Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-14
DRAWING TO A CLOSE.
Testimony Nearly All 10, In Tho
DEFINE Il ali1g.


board, the defense containing and I'm.
lshing It, examination Of Witnesses.
Attorney Stephens for the defense sug'
sestsd that the case be- submitted with.
uut argument, but Judge Jadd for the
prosecution would not consent 10 this,
as lie wanted to argue It. and likewise
Introduce te,tlmony In febutlal, thus
nectssltaling at least smother nights
confederation " the case.
Tue ndst witness last night was
Representative Wilson, who was at
the meeting when tho Sutherland bill
vas being dlscunor. lie saw DIVINE
called out, aud he remained out about
nfeon minutes. when he returned
Representative Curtis made tho re-
mark about n nro being In progress.
Ne remained alter that all evening.
William Thompson, chief clerk OF
he House, Messenger Toone and Rep
fttontallvc Beari, all testified 10 hav.
ing seen Chist Dsvlne At the House
on different occasion. between Janu.
airy anu Feufuhfl IL
John Chalmers, secretary OF the IRE
department explained In detail the
workings Of the alarm eyAtom. Crossed
wires fHuuently caused Irregular
alhfms. The alarm for the Ninth East
street Ore was tho only Que Of tho KIND
that he had known IN his experience
Of over Two years IN tho department.
The box struck but once-s0mething
he could not account for unless u wss
the breaking, Of n circuit. The chief,
hs believed, went upstairs TO iunch
tefofe going ~ the Ore. Witness did
not hear Vail say tauything. with 10.
gard TO going 10 box 3l6.
Fireman Simpson testified that
Lieutenant Mccarthy went TO tho
Ninth East IRE. Vail was not at tho
station NJ the time.
Chief Pratt testified that he went 10
the 90 den Rule BEAR IRE 10 the
patrol wagon. Chief Dsvlno got there
fihocn minutes after the alarm sound.
81. Witness accompanied, Deylno 10
the legislative Committee meeting
after the IRE, AMI both were Ires-
snt when Mr. Cutus Announced the
Ore.
Lieutenant Mccarthy being recalled,
testified tina, NJ the time OF the Ninth
East Ore, Vail was not at the station.
Tho recall u Secretary Chalmers
resulted In bic Identification u certain
mrs reports which we're introduced In
evidence aud admitted.
Fireman simpson was recalled ana
testified 10 beiug nj tho Colleen Rulo
Bazaar IRE. lie did not sec the cnibf
until ABOUT half an hour after the
alarm had come IN. Fireman Wood
saw the chiei about twenty minutes
after tho sounding Of tho alarm.
Fireman Fad, driver OF tue chiefs
buggy, testified that ID vine was on
duty ron twenty 10 twenty-five hours
every Gay between January and Feb.
Tuafy ~.
Fireman Bywator, who had been n
member OF the department since 1852,
stated that the chief had attended 10
his duties M usual between the period
Ia controversy. Hal known tue chief
for number OF years, but could not
distinguish bis footstep from that Of
others.
James Il. Walker, n Tribune re-.
I porter, had seen the chief Mt the House
On several different occasions during
tho period indicated, January TO
February ~.
Secretary Chalmers wsa again re.
called ana testified NJ to tue duties
witch devOlvrd upIn the chlef. Some
| OF Them took him away from the de-
pafimtnt. He had TO make occasional
yisi,s TO the public tuildiugH OF the
city anu had visited hotels aud dspots
VI tho city In connection with tue
coming meeting OF the Fire engineers.
omEP DkviNE TEsTiFIEs.
Chief Devlne was mex, placed on tho
stand. He invariably MADE It n rule
to attend all Ores. The irreg.
ulat alarm whlon came Ia from
tho Ninth East IRE, caused
him TO think II false one
aud he accordingly went TO lunch, hut
on finding cut later that the wagon
which went out had not returned, IA.
himself went out 10 the lire, finding IL
Ms Mccarthy mad testified. Witness
whs not NJ the station when the fiTe
broke out on Third street, Did not
recoilect where ho was at the
time OF the Lincoln school FIRE. He
went to the GOLDEN Rule Bazat IRE
when Bywater called for him at the
Joint building. On arriving at the
scene OF the tire no Investigated II anu
found that everything was under con.
troll, AFTER which he aud Chief Pratt
drove down to'the Joint building. A
few minutes alter arriving there Mr..
| Curtis made remark about fire. II.
ness admitted that no had interested
himself IN tho Sutherland bill.
The chief then entered into o de-
tailed statement VI his duties, some OF
which ntoestliated his being away
from headquarters at certain times. He
also had inspection work TO do and had
had been quite busy In making
arrangements .Ur the coming Fire
/ Chiei's convention. Witness silent AT
the station every night Hnd had aver.
/ aged about twenty hours per
day at headquarters during JAnusry
II TO February ~. lie went 10
/ church anu the Theater occasionally
but always loft word at the ttatlon
where no could be found II wanted. He
had served rs chief for Two years. Had
never been member OF tho depart.
mont prior 10 his Installation 40 chief.
He was Interested In the Sutherland
uili because no thought II u better law
than tue one now In eject He az.
proved VI ons OF lts provisions, In
which II gave tho chief power 10 re.
| move men under him. lilo had not de-
olafed that there were y lot OF tho men
he wanted TO yet rid OF, although he
! admitted that there were some that be
would like 10 discharge.
Tue witness was questioned by
Judge Judd with regard 10 the Interest
I M Ia IIa.a.