Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-06-29

+. w. Mcqueen, fireman, was the
iltst witness at this mornings session
VI the hearing. lie was asked by Al.
tOrncy LipmAn:
"Have you seen the chief smoke on
the apparatus floor Of the depart.
mnnt2b
McQucon-I have.
Attorney Lipman-While In uui.
form2
MoQueen-No, sir
Attorney Llpman-Y You aligned these
charges against the Chiei2
MyQueen--l did.
Continuing, the witness said favor.
itism hal been manifest by the chief
In various ways.
Attorney Lipman-Dj you know
whe.heTl or NOS the chief and A..
nlsiant chief are on speaking terms?
McQueon-l have hoard that they
are not.
Attorney zAno-wo object to wha,
you have heard.
Attorney Lipman-wsll, do you
know whether tney speak 70 each
other OF nOi2
McQuron-I saw them speaking TO
each other on the sidewalk last night.
Attorney Lipmau-Would they do
that except whom business solually re.
CURED ~
Mcqueen II don't think they
would.
Attorney LipmAn-whst DO you
say N the cause VI tho lack OF harmony
In the department?
McQuoen-lho taking away OF privi.
legos that the mon once enjoyed,
think has had more TO do with It than
anything else.
Cfoss-0xamined no said the taking
away o! tho privileges consisted
mainly OF compelling men 20
wear their Goats aud denying them tho
Indulgence Of smoking about tho de.
pntiment. Personally he had no Rrlev.
anee ngainsi tho chief beyond wbA'
had been Indicated.
DlDS'r I'LL THE TRUTH.
EE.Flreman Splaiu, being recalled
by COMMISSIONER stephens, said his
| Differences with the chief commenced
I'VE or six months ago when he had
been fined by the latter for fighting
| with sullivan. Dovine had said wht n
he came iuto the department that lac
had no promises or pledges to keep.
| Tho witness, however, had soon found
| that the chief had not told the truth.
| Witness, for spite puTpOteg, had been
removed from Station No. | and to
Station Ne. ., many blocks further
| from his home. Ho had been accused
by the chief OF "talkinK behind hi.
back" and had told MIN that the proper
thing to do was TO prove II.
WHAT NRs. M'uISNIs HEARD.
Mrs. Emma MoGinnis, former ma.
iron OF thv department, wss put on the
| ~ mi aud made very unpTofitabls
witness for the prosecution. She
had heard men ON ono OCea'
sion talking about organizing
political clubs--DemocrAtic CLUBS
10 prevent ths Republicans from
knowing what ths Democrats were
doing. This was In Dsyino's office,
Chs did not sec Devins but heard his
voice, She didn't know who the men
were with whom ihe chief was talking
a. that time.
Mrs. o'CoSEoR on PILLOW CASTS.
Mrs. O'Conuot, discharged washer.
woman OF the department, was ques,
toned concerning the missing articles
IN the shape OF clothing that had
come into her possession by reason Ol
her position. She said bho had rr'
turned all washing that came ~ her
except few pillow cases which were
worn out.
a copy OF letter sent to her by
Dsvln0 was read by Attorney Lip
mau who interpreted 10 Rs meaning
thEt Mrs. M'Ginnia was a thief.
This caused Il tilt between Attorneys
Llpmau anu Zane, tbs former making
sarcastic reference to the latter sRyipg
that he might be big, bTEwny young
man, an expert photographer, etc,
bu. other people could resd the Eng.
lish language as well NJ he could. Mir
Zino put onG facial war-like EXPIRES
sion but dld not reply and the Incl
dent closed quietly with Mrs,
OCounor's stepping from the witness
stand.
A CLASH AND A CALL TO ORDER.
James Pullman Paul testified along
| the line II the charges made In the
general complaint as published In tn,
| News at the time they were made