St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-20

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noon before the council. For instance,
yesterday Fox testified that he did not
see lhellan take coat at the Manhat-
tan fire, but knew that he wore one out
of the building under his rubber coat.
Before the Investigating committee Fox
testified that he did see Thelan take a
coat off the counter, and instead of
wearing It out, threw 1t out of the win
Testimony Was Contradictory
in many other points. Fox testified
yesterday that he stole nothing at all at
the Manhattan fire, while before the in-
vestigating committee he admitted TAX
ing number of cheap scarf pins.
why didn't you steal the pins any
howT' asked MIR. Davis.
~ didn't know where they were" re-
plea Fox.
Before the committee Fox testified
that he never saw the chief drink at
headquarters, aud yesterday he swore
that he saw him drink twice,
Then you told lie if you testified
that he never drank al headquarters.
Yes, Sir" ruefully answered Fox.
DR.. II. b. Fay. who had an Office in
the building of the Castle Shirt COM
pany, was the next witness. The
doctor was at the fire and remained in
IL.
When he returned to his Office lie found
that things had been stolen He was
willing to swear that no one but fire.
men went up stairs to his Office. He
wrote to Clie. Runge concerning the
thetts, and asked that they be investi-
gated. He had never received an
answer from the chief. During the
fire he saw one of the firemen pass
from ladder into the window of his
office.
Beer Every Sunday
William Redmond, machinist, was
at one time i'll the street railway com
pany'S power house. across from fire
headquarters. Redmond SAID that he
was around fire headquarters nearly
every Sunday when he was at the
power house. and said the men nearly
every Sunday bought key of beer and
placed it in the Owl club. The firemen
were afraid to go in uniform, and the
witness frequently bought the beer for
them. Witness said he had seen mer-
cilaudiSe about the engine house after
fires, and had purchased a shirt and a
cap of the men.
Cross examined by Attorney Davis,
witness said he had gone to the Castle
shirt fire OIL No. truck.
Redmond was asked to describe the
AID. McAl:ster asked the witness if
ne thought the cap was the one stolen
from DIR. Fay. Witness replied he
thought IL was; he had the cap yet and
could produce it.
Charles Wicklund, saloonkeeper at
ll07 Washington avenue south, testified
that he had had a fire near his saloon
about two years ago. The firemen had
entered his house during the fire, but no
one else.
A silver sugar bowl and other things
had been stolen. He did not see fire.
man take ii, but suspected them.
CrOSS-eXamined-The were board
erS i'll the house. but witness did not
think they could have gone into the
rooms. lie had never reported the
matter to the chief.
Drunken Firemen.
l.. w. Livingston, for eight years a
member OF the department, was the
tenth witness. He had seen beer nearly
every day at No IL engine house.
Livingston had seen two kegs of beer
at No. Il engine house in the basement
he thought that Substitute Longman
had brought the kegs there. Witness
had also seen beer drinking at No.
IL house. Witness had seen Fireman
Sears and another man drink at the
Lumber Exchange fire. He had never
seen Capt. Hamilton drunk. He had
seen whole load of lumber brought to
the engine house one night, from a saw
mill fire. The load was drawn on the eXer-
else wagon by an extra engine team. The
lumber was worked up into chairs,
writing desk, double doors, and other
things at No. IL engine house. The
load was worth almost SO He had
noticed some of the lumber hidden
away at the time the investigation
began in the lott or the station. One of
the desks was given to Chief Canter-
bury and another was intended for
Fred Britton.
Cross examination Witness had
heard fireman remark: II wish we
! would have clothing house fire. for
want to get some socks and mittenS."
Witness had been told by Canterbury
to help load the writing desk made
from the stolen lumber into the express
wagon when il came. He knew the
desk was for Canterbury, but could not
swear that it was taken to his house.
When asked why he did not report the
beer drinking, Livingston replied that
he would have lost mis- job had he done
SO, as the captain "stoOd in" better than
he did. Capt. Mangan once stopped
the beer drinking, but himself broke
the rule in week.
Adjourned until 7:3O o'clock tonight.