seat bE some matteT-Of-
fact revelations Of MI Seam-ts pOAtical
methods. lie testified that Dr. bad known
Schmitt some thirty years and remembered
that the latter when Commissioner two
OF three years ago had suddenly withdrawn
his opposition to the building permits issecd
By tie B ard Of Supervisors. On being re-
UOnstTatCd with >cnmltt replied there was
q .
what he could get. Buckley had asked VII
ness for favOrs Rainev used 20 hold meet
Ings back Of tie curtain at the regular
meetings Of the EiIe Commissioners.
Sclmitt seemed 10 be one Of the head bosses.
t. A. Steitz an ex-Assemb.yman and now
clerk in the Corporation Yard, testified
that he owed his nomination t. Commits
siouer Parsons. lie believed Kelly and
CTnmDs were opposed 10 linn.
CLUNIE AlIUeEs HIMSELF.
Court took n recess TIL . o'clock in the
afternoon when Attorney Clulie took the
stand The rrIncipal p0tnt In his tesil-
uouv was the now celebrated Simpson con-
tract wherein Simpson ha1 offered I'D per
cent commission on certsiD supplies. In
tie c1Drsa Of his testimony. when CuuIa
delivered very volublv and with smiles #
triun.p1 at Maurice ScEmitt and Fisher
Amas. +re attorney said:
Broad came Ia me and asked me- 20 an
pear for Linn in the Trial before The Ere
Commissioners. which I did. Broad said
the matter iu tie contract paper referred 10
was In his handwriting. but that Simpson
sigue5 IT.
al told him there were men on the Fire
Commission who were CAPABLE of any dirty
trick and the first thing they would DO
would be TO get simpson 10 swear he never
si-red the PAPER I went down 10 t-v the
charge against Broad OF being ten minutes
late AID net sam Raiuey I told Rainev
that Br al had retained me and given me
q
to create any trouble IN the board being q
Democrat, and mat tie JulnB was not good
LOT me party. stated oJHef lacl5 10
hdlHel' VINO dtc. iutu 10 see 2Igtl OF come
10 any agreement .ltH loi4 nancy tual
tltsF documents NOut4 have W DC drought
Out
BR-Bhs itCElF Ed
Subsequently Ames sad he understood
had documents 10 my possession showing
that brides had been received ID the Fire
Department. ! told him was Broad al
tOTney. and proposed 20 conduct the case as
saw it, When the charge was brought
against Maxwell, j objected 10 the trial
being had I'll the case QI Broad had been
disposed o. lie trial Ot Maxwell WAS
preceded with, and instructed Broad not
20 answer any questions uu MS own case
had been disposed OF. Broad declined to
answer, accordingly. l think ho was under
suspension a. that time. Sullivan was put
On tile stand % testify as 10 BrOa0s Iu-
sub1T1iaat'On.' The Commissioners seemed
Indspl5ed 10 give Broad fair play Wit
ness hed a large number u "i-ues'es-p1T-
ht Us ''V ~ i4olt'
I'D cIo,>-tAa.illIa-Gu Dy Nj. MtEueTuy
rs 90 What be expected TO prove Uy them,
Cuuje said he would show, among other
thing. that thare was q system Of assass-
rn.rF arrarr fIa nfur11vas Fvarv mo-,
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sooDrly Il 1..Ct .'Heuty as inc interest Oh
certain members OF the FlIe COMMISSION
and others, also that combination had
been termed,
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