The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-29

check on April Is of $50 for the boys
of the department, So a piece. Be
lieved he had told Devine it was for
the boys. Had asked Mr.. Jennings
about the check later, but learned 1t
had not been received.
On cross-eXamination witness said ne
had not said the check was to go to
the department fund. Had said 1t was
So a piece for the boys to buy them
clothes. Believed Devine said money
would go where it would do the most
good
c. J. o. Irwin was excused, as his
testimony was to be On the workings
of the inner circle.
J. L. Morris testified as to the Re
publican league caucus in this county.
1t was l.eld to arrange for the Terri
tOrial convention the next day.
More Politics Suppressed.
Mr. Zane objected to further testi-
mony. He said the caucus was not
/ d partisan convention. Powers argued
it was a convention. The law was
designed to prevent partisan activity.
Mr.. Zane held the inhibition was
against working for individuals, not
for a party Judge Powers said De
vine was at the caucus to make pre-
paratiOns to capture the delegates to
the Cleveland convention. The idea
was to turn down one set of men and
put in another
Mr.. Zane-We have only your un-
supported statement for that. I am
not prepared to take your word for
/ that.
Mr.. srephens-Was it not a partisan
/ caucus?
Mr.. zane-No. AS a matter of fact
/ Mr.. Devine took no part in the ap-
pointment of committees
4 Judge Powers-We have 6nIy your
unsupported statement for that We
are not prepared to accept it. Naugh-
/ teri.
/ Mr.. Morris was allowed to testify
/ that the caucus appointed "a committee
] to look up candidates for the Cleveland
| convention. Devine was present when
/ this committee was appointed. Did
not know that he took any part
William Heating was present at the
/ league caucus. Saw Devine was
/ there. Did not see him take any part
/ Did not know by what authority he
was there.
More Evidence Ruled Ont.
Dr. Hasbrouck was called to testify
as to inetficiency as to a fire at his
residence on July 3, last year.
Mr.. Zane-We object. You have not
mentioned this fire in your very
! ftAbi44IAiOIS Cltdl StS-
Mr.. Lippman said in the cases of
the men the utmost liberty in evil
dence had been allowed. He wanted
the same rule in this case. Judge
/ Powers said he wanted the same rule
applied to the chief as to the men. At
/ ter argument the objection was sus-
tanned and Judge Powers took an ex-
/ ceptiOn.
Judge Powers offered an amend
the charges, and alleging that
at the Hasbrouck fire the chief
was called once and went, but
did not turn on the water, and was
called a second and third time. The
board said this could not come up
then, but must wait until ten days
notice had been given the chief.
Different Sauces.
Judge Powers-The trouble here is
the board has made a very liberal
ruling on the admission of evidence
when the men have been tried. Now
! they want to hold us down to the
strict rules of evidence.
Charles Splain- ex-fireman, was
called. He was one of the four dis
! charged without trial, by the chief
| charges. He had seen the chief
smoke on the apparatus floor, once
While in uniform. Had met the chief
J several times and saluted. The chief
! had given him no recognition. Had
not resolved any of the Sears money.
| Was at the Lipman-Wallerstein fire.
The chief was there. The fire started
! in the rear. The captain was sent on
| the south side and to the roof. The
fire could not be fought advan-
/ tageously from the roof. The
most advantageous place would have
been either through the front door or
/ through the Kentucky Liquor store.
/ When he went on the roof no hose
was run in from the ground. Came half
an hour later and hose was in
The Rich Fire.
Was at Rich fire. 1t was in rear.
I Hose was run in from the front. y
stream was being used from the front
where there was no fire. Grain was
J there and the fire was about twenty
/ feet away. After d while the fighting
was done from the rear. The most ad-
vantageous point to fight was from
| the rear. The 1000 feet of hose was
/ taken from No. I. Lumber yards and
depots were close around.
He had seen the aerial truck manned
! by two or four men. and eight men
! are necessary to raise the ladder. The
! hose wagon at NO. 2 has spokes and
! fellows split. Wedges had been put in
! the hub to patch it up. The wagon is
| in a dangerous condition. A hose cart
was converted into a ladder truck last
summer. 1t IS top heavy and cannot
! be safely used. Eevine had been snap
! pish with him He had asked to get off
! when his boys ear was to be lanced
and had been CURLY refused. Next day
another man was given leave. Nc
| Carthy was away three days and put
| on no substitute He was off for sick
ness few days before. and had to
have a substitute. William Jordan
! kicked by a horse, had to pay a sub
stitute. Lieutenant Manning was laid
/ off for sickness. When he came back
he was reduced to the ranks and Nc
/ Carthy was put in his place. Fireman
| Bates was dismissed for breaking the
tongue of the hose wagon. while Earl
ran into a pole with the chemical and
! no charges were preferred.
Doing Devine's House Work.
Witness had been called up by Cap
! tain Sullivan to clean the paper in the
rooms where Devine lived. Sullivan
/ and several others helped clean. His
family was there at the time. The hay
| purchased for the horses is very poor
There are weeds in il and the horses
refuse to eat some of it.
Cross-examined he said the charges
| had been the result of talk in the de-
partment. Charles Reilly. saloon
keeper, had gone to the house No.
with Captain Sullivan and there the
men agreed that they would pay SIC
apiece for the prosecution. The money
was to be paid TO Judge Powers. The