The morning news., 1897-08-06


/ set forth in charge No. 2, and says that al
/ no time since he has been upon the fire
! department has ne been under the infu-
I cuce Of liquor or guilty of any other act
I which interferred with his duty as an Of
I fcer
] 3. He denies each and every allegation
set forth in charge No 3. Wherefore re-
spondent prays that these charges be dis
missed.
John Kavanaugh was the first witness.
He was questioned by Mr.. Adams, who
referred to the evidence before the inves-
tgatiuE committee. The witness said he
saw MT. Magulre on the night before the
Han fire. He was drunk. He had two
companions. who had to assist him, Frank
Campos and Sidney Lilienthal. He had
his arm around Lilienthals neck and
said "Od boy, I Will have you in the
lire department in a month" Lilienthal
was appointed within a month He saw
Mcguire a second time in a hack. At
Drayton street the hack turned i'm by or
der of the chief and stopped in front of
Lane harroom where Mcguire was help
ed out and into the barroom.
Kayanaugh said he made a report Of
this matter three or four weeks later. The
last time that he saw Mcguire before the
HUI fire was between u and / o'clock,
and he was very drunk then.
could he have been sober at the fre?'
Mr.. Adams inquired
From my experience a few times 1
don't think he could" the witness re-
piled.
The witness was questioned by Mr.
Lawrence. His testimony was the same
as when before the investigating commit
tee. Nothing material was brought out by
the cross examination.
Mr.. Lawrence protested against the
manner ofethe witness i'm answering the
questions The chairman cautioned the
witness who protested that he had no in
tenuou Of giving offense
Mr.. Lawrence endeaVOred to bring in
something about the incident Of Kava-
naugh's climbing a telephone pole but the
questions were ruled out by the
commissioners. Mr.. Lawrence said he
intended to show the animus Of the wit
ness to MIR. Mcguire because of the lat
ter's connection with an attack upon Kav-
anaugh in the Daily Dispatch on account
of this incident The witness denied any
knowledge Of Mr.. Maguire's connection
with the newspaper attack. lie was ask
ed as TO his connection with Mr.. Prender-
gast and explained how he came to make
a statement to Mr.. Prendergast. He was
not employed to look up evidence in the
matter and did not look up any, he said.
lie declined TO give the name of the
friend who advised him TO go TO Mr.
Prendergast, and also denied a statement
ne was said TO have made TO w. M. Da-
Wis to the effect that the chief ought to
have his throat cut. Davis, he said, had
been picking the witnesses at the city
exchange.
There came near being an alteration
between Davis and Kavanaueh a little
later. Davis asserting strongly that Kava-
naugh had made the statement attributed
10 him- Ihe parties We're Quieted, however
John c. Murphy was the next witness.
He testified TO being at the Hull fire i'm
medlatc.y after the alarm was turned in
and seeing Chief MagWre leaning over
the railing and vomiting into the exchange
area. This was the first time he had seen
the chief that night. He was about three
feet from him. He called the attention
of Mr.. Sheehan and Dan Buttimer 20 the
chief. He could not say whether the chief
was intoxicated or not. He recounted the
incident of the putting up of the ladder
under the bluff The chief was the re-
verse of cool and collected and used pro-
family
On being questioned by Mr. Lawrence,
the witness said that after his discharge
from the fire department, he applied for
reinstatement, and Mr. Mcguire prom
ised to help him. He learned afterward
that his name was not brought before
the commission.
Mr. Murphy testified that he was dis
charged without a trial and without
charges being preferred against him
The commissioners stated to the con-
trary The minutes. they said. would
show that Mr. Murphy was given regu-
lar trial on the charge of not arresting
a party who had made an assault upon
the chairman.
Mr.. Murphy. who had retired. was call
ed back, and repeated his former state
ment. MIR. Lawrence said that the min
utes would be introduced i'm evidence
Mr.. NJ. Hanley was next called He testi-
fed 10 seeing Chief Mcguire intoxicated
on the night of sept p at the corner Of
Broughton and Drayton streets. He relat-
ca the Circumstances The chief was stag
gering. Frank Campos and Sidney Lilien-
thai We're with him. The three walked up
Brouehton street TO Bull and down Bul
towards Congress. \ little after u o'clock
hack came up with three men i'm it and
drove 20 the side door of Lanes place.
Liileuthal and Campos got out and assist
cd Mr.. Mcguire TO get out. All three then
went into the place and remained there
"a short time The three then came out
and Mr. Mcguire was assisted into the
hack by his companions. The hack then
drove off down Brought0n street The
witness testified that he was "A member
of the fire department for years The Christ
church fire was improperly handled
he said So was that at the Planters rice
mill. The witness said he had not spoken
the document dismssing witness son
from the department. The witness said he
was in the employ of the city but was
discharged by the Myers administration.
No charges were preferred against him
previous 10 his discharge. Considerable
time was lost ne said, I'm moving the aerial
truck a the Christ church fire The hose
got tangled mp, and time was lost in dis
cutanglug It,
NJ. W. Hughes testified to seeing Chief
Mcguire In am intoxicated condition In the
fall of 1896. about three months before
Christmas. /, was about 10 o'clock al
night. in front of Adlor's store. There
were two men With him. one was sidney
Lilicn hal Lilionthal was talking about
/ the city election. The witness said ho did
| not know who summoned him. ana was
/ very sorry he had been summoned.
/ Mr.. Lawrence cudeaVored TO have
/ Hughes testimony ruled out on the grour,
| OF irrelevancy. The witness must have re-
I forrcd 90 some other occasion. he said. 4,
/ the parties could not have been dlscussinl
/ The city election AT the time In question
| which was previous 20 the county election
/ The commissioners declined TO rule ou
] the testimony.
II being after o'clock an adjournment