Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-07-16
TODAY's MEANING.
was ueuuiIsB Drunk no says tie
Was Net aud 80 DOCS assistant
ghtef Donovan.

| chief Donovan.
! Pursuant 10 adjOutnmsnt, the IRE
and police board met this morning 10
/ further iuquiro into the charges pre-.
fefred against Mr.. MoMullen. Mt.
sttaup made motion OF non.sult upon
the ground that sufficient chafges had
not been preferred 10 constitute u cause
Of ActiOt, which was UvoffuloJ.
Mr.. McMuilon sworn To hls own be-.
half, testified As follow: That he was
employed by the firo department nj all
tho times mentioned Ia the complaint
and had been 70 employed ever since,
with tht exception NJ such time ~ he
was under suspension. Was not In
toKicated or under the influence ,Oi
liquor ut any Of the times IN question.
ToOkan occasional drink, as an Appe.
iizer In the morning, never drank to
excess.
That during = certain fun IN May,
1894, he was sure an alarm was turned
In from bpx 20, but others said II was At
box 81, ana no was OTdefo to 20
there. Upon going there II was found
thAt the alarm was turned Ia from
he spoke to some OF the mrm.
iNAN AhNNA wv lVOt luukhlNhk
OF curtain parties, whereupon they ac.
cusod him u being drunk. Hal
never been drunk while on du'y, tut
admitted being drunk during hls sus.
pension. Had had several oOnyersa.
lions with the chief, when no advised
him 10 quit drinking II he wishcd "
Toluiu his position Ia the department.
NJ. NJ. Donovan, being sworn testi.
ned tina h wac ~ present assistant
chiei VI tbv Department aud hau U,en
such ever since Mf. D5yIne had been
chief. Hal occasiOu 10 observe the
general dumeauor ami action Of Air.
MCNullen. HaI never ca the de.
leuuaut IA an iutUziCaluu state, nj.
though he had opportunities 10 notice
his haUiis. Had never seen him Ia
state which would iucbthsltats HIM
for q Q performance Of his duties.
Mt. Charlie > IIaln, was next called.
Ho was IA memO u % tue dvpaftusnl
ia tho months NJ April, May mad
June, 1894. MbH Mutkuy On the
same mac iins " tn MIN u ua AMI
would sea hia toy raj lines a DAY
Never saw MIN in.vz oal,I %, un.uT
tue influence Of liquors ~ luUsu Yer
DDS. His reputation for s1btIety wa
good. Hal heard several members
the department Bpoak VI his general
conduct ~ 30 sobristy.
Mt. J. J, Clark SAID that hs was GIN
plOysd by the department duFiug ths
mOnihs mentioned In the complaint.
MoMullsn's reputation for tobriely was
good, and be haI never seeu MIA uu.
der the inngeuee Of liquor. Never
noticed any change OF demeauor Ia
Mr.. McMullen. Never kusw him to
be inonpacitaled for tho performance
Vt his duties.
+. J. Sullivan was called but was not
considered n compslonI witness, as ho
was not regularly employed with Nc.
Mullen.
Fireman Mcqueen testified ~ fol
lows: Was employed nj the Same hOu Q
as Mr.. MoAullSn. Never saw him
intoxicated. II he had been intoxloat.
ed to / extent oil diSqusl ncAtion he
would have noticed II. He had seen
him drink undsrA suspension VI the
rules.
sir. StTAup stated that there were
other giInosss on tho Same line anu
thought IL unnecessary TO produce
them.
The board took tue case under Rd.
visembhi.
Thu hearing In the cases OF GLIDER.
anu others was laid over indefinitely.