Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-25
No Result in The Montague Case
Announced Yet.
BATES PLAYS BALL TODAY.
Ease Of Regan, Against Whom Is a
Serious Charge, Came "
This Afternoon.

% ufo anu l'NN'
c.udei Last night with the examination
number Of Witnesses for the de-
ss,gs. alt OF whom admitted thnt The
.,rYseI mad caiaffh but denied that the
,,.isJv was % serious one or that any
.Hgusive udor arose thufcirom 90 plhgue
tbe men. An adjournment was taken
upui this afternoon At 1880, az which
umra decision WIS promised ny lhe
basrdaud the announcement made that
tbp other cases under consideration
would also be proceeded withi each In
10 proper turn.
The second day's innings began
tbIs afternoon ht two O'Clock, half au
bguf after schedule time. The board
Wa very slow Ia getting together A
.4ucns was held in tue Office " Chief
Pratt and when time WIS called BY
chairman Salisbury the council
chamber WINS filled with a crowd Of
Curious spectator.
on motion OF NUblo tho case Of W.
4. Bates wRa next called, although
decision In the case OF Montague was
confidently expected. The charges
rrsiust Bates a. preferred by Chief
Btylro arc ns ioll1wii
CHARGES AUAtssr HATES.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah.
Gcntlcmeu--i prefer the following
charges against W. b. BAtes, mem
Der OF The departments
Tot. Being intoxicated while on duty,
and WHEN IN such condition drbuOyiug
the property OF the department.
gnd. Using abusive, pfoiano and
threatening language toward mon IA
tho employ OF THE department,
sfd. indulglng Ia language aud
conduct di8rospcciiul toward n superior
On Ct
Hy virtue Of the power vested In me
Iy Iugirlntiyu unac .mrnt and rules anu
regulations governing the discipline Of
tuia department., / thHli tsuspund him
fuudius trial hy tnl' b0nfi) ns soon o.
SECURE n satisfactory substitute Tor
,no position.
HATrs's mJotsuEH
Bates nloi the following lIsl Of Oh.
irr'i0us:
Of obicc, to the Jurisdiction OF your
honorable boiy Ia tue matter VI the
ChlfgUa hlcl against mr.
"Fiu.-for thc reason that faij
beard has not buea properly organized,
Iu that the terms Of 0ilcb VI the mem,
burs of said h1lrd has not been deter.
mined ns th8 statutes require.
"Suc0nd- For tho reasons that no
rules aud regulations governing thr
department have been adopted aud
printed on the statute requires.
"l object 10 the suillcienCy q the
charges tor the reason that they ailugc
no violation Of auy fulo adopted by
this board.
rhird-Chnrge one b. Indefinite, un.
certain anu insufficient.
Foufih--C Charge two is too uucUTlain,
indefinite and Insult i.ent. In that the
language, time, place, nor tbs man 10
whlm used Il not set forth and the
undersigned has no opportunity TO
meet the same.
"Finh--rns same objection 10 the
third charge Is made as Last above
stated.
81 further object to proceeding with.
out the assistance Of counsel aui de-
maud that DO allowed an attorney.
w. h. BATES,
In filing his objection Balos pre-.
faced that action by pleading not
guilty aud naming tho witnesses he de.
sired called In his behalf Tho Wit
ncsscs tor the prosecution were sworn
and Immediately thereafter Bates OBJ
JuClcd claiming that procedure had
uctu Illegally performed.
con what grounds do you ouloCt?"
asked Chairman Salisbury.
81 simple Wish 10 hlo an objocuouj
that h. all.n
sallsbury-rho objection Is over
ruled.
Captain ID. A. Sullivan was the frst
witness placed on tho stand. lie
testified that he had seen the accused
drunk while on DUTY.
Clerk Chambers Of Hose No. 70.
momhercd having seen Bates drive out
oi the department while under the
influence Of liquor anu witnessed his
clumsy and G9kwafd handling Of tbs
team, which resulted In the breaking Of
thr tongue OF the hose wagon.
r. J, Donovan had heard the no.
cuted declare In threatening way
that he would like 10 see the chief die.
charge him, a. that would give MIN an
opportunity 10 get HE (Duvinu'd) head,
Had also heard him nay that ne would
like 10 get certain member Of the
department In cellar anu "turn the
hose on the &c. Of 90 till no was
deadb
g.. l.. SplRin gave nimilar testimony
ana as he loft the stand the prosecution
rested.
guE DrFENCE BEOiNs.
Fireman Burt was called. He wit.
nussvd the accident referred TO but did
not observe anything out OF the
ordinary Ia the conduct Of the accused
~ that time anu dlj not know that he
was intoxicated.
J. CLARK, West side fire department
member, remembered the accident nut
Gid not notice that Bates was drunk.
lie knew the team he drove was a
"shl" one and thinks II may have
lodged into the pole which resulted in
breaking the tongue In the hose
wagon.
Archie Mckay, Mayor Baskin'.
clerk, witnessed the accident aud saw
Bates pulling the team 10 thr loft 10
prevent a collision with the pole. He
saw no indication VI careless Or rock.
lees driving.
LX.Chief Stanton had always con.
sldured Bates a careful driver and
remembered three or four accidents 90
having occurred at the same place on
account " the door being too low ana
narrow.
Ex'Clerk Conner stated that Batesb
reputation no a driver was tho bret OF
any man employed iu tho department
anu that he hat less repairs 10 account
Tor Than any other member.
The case here closed aud was taken
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