St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-27

gave him the turkeys was an acQuaint-
ance of years standing.
when you went out to the lake, at
whose request did you go?" asked MIR.
Davis.
AT the request of George A. Brack-
ett.''
what did he want to see you for.'
For live ballast in his sail boat
The witness was shown an order
which was posted in ali of the engine
houses March %, 1892, in which Chief
Runge called attention To the complaints
made concerning stealing in the bust
ness districts during fires. The order
warned the iremen of arrest and dis
charge, and ordered commanding Of
ficerS to make reports of every man
caught stealing. Witness recognized
The order, ana identified it as the one
posted in the houses. Witness testified
that the order was posted for three
months.
Aid. Grey-Did the order DO any
good?
Il never knew of there being stealing
by men at our station" replied the wit
ness with dignity. Witness testified
that he had seen the men drink during
the national convention at the Log
Cabin, but lie had never seen fireman
Drink on city property. He had never
seen fireman drunk.
Capt. Sandy Hamilton was next asked
10 place his large figure on the cYeaking
witness box.
Hamilton has been fireman for eight
years, and a captain at Cataract for
four years. He had once thirly-days
THROUGH at one time. He used fifteen
days OF it up burning powder on duck
llunt. and then reported Tor duty. Ham
liton was asked To tell how he secured
a furlough. Witness replied that when
Assistant Chief Canterbury was in
Jured at the elevator fire that he
(ttamllton) had taken his place for
h\e months, and that lie had no DAYS off
during that time. He had asked for
turiough without sub" to make up
for it, and the request was granted.
W illness detailed his experiences at
MlnnelOnka as live ballast" for O. A
Bracket, and cOrroborated Treager's
testimony regarding the bequest Of
the turkeys and their assassination. He
denied having shown undue cruelty in
the execution OF the towels. He
was never drunk on duty, and had
never been sent home on car, as had
been stated by Hush Fox. Hamilton
said that he had seen plenty of beer
drinking around the engine house i'll
past years, but very little i'll the past
three or four years. He had never seen
the chief drink. Witness denied having
seen SHOES stolen at the North Star fire,
and gave considerable testimony regard
ing this cOnflagratiOn which has al
ready been published.
Aid. Grey-Did you not make the re-
mark at that fire that the men were
stealing shoes enough to last ten years?
No sir, did NOT"
Did you not say you would lie before
the grand jury?"
mo. sir; it's a ie'
IT. as true as anything you have
told" remarked Ala. GREY.
Its as true as the truth can be, and
as true as anything you could TELL"
retorted the witness.
w hen witness was acting assistant
chief he generally slept at home, and
was picked up by his rig i'll case of fire:
He missed lire one night because his
alarm did not sound. He had reported
himself.
Capt. James j. Murphy, fireman for
tWenLy-One years and a captain since
1854, was the next witness sworn. He
was at the Warner fire, near Cedar lake.
Jack Kelley aud George Bickay were at
the fire. The former was sub" The
tremen had been treated to some wine
by Mrs. Warner. and Capt. Murphy
had had glass. He had not seen Kel-
ley drink. Capt. Runge was in the
basement, but did not see the wine.
CroSs-eXamined, witness testified that
when he went down into the cellar that
he saw no one but man i'll the EMPLOY
OF the Warmers there. He saw no lire
men there. There might have been
hremen in the cellar after he went
down. He did not see Chief Runge
order the men out of the cellar.
Witness went back to the engine
after the fire, refilied the chemical
engine and they went to dinner Ii.
Murphy swOre that he saw 10 one
drunk at the fire. In answer TO A itorney
Davis, the witness said that he was
afflicted with chronic trouble. He had
once gone to Europe to be treated. At
TIE Tune OF the Warner ire he had been
troubled with this ailment. and had re-
mdined home part OF tue evening.
Capt. I. PIGrSOn was the next witness.
He is the commanding officer of the
big truck at headquarters. Attorney
Davis asked the witness concerning the
beer drinking at the engine house, and
Attorney Fish objected, sayingsthat the
defense had already admitted the prac-
tic4 of beer drinking.
Mr.. Davis denied the statement and
replied that the defense had admitted
the beer drinking charge only SO far as
adjacent property was concerned, but
1t had never admitted beer drinking at
the engine house.
II have never been so bold as to deny
that there had been drinking across
from Cataract engine house, or have |
been so modest as to deny the existence
OF an Owl club" replied Mr.. Davis.
Aid. l. .ckey said that when Aid.
BraZie made the motion to shut off the
beer testimony, that Brazie did it at the
lnStIgatiOn of Mr.. Davis.
Aid. Brazie called for the reading of
his motion. which showed that its pur-
port did not include the mention of city
property, but mentioned specifically
adjacent properly" Mr.. Fish's Obiec-
ton was overroled, and the witness re-
piled that he had hever seen drinking
In an engine house. Further testimony
regarding drinking Cn adjacent prop
erty was overruled by the president.
Capt. PiersOn was asked concerning
the purchase of key of beer to cele-
brate the birth of a child at his house.
as had been sworn to by witness for
the prosecution.
Attorney Fish objected. claiming that
the question was prohibited under Aid.
BraZle'S motion. as mentioned abuye.