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

TO The Men and Not TO Himself.
The Devine investigation is finished
al last.
At the beginning yesterday, 1t looked
as though the proceedings would take
atlleast another day, and even III the
afternoon this appearance was kept
up. Chief Devine was on the stand
most of the day, the cross-eXamination
taking nearly al the morning and
there being number of witnesses on
the list. Toward the end Of the after
noon, however, the chief unexpectedly
closed his case and requested that the
hearing be finished before night, as
he was compelled to pay Attorney
Zane for every day used in the trial
The prosecution attempted TO intro
duce some more testimony in the way
Of rebuttaI. but it was ruled out OF
a the ground that it had not any bear
ing on the line of defense. which had
Simply been along the line Of denial.
The Warm Cross-ExaminatiOp.
The chief interest of the day cen
tered around the cross-eXamination by
Judge Powers. The bearing of Chief
Devine on the stand was rather pc
culiar He was extremely jolly and
witty all through the examination,
rarely connning himself to the ques-
lions. but having give and take con-
versation with Judge Powers. who
several times spoke rather sharply at
him Tor refusing to answer the ques-
1iorxs as they were asked. On several
poA.& the chief directly evaded an
ansyes to a question.
WSS put on the stand at 10 o'clock
yester5.ay, the direct examination of
the chief was resumed. He said Man
ming was removed 20 lighter apparatus
because OF inability to perform duty
on the truck. His whole idea has been
10 promote the welfare of the depert-
ment. He denied remarkinS that he
had ten men on his blacklist. once
IL was told Splain had used obscene
language about him, but when Splain
made a denial he let the matter drop.
Far frol.- having it in Tor the y. p. y
men, he had said he did not care, but
wanted all such talk to cease. He de-
MED Welcns statements about his
having the police and fire board in his
pocket and about his setting men on
watch.
lie said he never told any man to
be true to him and he would be true
- return. He had never intimated
'anythipg of this kind except in d gen
eral way. nor had he preferred friVol-
GUS charges against any of his sub
OrdinateS. The real cause Of lack of
harmony in the department was that
a law existed governing It which made
the men feel that they absolutely
owned their jobs and that the man in
charge had no power whatever to re-
move them. So long as this condition
existed, there would be a lack of mar
mOny. Another cause of dissension
was the Interference of outside parties
When Judge Powers began the cross /
examination, he ran back into the his /.
tory of the chief from childhood I'D.
land traced him to Salt Lake city The /
chief said he had erected or assisted +
IN the erection of large buildings in !
several large cities OF the United I
States; that he came here in 1855, and /.
that ne had studied law during his (
leisure hours, but that he had not yet /
beIn admitted to practice before the
~ / f.. had no sx.srlsns. n as,,, '--s
IS except ii i volunteer way before
sdkinS charge Of the Salt Lake de-
paft,nent He was not acquainted with +
the men prior to that time He made
no promises prior to his appointment
men.
Made No Promises.
He denied specifically that he had
promised 10 give a place in the de-
partment TO Lance Earl or that he in
tended to make him assistant chief in
place OF NJ NJ Donovan, or that he
had urged upon CAPTAIN Donovan Of
the police department. to persuada bie
prother Mike to resign in order that
ne might name some favorite to sue
ceed hIIn- The chief said it was fr.ue
mat ne seldom wore his uniform He
considered that he had a right to make
one ser Of rules for the men and ~
other for himself
You say some of the rules apnIv
distinction" '''i'
In almost every department in the
country the chief has some more
privileges than the men, The men
obtain leave Of absence when thew
want 10, while the chief does not
Entering saloon.
Do you not think it a bad example
tform?' '--'
when the board fixes rules for the
ffhief as 1 have made them for Inc
spen tlfy viii be observed J.
You considered you had power 20
Snak@ one set OF rules for the chief
and another for the menu
yes. that is so in other cities
What city gives the right to a
chief 10 enter a saloon i'll uniform?v
None that I know about
You attribute lack of harmony to
the lack of power in the chief to dis
charge men. Have not nearly all :
states in the union laws similar to
this?'
IT cannot say"
you say MIR. Salisbury was not put
on the board at your request. Did
you not suggest certain names to the
maXor?"
mo, sir
Before you resigned from the de-
partlnent last winter did you not have
conversations about it with some
members of TIL board"
L did talk some vita individual
gsSSSersv
ter your reaDDoint,nent dgS you |
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