Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-11-13
DONOVAN'S DEFENSE.
Denies that no Soush! 10 Blacken
FOrdS Character
nap A RIGHT 10 OPEN LETTERS.


This has been Captain Donovan's
day-lhat IL, he hiss Lcon on tns wit.
meas stand before the boaid Of ere ami
pOlioe commissioner, in mis- own de-
fensti aud in febuttal OF the testimony
introduced against him by the pratecu.
ton through Chief Pratt The vislt
to Mt. Pleasant, the Photographic In.
cident anu tho Saltair "sicknrss" die
turbAnco and arrest ot ex-Oflicrr Nc
Donald aud variety Of iucidoutsl
branches OF the case. were gone into In
detail.
After the NEWS report In the Pratt.
Donovan suspension case closed yestuf.
Jay afternoon, Marshal Brady OF hit.
Pleasant was subjected TO n thorough
cf0es'exnminatiOn, which dealt with
the woman Franc zen iand tue photo
graphs referred TO In the cJfrespon-
ience.
MT. Frank Jensen OF the Nelson
House ut Mt Pleasant, was called anu
identified the register In which Nc.
Donald on July "a had signed his
name as "James Robson, Portland,
OTe.n
Autu bthh 7tNkFhuNh AuhulH hub
Mackintosh were called aud testified
IN regard TO MoDonsld's time. Adams
had given Mcdonald credit for work
he had never done, ON the ordets VI
Captain Donovan. The pay roll showed
that Captain Donovan himself had
marked ia the margin opposite Nc
Donnld's name, tho words Especial
duty.n
Chief Prntt was recalled aud stated
that Donovan when questioned a, to
MuDonald's time, had admitted that
he was credited with having wofKoi
twenty days In August, It was a nit
take, ss II should bu but eleven days.
Here the prosecution rested, with tho
understanding, however, tnEt they
could Introduce Conductor Wneeler's
testimony as coon ~ he was present.
Then the testimony for the defense
began with ex,Oihcer +. ID. Mcdonald
on the stand.
Witness testified as TO his trip TO
Mt. Pleasant on July "a. He had
been sent there by Captain D)uovan TO
investigate tue fumSrs that were cuff
rent with regard TO 5erg, ant FOrd's
Intimacy with the Frandzen woman.
Tho witness carried there with him u
by, but had been unable to md HIM.
He saw the woman 10 question, how
ever. and asked her for Donovan's OF
Ford's photograph, which were pur.
ported 10 have been Ia her Possession.
Witness further stated that the pic
lures OF Donovan anu Ford he did not
ses In the wotaan's house, but no did
ESQ officer Giilespio's photo there.
Donovan ha1 given MIN $50, with
which 10 psy his expenses 10 Mt.
Pleasant, and he had returned to him
n few dollars which he had not used.
ID d not know he was going there on
DonOvnns private business, but
thought II was private business for the
police department.
Charles Chapman was tho next
witness and testified TO con-
yersation no had had with thu
captain, In which he had told
Donovan OF his picture being In tho
FrAndEen woman's pOssession. When
he told Donovan this, the captain hsd
become provoked az the remark and
| declared that "lhis bunoo business"
had to be stopped. Defendant stated
that he had seen a picture IN the wo-
name possession, but inst 10 was not
D9novAn's, anu that he made the re-
mark that he did TO tue captain just 10
| call him down little. Witness was
. butcher by trade ana admitted ooing
at present under All indicimspt for
grand larceny. Had beeu arrested \
Eroa. many umSs, but never coo-
yiotod.
Sergeant Eslinger was then called
ana stated that Donovan had '-ld him
that Mcdonald mad started drlnkibg
agAin, anu that be wanted witness 10
olssTve his conduct. Donovan hal
told witness that hs could nnd no one
:Iho wss willing TO swear 70 Melon
Bld's alleged misconduct a. Saltsir.
The drfenes having no further wilt
nessrs at hand an adjournment wa,
| takon iii this morning al lO.3O.