Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-10
FIRE And POLICE.
Commissioners Meet 10 Hear Tho De.
Tense OF Suspended PIramsl.
LAST SIGups ISQuIsIrIOS.
A secret session at which the UnWrlt.
ten Law of Desired Discipline was
Expcuuded.-rause Of Dscord.

Commissioner Frank W. Jennings
returned from san Francisco and
other coasi cities on this mornings
train In time 10 attend the meeting Of
the IRE AMI police board At Chairman
sAllsbury's Office this afternoon called
.or 2 O'Clock.
The purpose OF the session was 10
take actiou regarding tho suspension
from duty Of the last batch Of nrcmen
laid Oh by Chief Dsvino for various
causes M heretofore set forth In the
NEWS. Also to look into the matter
OF the required temporary retirement
OF PaJolmAn Edwards iron the police
force At the instance Of Chief PtatL
Tho case VI Captain Gilbert was
frat called. The charges were ne fol-
Iowa:
fiut-ThAt he failed to on out his
application papers Ia his own hand.
writing, and that ho did not posses
tho Esetssafy educational qualities.
tlons.
sscond-That he was under the
minimum height anu above the maIl-
mum age.
Thifu-ThAt he had failed 10 pass a
satisfactory physical examination.
His met witness was cX.Cbief
Stanton, VINO gave MIN a very good
record Hs fireman, And tN-Clefk Con.
uUfH gave similar trHtimuuy
Dr. McA chfan testified that tho de-
fcudnnps hearing was detective; that
bis eJcsight was good NJ distance"
but bad near NJ hand.
EX'FirrmAn Mowers was no1t called
A. witness Ia Gilbef's behalf. Ho
gave II ~ his pronounced opinion that
the deirudsnps eyosisht Or hearing
never placed hin ~ n disadvantage
among tho men.
EH.FlrrmAn J. J. Clark was 1sked
by Gilberg
"When the ladder was run out who
was thu hrut man ~ rcspOHu2"
Captain Gilbert" was the quick
RESPONSE.
TX. Fireman MoMullen testified that
Gilbert always was au agreeable man
~ work with.
In his own behalf tho defendant
stated that he wss an old. sailor; that no
had rclvud In the war Aud was now
drAw ing pension but was healthy
nhysicaily. The cass wsH taken under
adjustment.
WAS NOT READY.
The case OF j. J. Clark was then
called, this charges against him being
that hc was above tue maximum age
Tor applicants, was pr-dIspDsei 10
rheumatism aud had weakness Of
the heart.
CLARK was not ready and his case
was postponed for his own convenience
MOwEig's CAsE
The case Of l.. Z. Mower. was called
and tue doionuHnt took the door to
plead his Own case. CONCERNING DR..
beatty, vino conducted his physical
easminAtiUu, hu saiu! ~ think no h.
no good ~ a doctor And n he was here
| would tell him ~ 70 his face. Asto
Chief Dovine 1 want 10 say right now
anu here that no has got 10 quit max.
ing II warm for me or will make II
mighty Interesting for him."
"Hold on there" exclaimed Chair.
man Salisbury, tive 10 not propose tu
listen 60 such remarks. IL you p.rsist
Ia them the board Will close your case
right now"
This warning apparently had the
desired effect ~ Mowers sank on ~
soia and Instantly subsidized.
A. 10 weak lungs aud cough, DR..
Smith sRil he had examined ths de.
iendant but iailgd 20 iud any indioa-
ton Of physical disability anu lie hal
"been bammetiug away at lungs NJ
far back as 'b3"
M'MULLgS's uOOD HABITS
McMullen's hrst witness was Cap.
tain Gilbert, who said he had often
seen tue defendant under the infiu.
ence Of drink but not intoI 6 ited. A.
TO his honesty he believed there was no
more honest man IA tue department.
Ex-CleTE COnn0rs stated that when
hs was m the department n good many
men drank; 90 dil McMullen, but rot
" excess. There were many bills
against ths department during tho last
administration, but he was always
DESTROYS 10 pay them, and frequently
assigned his salary 10 creditors Tor two
months ahead.
This closed the taking NJ testimony
and this cases Of the dsp0sed ftumen
were taken under AdNisumont, after
which II was expected tho complain ts
against the Suspended tiremen would
be taken ~.
The hearing was still on al O'Clock.