The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-05-21
STANTOyS OPPORTUNITY.
An Investigation That He Long
Has Sought.
M'ILRoY ON THE STAND.
He Tells What He Knows About the
Fire Chief.
A Letter Is Read, Indicating That abe
Levy Expects to Succeed stanton
-McIlroy's Charges Contra
dlcted-Municipa Affairs.

A start was finally made in the Stanton
investigation yesterday morning. The
hearing took place in the council cham
Der, Councilmen Kelly, Beardsley, Hardy
and Lawson being present at IL O'Clock.
Chief Stanton, accompanied by his at
torney, Judge Powers, was on hand
promptly and Frank B. McIlroy, the
author of the charges, was early on the
scene. Stenographer Vandenberger was
sent for to report the testimony, and
when all was in readiness to proceed
Judge Powers arose and said that in be-
half of Chief Stanton he wanted the scope
of the inquiry defined. and asked if it
was the intention to go outside of the
McIlroy charges.
Chairman Kelly of the committee re-
piled that the investigation would be on
the charges made by McIlroy, and Judge
Powers stated that he wished to enter a
general denial to all of them.
M'ILRoY's STORY.
Frank B. McIlroy was then sworn and
he testified that Chief Stanton visited Og-
den, Logan and Park City in the interests
of the Holloway company. He knew this
him so, and further because he had seen
bid, which Stanton submitted at Ogden,
of 81 $50 for Holloway chemical engine,
twenty gallons larger than that of
the Salt Lake department. The
witness stated that when he
first tried to sell the local department
hose, the chief informed him that he
would have to sell it through the Utah
and Montana Machinery company. Re-
4l1a Of a1n iol1 !,
been alleged Stanton received as an in
ducement for placing orders, McIl oy
stated that the chief did not get them from
him. McIlroy then testified that Stanton
received cash commission from a man
named Moore, at one time partner of the
witness, on the sale of Holloway engine.
McIlroy denied ever having paid Stanton
anything.
Judge Powers then took McIlroy in
hand and asked if he had not received a
letter from the Lindgren- Mahan Chemical
Fire Engine Co., of Chicago, and the
witness replied that he had not. Judge
Powers handed McIlroy a copy of letter
and asked if he dared to deny having re-
ceived the original. After examining it
the witness replied that he had received
such letter, and the copy was then
offered in evidence. 1t is as follows:
ABE LEVY IN IT.
LINDGREN-MAHAN CHEMICAL FIRE ENGINE
COMPANY, 124 ILLINOIS STREET,
CHICAGO. March g. 1892.
Frank McIlroy. Esq, Salt Lake city, Utah
DEAR SIR-Your letter of the 4th enclosing
order on Taylor for $40 Just at hand. Althou h
money matters are very tight here, we are dis
posed to help you in the Salt Lake fight all we
can, SO we have wired you that we would pay
your draft on us for 500. We do not think there
is much prospect of collecting the Taylor mat
ter although we will press him for settle
ment. We think you had better make us a
thirty day draft on the proper parties at
Eureka for the 500. This will keep things NOV
ing easily. Should we collect the Taylor money
we would forward it to you at once. Now we
hope you can send in some good orders outside
of the Salt Lake matter. We think you did ex-
actly right in tackling Stanton as you did.
It looks as though you had downed him The
5coundrel either wrote, or caused 10 be written,
to us, letter signed, ga member OF the fire
department. warning US to have no dealing
with you. 1t went into the waste basket un-
noticed.
We had o nice letter from Abe Levy. ex-as-
sistant chief this morning. He promises to
help you all he can. He says that if Stanton is
deposed he will be appointed chief We have
written to Mr.. Levy nice letter in answer to
his Ask him to read it to you. We think we
could get all three OF the combination machines