Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-06-27
TOTRY OR NOT TOTRY
Tde Question Which Has Been ABIlat.
Ing Fire Circles Today.
CHIEF nEvIyg IN "CoURr.n
Tho Absence Of Commissioner Noble
Sllrs Up a Hornets Nsst-Bogo's
jolly Enemies


Tho initial airing Of the unclean
linen Of the city fire department was
TO have taken place In the police court
this morning but a hitch In the ar
Engagements resulted In the postpon.
mont Of the exhibition until this nf,er.
noon. The preliminary proceedings
though brief were portcntious In their
character and every indication points
TO a stubborn and bitter coutcat.
Promptly at 10 O'Clock Judge
Powers sud Attorney Lipman, counsel
Tor the complaining nremeu, assembled
the siairs and entered tho court cham.
Der their arms filled with law books
and their pockets bulging out with a
misccllanuou, assortment Of documon-
tary evidence for use In the trinl. Then
Chief Deyine. against whom the mul.
uplicily VI charges heretofore rub.
lishod In the NEWS are preferred,
sauntcred In and took n seat. Soon
after him came Attorney John NJ.
Hino who has heon retained u look
after his Interests.
IL was lO:l5 when three members Of
tue board NJ firs aud police commits.
sionen appeared and took their post.
ton ht table which had been
provided iOr them. Thesn wets
Chairman jennings, Empey and
Stephens. The courtroom wps crowd.
cd at this lime and there was some un.
ohglness hnd anxiety manifest at tho
delay. Finally Chairman jennings
asked: "Gentlomen, are we ready 10
bcgilgn
JUDGE POWERS OrJEcrs.
Judge Powers took the initiative by
saying IN distance that lac had been
directed by his clients to Utlec, TO but
three members OF the board sitting an a
c utt 10 bear the eats (Commissloner
Noble being absent from the Terri
tory). The prosecution wAs roady to
proceed properly, but not not lmprop.
efly. Ihleo members Of the board,
under tho law, could not render "a
decision and II was highly important
that whom conclusion was reached
That II should be a correct and lust one.
Three members could not act legally
under thu circumstances oven though
objections on that score were waived.
One member was absent. rhs
oomplaiuants knew that his judg.
mont was very good. They wanted
the Judgment OF all. IL was hu I'M
pottant case anu no mistake should DO
made. The prosecution had nity.four
Witnesses aubpOenasd ana II wanted u
iull aud fair opportunity OF establish
log every charge and specification
made In the complaint. IL compelled
10 10 10 trial, why, OF course they
would 20, but not until n protest
against It should have been entered
sud recorded. lie then quoted law TO
lgs effect that board Of removal
should consist Of all officials In whom
the power OF removal was vested.
OuGHT NOT 10 BE POSTPONED.
Attorney John NJ. Zane, represent
ing MIR. Deyine, here took the door Ia
opposition 10 the objections Of Judge
Powers. 10 was evident to every
thoughtful person, ana II should bs
especially 30 to tho board, that the trial
should not be postponed. The lack OF
harmony Ia tho department meant that
speedy and prompt action should be
taken In thu matIor Conditions un-
favorable 10 Its operations should not
tons that three members OF ths
board could not legally try
the case ho thought were not well
taken. Az he understood It that ques-
ton tad been before the board before anu
had been settled TO the satisfaction of
the members themselves that three OF
them, constituting a majority, could
act a majority OF any b9Gfl was q
quorum and quorum could always
TRANSACT business. lie was DESTROYS OF
proceeding without any further delay
Rnc clOseI by saying that the hearing
could not come ON any too soon.
WENT OVER UNTIL TINS AFTERNOON.
The members Of the board hero held
a whispered consultation snd when
they were through Chairman Jennings
announced, "lnasmuch M there seems
~ be some que'' on tho point raised
We Will 'Skea recess until O'Clock
this afternoon, nj which time, gentle
men, you had better have your author
i,ies here 10 quote from 30 there may
D. no uur .Svssaty delay"