The age-herald., 1900-08-10
Testify in Investigation Charges
 Against Chief MuIIln.
LASI NIGHTS PROCEEDINGS
Swore That the Chiefs Hogs and Cow Were Fed Out of the City Bins Other Irregularities Were
 Sworn To


 of the Fire Department J. T. Mullin last night, and examined three witnesses. who were at one time members of the fire de- partment, and stated on the stand that the chief had discharged them, but did not state for what cause.
 The testimony brought out tended to show that the chief had at different times fed certain hogs and COW owned by him on city feed stuff, and that he had used city lumber in making repairs on his resi- dence opposite the Southside station; and also that two of the firemen had painted his house and another had done some re- pair work to the house. One witness stated that he had paid the chief $10 TOT the use of a room over the Northside department for ten days during the fair last spring.
 When the council was called to order the witnesses were called and sworn, and at the instance of Captain White, counsel for Chief Mullin, were put under the rule.
 City Attorney Robert J. Lowe represented the city.
 The council chamber was filled with spec tators, and but for the electric fans the hall would have been insfferably hot
 Before adjourning last night motion made by Alderman Altman was adopted authorizing the board to proceed with the investigation from night to night whether quorum be present or not.
 The First Witness
 The first witness put on the stand was Policeman Joe Reese, who was formerly a member of the fire department. MT. Reese said:
 q am on the police force I was at one f;,,,a cd nit ba Dar rt, While was in the department some lum- Der was carried from the Southside mar ket to Chief Mullins house in Avenue D, between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets. That was five or six years ago. A fireman named Summers was doing the work. don't know how much lumber there was. The Chief had hogs that were fed out of city feed stuff and a COW that was fed on city hay. They were fed in lot at the back of the Southside Department. don't know how many hogs there were, but as many as five or six at a time. They were kept there until they got fat. The COW was at the lot several months.
 Some old hose and an old hose reel were sold to Bessemer eight or nine years ago. but don't know the price. The Chief told us to get some decorations to put on the hose reel to go in a parade and he would pay for it out of money received from sale of hose and hose reel.
 
 Department painted his house. They were two or three weeks painting the Chiefs and their own. l don't know how they got their pay. The house was painted five or six years ago. Summers a member of the department, did some work on the Chiefs house.
 Some old iron gates from the market were carried to the Chiefs house; also some old brick. Don't know how many They were left over after repairing the Northside Department.
 The Chief traded a fire wagon to MT Garner for a heavy box buggy. I don't know what became of the buggy. Cross-examined by Captain White, wit ness said: ''I was discharged by the Chief but was reinstated by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen and worked three years after that. The lumber that was carried to MT Mullins house was heavy timber. I never reported 1t to anybody. don't know how much there was I carried some of it over myself and other fremen carried some The chief was making some repairs to the back part of his house and also building a negro house. MT. Bennett sometimes fed the hogs and sometimes others fed them when they fed the horses. The feed given the hogs was taken out of the Same box where the horses feed came from. I do not know that the Chief was ever there when the hogs were fed. If the Chief kept separate feed there for his hogs I knew nothing of it. Off and on the hogs were kept there for about year. The COW was kept in the lot for awhile. Don't remem- Der to have ever seen the Chief there when the COW was fed.
 q can't say whether the Chief or the city sold the hose to Bessemer. About the time the old hose was sold there was to be a street parade and he told Massie and me to buy some ribbons and other things to decorate the reel and he would pay for it out Of money received for hose He paid either $25O or s, but wouldn't pay the whole amount, saying he had got too much.
 .I don't know what contract MeLemore and Cummings had with the Chief when they painted his house. They were within the district firemen were allowed to go I did not report it at the time, nor now, until I was asked about 1t. I don't know what sort of trade the Chief made with Garner, but know Garner took the fire wagon and put body on 1t and used it for a delivery wagon and the Chief took charge of the buggy. That was about eight years ago. The wagon had been used several months. I never sold any hose, but have seen other flremen sell it. There were 300 or 600 feet of hose sold to Bessemer. It was old hose and had been laid aside until 1t could be zxed up.
 Re-direct-'I began working for the Fire Department in 1887, believe" Question by Alderman Jones-"T talked with MT. Wood, you Alderman Jones) and MT. Kettig about the sale of the hose. MT. heIIlS IOlQ U1e WOULD De DTOuSut uSWH here to tell what knew about the sale of the hose"
 J.V. Griggs "I went to work with the fire depart | ment in March, 1893, worked three years | quit and went away and came back and worked about year. l know nothing ol | the sale of horse. The chief fed about 1: | hogs altogether at the fire department | but they were not all there at the same | time. Hogs were in the lot for over a | year. That was in 1896, to the best of my 1 recollection. Several pieces of city lumber | 2xS and one piece 4x6, five pieces in all | were taken to Chief Mullins house. This | was in the early part of 1S9S I know | nothing of reel or hose sold to Bessemer "McLemore and Cummings told me they | painted the chiefs house. Summers one | of the firemen. did some repair work or | the chiefs house. He was about ten days