Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-07-02
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DEFINES DEFENSE.

useu rs klndlng WOOu. But " was
without value to the city. some hose
had been cold but It he'd all been
properly accounted Tor.
COMPARATIVE FIRE loss.
Attorney Zane here introduced q
comparative Nttsmont Of the losses
from fires Ia this city for the last fout
years, showing that they hal been
much lower during Doviue's admins.
tratign than either Of the preceding
yeaTs named.
A MONEY LoANiSG INCIDENT
The witness had known Mccarthy
for several years. lie was under no
obligations 10 him whom he appointed
min. He knew him to be a very com.
petent man with n reputation for 80.
briefly aud honesty. He had never
borrowed money from him unl0ss 1t
might have been a fuw dollars nj a
time ~ ho had also loaned him fow
dollars.
Judge Powets-Do you loan money
occasionally?
Chlof Dovins-Yrs, and / will let
you have dollar or 90 once aud
while " you need n. (Laughtcr.)
Judge POWort.--l am glad TO hear II,
Ugoau1u need that sort OF thing Ia my
business. Depend upon II shall call.
lLuughtCr.)
Judge powet's-Dld you ever tell
MOreion'a brother II the former went
on the stand 10 testify against him that
you would expose him?
Chief Daviue-l never dis.
the CASE or CAPTAIN GILBERT.
Concerning the case Of Gilbert, tho
chief faid ho considered him peculiarly
disqualified. Keeping Gilbert in n
subordinate place 10 tho ono he held
prior ~ his suspension, tho did
not consider fayortism. HB
denied that no had received
On order from the court 10 restore him
10 bis former petition.
Judge Powers (tmphalioally)-rhen
/ Will svo that you get one this alter
noon aud that the order OF the court l.
complied with II. The board got one
anu you are one Of i,a Oiiicors, but II
its necessary for you 60 have separ-
ate Que, II shall DO forthcoming.
The apparent failure TO comply with
the order u the court In this respect
caused Commissioner Stephens 10 Ray
with an expression Of nstonlsnmenl:
"fnis all news TO me, Judge, assure
you"
AS TO LgAvEI or ABiENCE.
The chief denied that he had been
In tho habit Of giving men leaves OF
Absence and thon reyOkiug hts orders.
lie admitted having social chats with
J, j. Sulllvan-sevetal Of them. In
view Of tho developments which have
recently come to iignt Ia the depart.
mont, the chief said lac thought he had
Deel too kind anu lenisnt TO the men.
Ho had never Intentionally ignored
any OF them In failing 10 return
sAlutcH.
sESIMiLITARY DISCIPLINE.
lilo had attempted to establish and
maintain n semi.militnTy discipline Ia
tho department. He denied writing
an editorial for rive and Water on that
subject. lie knew absolutely nothing
about lie origin. lilo suspected
that II hal been inspired by
tho prosecution. Ho had had no
trouble about flowers. That affair was
cOnflned 10 sullivan and Donovan.
Ho considered Bywater u very compe.
tent man and that IL why he promoted
him. He was appointed partly be-
cause VI his worth aud partly from the
reason thht he had the best OF en-.
dOrstmonls ns TO HE efficiency. There
was no ''pull" Involved aud ~ TO
whether ho would sooner appoint
man with Ia ilusntal political backing
no said that no had not progressed that
far In those Kind OF methods as yet
Then Judge Powers proceeded .
query him nH TO how long It took
Bywaler on a recent occssiOu 10 tte up
a leaky steamer. On this p0iut the
iudgo was very technical Aud this chief
declared that he objected 10 being
made the victim OF petllfoggaTy,
whereupOn counsel for the prosecu.
ton replied that he need not answer
unsoELLAEEoUs MATTERS.
Mccartney, department carpenter ~
well as fireman, had made no screen
Tor witness, but had done 90 for Mrs,
Deylne, aud also one or two trivial
Things for tho baby. There was moth.
ing secret In regard to tho promotion
OF Bywster. IL was all open. ~ the
payrolln would prove. The witness
denied that no had ever gone before the
board In executive session anu asked
for the removal Of Donovan AZ assltt.
ant chisf and worked for the sppOinl-
msni Of Lance Earl or anyone else to
that position. He made the rule that
all money paid iuto the department In
the shape Of rewards should 20 to him.
self, but always ~ trustee. The book
Ia which the present money accounts
were kept was new one, but the Gu
tries II contained were copied from
another book which would DO proc
duced ut the proper Tins.
A recess was here taken until two