The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-03

Against His Appointecs.
Have you ever filed charges
against any of your own appointees?
Yes. against Welch and Amos
Moretcn.''
Now about the Welch incident
Did you not write from Montreal to
the secretary to have charges made
against Welch?"
L wrote because had received
word that he had been away without
cave
Did You not appoint Mr.. Woods ?''
Yes. sir
DO YOU not know he was not eligi-
bic under the law. not being i regular
resident of Salt Lake,
He Swore he was and this was
sworn to by three reputable citizens =
Did you not know then that he was
! resident of Mammoth, and paid his
! poll tax there"
NO sir. I had only heard that he
Devinc's Private Affairs.
Objection to further examination
along this line was sustained and an
exception noted.
/ Mr.. Devine-I do not intend to an
sWer questions relating to my private
affairs
Judge Powers-Do YOU consider the
! appointment of men a private AFFAIR."
Well You were getting personal"
/ You say you have visited No. at
! irregular intervals. That was under
! your charge as much as No. ~
Yes. sir
The city had some lumber there"
Yes, While repairs were being
made
DO you know of Mr. Spry moving
some Of that lumber, and having boys
taking it away in wagons al night ,"
Objected TO and objection over
ruled.
I did not know of it personally.
Some members have taken away old
lumber"
DO you not think if you had visit
ed it oftener you would have known
better the condition of the property
and men,
PERHAPS So
Has there been hose taken away
the reel?"
u cannot say
Have you sold any hose from No
:? Have you patched some up and
sold it? Did you not sell some and
make no report to the city,
NO, sir. ( believe none has been
sold except from No. l."
McGartiy's Appointment.
when Mccarthy was appointed
was he a uaturalized citiZen?'
He SO stated in his application"
You and he were good personal
friends?"
Yes, he had been my foreman and
in his appointment [ was governed
~ my knowledge of his sobriety and
ability to work
IN, l.;
your knowledge of him before you
were chief?''
Partly So"
Did you meet Amos Moreton's
brother on the street and say TO him:
Your brother hadn't better go on the
stand against me or I'll expose him.
or something of that nature?"
NO, sir
Eari's Driving.
Did you know Earl was a poor
driver"
Not that know OF"
Had you any knowledge OF his ex-
periencc as q driver
Il know he had some familiarity
with horses
DO you not know that the acct
dent, instead of being unavoidable,
was the result of inexperienced"
II did not say it was unavoidable"
mas AdDLdi ATilDcIl UECll IESlOTeQ
to his old place in accordance with
the order of the court?"
Il have received no such order
Mccarthy is in charge of the
truck, is he not?'
Yes
DO you not think it favoritism to
put an old man like Gilbert under
new man like Mccarthy"
GiIbcrt's Reinstatement.
'Gilbert's hearing is bad"
Are YOU not acting contrary to
the order of the district COURT
I have received no such order"
i will see then that you are served
with the order this afternoon. The
board has made a return that he was
restored and I am surprised. 1
thought the board had made true
return. Prior to your sale of horses
was there a team at No. > that could
haul the steamer?
Yes"
Are there any now"
No
When were the horses taken
When the two-horse reel was
taken away
Is the cart with the extension lad
der safe?'
I said it was an inferior wagon
rs il not usual to have the extern
sion ladder on the side?"
i do not know about that"
How many times has that extern
sion ladder been used?'
~ do not know"
Have You ever ignored the assistant
chief?"
No
Did you not make the day off sched-
ule for No. 2?''
Yes"
was not this responsible for the |
two men at meal times?"
NO"
Was Too Mild.
you say you believe you were too
mild and dove-like?"
1.-The developments of the last three |
weeks would seem 10 indicate that"
DO you ever remember having neg /
lected TO salute man on the street |
when he saluted you?'
Never"
Would it be possible for you not to
see a man who made a motion toward |
you?"
well. I have made motion toward
you, Judge Powers, and you have not
seen it,
You say some of the men did not
salute properly. What did you do
about it?''
Men Must salute.
q gave instructions to the subordi-
late officers to see that there was
stricter attention to the rules
You wanted to keep the department
IN a plane Of almost military disci-
lline, did you not?"