The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-20
INVESTIGATION NEARLY DONE.
SOME GREAT TESTIMONY SUBMIT
TED YESTERDAY.

For Riding in Hacks-He and the
Chief Had Several Beers Together
between p. NJ. and Midnight sept.
22-An Effort Made 10 Impeach
witness Henderson by Endeav0r-
ing to show That Tie Had said That
He Would BE Paid For His Testi-
mony-DefcnSe May Close This AZ
ternOOn.
An effort will be made TO conclude the
evidence for the defense this afternoon in
the investigation of the fire chief by the
fire commission.
Some of the evidence before the commits
sion yesterday was interesting and some
of it Was not
Turncock Frank Campos of the water
department and Fireman John Herson,
now under suspension, We're the chief wit
nesses, and were closely cross-Questoned
by the attorneys
Robert A. Laird was the first witness put
up by Mr.. Lawrence. He testified as TO
the Christ church fire. lie said that he
went into the church at the Drayton street
entrance. He gotupstairs, but the smoke
was SO 0tllSt lllAN lC tOhiA At'N etfNAANA 'N'
The testimony Of MI. Frank Campos was
the most interesting feature of the ses-
sion. MIR Campos was one of the two men
with the chief on the night Of Sept. 2,
when he is said to have been intoxicated.
His testimony was something of sur
prise.
Campos said that he met
the chief about 9 o'clock at
Broughton and Drayton streets and
walked with him to Congress street. He
suggested that they have glass Of beer
to which the chief agreed. They had
glass of beer at the Screven house. Later
they went into the Ponce de Leon and
had beer. They started home together.
Campos agreeing to so with the chief. if
he would wait until he could see James
Lane with whom he had some business.
They went into the place. Mcguire ask
ed them TO have some beer, which they
did. Sidney Lilienthal came in while they
We're there. Then witness treated. The
chief said he was going home Witness
called a hack. The three got inside and
rode 60 Schroders at Broughton and
Habersham streets, where they had an
other beer. They separated there al
about 10 minutes to u. Mr.. Mcguire left
him going to his home. He was sober
when he left witness.
Cross questioned by Mr.. Adams Mr..
Campos said he came up to the corner
of Broughton and Drayton streets be-
tween and o'clock. The chief came up
alone He was not in uniform. They
only had a glass of beer each at the
ScreVen and at Abrams place. The next
drink was gotten at Lanes. Witness had
business there for the city Lane thought
H. .
wanted him TO inspect the place. He did
not inspect IL that night. They were
there an hour or 50. He thought they
had only two rounds Of drinks there.
Lane did not drink anything.
Mr.. Adams called witness attention to
the testimony of Barkeeper Kenny the day
before, that two rounds of drinks were
served, two of whisky and two of beer,
each time.
Witness stated positively that they did
not 80 10 Lanes in a hack. lie called the
hack when they went out IL was about
20 minutes to y when they left He lived
al Price ana Taylor streets, he said, and
called the hack to go home in. Mr.. Adams
probed the witness sharply on this point
He testified that he was in the habit Of
calling a hack to go home at night. His
hack bill had sometimes, he said, amount
ed to SIS or $50 a month. He was receiving
500 a month salary at the time, he said.
Il was very seldom that he spent that
much for hacks, he said. He had fire.
Quently taken his friends home I'm hacks.
He declined TO give the names Of any
such friends, however, though Mr.. Adams
insisted upon H.
The commissioners being appealed to on
this point decided that Mr.. Campos should
name at least one or two of his friends
whom he had carried home at night in
hacks. Mr.. Campos then named several Of
his aequaintances whom he had taken
home az night in hacks.
He had taken the chief in a hack. both
before and since he said. Llienthal was
with them when they rode down to Schro-
ders' Witness proposed getting beer at
Schroders. Ii was time for them to get
out when they got their beer. lie thought
they had two beers apiece there. The chief
told them TO leave him there
Witness declined 10 say what he did with
Liienthal or where they parted
The witness denied that he ever said that
the chief was drunk and that he was going
TO tell the truth If he was hauled up about
it. Witness denied this saying that he
said II he had been summoned before the
Investigating committee Of council he
would have stated that the chief was
drinking.
Mr.. J. S. Collins was the next witness.
lie saw the chief on the morning of the
Hull fire. As far as he could see the chief
was perfectly sober. He had heard the
report that the chief was drunk and he
went 70 him TO him to see whether or not
II was true. The chief was not drunk
when he saw him. lie felt very much pro-
Voked when ne heard the report as he felt
an interest in the chief lie spoke
10 Mayor Myers about il. who
said that he had heard the report
and that Il was not true. He also spoke
10 Mr.. Grayson, who said he had Just left