Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-31
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The Defendants Taken ncfore the
Federal Commissioners.

Denver, Colo, Aug 20.-Ihe nearing
Of the case against Governor Waite
President Mullins OF the fire and pO
lice board Hamilton Armstrong, chief
OF police. and Kate Dwyer. police mat
ron. charging them with conspiracy In
OBTAINING "A letter intended for cx-Police
Matron Sadie NJ. Likens, was begun
today before United States Commits
sioner Hinsdnle. The defendants OK.
cept Governor Waite We're arraigned
and they pleaded not guilty. as the gov
ernor had previously done. Mrs. Lax
ems was placed on the stand ana swora
that the advertisement In the News OF
July 2. seeking a position AS COOK or
housekeeper was inserted by a Mrs.
Harnet, who had asked permission TO
have the answers sent In care OF Mrs.
Likens at the city hall This statement
was verified by Mrs. Harnet. Other evil
dence to substantiate this fact was in
truduced.
EX-Matron Likens testified the reason
given her by the police board for her
dismissal was economy" Notice was
given her TO explain the letter from
Jesse Parr. She considered the Parr
letter an answer to the advertisement
OF Mrs. Harnett for situation as cook
or housekeeper, private, and not OIL
cial business. District Attorney John
son asked Mrs. Llkens TO what party
she belonged
Assistant Attorney General Sales, who
appeared for the defendants, objected.
Mr.. Johnson thereupon declared Il
expect to show that all the defendants
are members of the Populist party.
that the witness Is a member of the
Republican party, and that every eff
fort wos made to get her out of office.
expect to show that although this
letter was addressed on the note to
Mrs. Likens, It was detained from her.
was carried to the president Of the
board, and was announced by him that
It was the evidence upon which he
could remove the witness. The commits
sioner sustained Mr.. Sales objection,
Jesse Parr who wrote the letter. tes-
tilted he did not intend It for any of
the defendants. but for Mrs. Liltens.
Mrs. Flora Frinck, formerly house
keeper for Matron Dwyer, testified that
Miss Dwyer over year ago in her
presence told Governor Waite's private
secretary she would have Mrs. LllSens'
place IL It took her n year to get 1t.
Mrs. Frnck testified Miss Dryer dis
charged her because she refused to take
n letter from Mrs. Likens' desk.
Friends Of Mrs, Likens testified that
Matron Dwyer gave them to under
stand that Mrs. Llkens was removed
because she was engaged In immoral
business
President Mullins introduced the Parr
letter before the board and declared
her an improper person for the Office
of matron. Mrs. Barnes replied that
the letter contained nothing deroga-
tory to Mrs. Likens. She was never
notified 20 appear in regard to the
matter. Mr.. johnson put in evidence
President Mullins letter to the Rocky
Mountain News, in which ne announced
Should the Very ardent defenders of
Mrs. Likens desire information as to
the reason why Mrs. Lit-S- was cho-
son ns the one to be sacrificed to re-
duce the expenses In the department,
tney can obtain such information by
calling upon the fire and police board.
who are reluctant TO submit these mat
tiers to the public press"
Mr.. Mullins denied having written
that portion Of the letter quoted, but
acknowledged having put his signature
to 1t. A few more witnesses were ex-
amined. but gave unimportant testi-
mony after which the hearing was
continued until tomorrow morning,
when the governor win take the stand.
Gov Waites' appearance and conduct
throughout the day was that OF II man
at peace with the world.