The evening times., 1896-08-27
.GIEzs TRIAL CONCLUDED
Charges Against Him Said to
.eBs GrOundleSS.
COMPANY ALSO EXONERATED
Report VIII Not he Made Public Until
1t Can He Considered by the Com
missioners-General Believed to
He a vindication-A New Engine
House Site Selected at Brightwood.

The trial of Fireman Seitz OF NO. en-
gine company upon charges preferred by
Policeman Mcdaniel, and the investiga-
tion under the general arraignment of the
company upon the allegations of the same
officer, hell at the engine house on n
street, were concluded last night.
The nature of the report agreed upon can
only be inferred, since the conclusion reach
ed will not be given out until the papers
can be considered by the Commissioners,
but il is understood from outside sources
that the testimony exonerates Seitz. The
evidence was elected from citizens as
well as firemen, and from police officers
also. and the preponderance is believed TO
be in favor of Seitz and the company.
Chief Paris was asked this morning for
Information concerning the matter, but ID
conically responded:
Wait until YOU see the report; you will
get it all then
Cher Paris remarked in that connection
that IL was the nrst time in the history OF
the department, since his connection with
it, that any trouble has ever arisen between
the firemen and the police. He added that,
so far as he has ever known, SeitZ has
been one of the post circumspcct Of sub
ordinates, and he expressed great regret
that Mcdaniel did not come directly to
him with his grievance.
ANALYSIS OF SPIRITS ABANDONED.
The department trial board was the
proper tribunal to settle it," he said, and
the natural course for Mcdaniel to pursue,
in. my Judgment, was to lodge charges
against Seitz with the board. onconviction
the punishment would doubtless have been
more severe than was inflicted by the po-
lice court"
The report of the trial held yesterday
viii be, typewrltten by Chief Clerk Hesse
and placed in the hands OF the Commission
ers as early as practicable.
Instead of permitting the matter to go
over until today, was first intended. the
board held an extra session last evening
ana succeeded in completing the hearing OF
about twenty-five witnesses, whose testi-
mony was required.
The attempt TO have additional analyses
made of the spirits collected by the excise
board, for purposes heretofore detailed by
The Times, seems to have been failure
for the want of an appropriation to meet
the expense, and there being no regular
fund from which the money can he diverted
the board has about concluded TO accept
the original. proposition for the distribu-
ton of the samples among the hospitals
Prior to this division OF the spoils {
willheneceSsary for Inspector woodw ward to
classify the samples according to grade,
labelling some for external use: the others
for, internal Use.
Mr.. Woodward is the only one who can
determine this, and he will do SO by the
numbers. appearing upon the bottles which
correspond with a written record, show
ing the place where bought, the date, and the
price, paid.
The only institution which has SO far
made application for share OF the samples
IS the Home for Incurables in West Wash.
iingt0n. ..-,., ...
When the board is ready to make the
contribution the several hospitals will be
expected to Indicate their wishes, and In
case Of acceptance to call and convey the
samples away from the District building.
ENGINE HOUSE SITE SELECTED.
The Commissioners have at asst selected
site for the new suburban engine-bouse
10 lie located in the Brightwood section
The lot is one of four offered by R. W.
Walker & Son, and Is part OF the Moses
estate. The price paid is $4,000 It Is
located about zoo feet south of the Bright.
wood Hotel, on BriGhtwood avenue, and
contains 1892 square feet. the pur,-
chase price being little less than II
cents per square foot.
1t is said the lot happens to be most eigi-
bly, situated in the plan adopted for the ex-
tension OF highways. After it was agreed
upon it occurred to Major Powell, the Ensi-
neer Commissioner. that perhaps the exten-
sion OF streets might mar the property. and
on the succeeding morning he made an in
vostiGation.
He was relieved to discover that the pro-
posed lot will become n corner under the
extension plans, the streets just grazing
the outer boundary, and the only neces-
sary precaution to be taken will be TO
place the engine house back on the lot far
enough to give proper space for sidewalks
and parking.
This can be done easily. as the lot has a