The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-05

taken up. George B. Jacobs and Her.
bert PIummer were sworn. Mr., Jacobs
was first heard. He testified that Keatino
was in the store of Andrew Halves in
toxicated that day He staggered and
almost fell. He had his uniform on. He
had talked with Mr.. Pummer twice
about this matter.
He had always liked Heating,
Mr.. Plummer testified he was at the
store OF Mr.. Halves this morning. "Keat-
ing got on the car at st. John street. I
should say he was under the influence of
liquor. He had on his uniform. 1 smelt
liquor on him while he was on the car. -
In answer to questions OF Mr.. Connel-
Ian witness said he never had any trouble
with Heating. Zone night Officer Keat-
ing came to my house and wanted to
know If certain woman was In nv
house. 1 took him up stairs and Keat-
ing said he wanted her to testify against
Woodbury. & Sawyer for selling Ii quor. L
have not said that 1 now have the chance
to get square with Officer Heating, I
have never played poker with him and
have no grudge against him.
Mr.. Comedian explained that Officer
Heating had gone to Stroudwater that
morning to see about stolen fence.
Alpheus Dodge, motorman with Con-
ductor PIummer, testified that in his
opinion Officer Heating was not intoxi-
Gated.
Mark Sylvester, an employer of the
electric road said Plummer had told him
Heating had done him a dirty trick and
he (Plummer) wanted to get even with
him
Officer Wakefield testified that he re-
membered the night Heating had been
sent out to Stroudwater to see about a
fence. "We went out together"
Officer Heating, recalled, denied ne was
intoxicated on the morning of September
"A or that he was at Stroudwater that
day. Il had trouble with PIummer.
Several Saturday nights they played cards
late at his house. 1 warned him once.
Later in the winter they were making
noise at the place and went in and told
them to stop their no1se.''
Mr.. Plumnner recalled did not remem-
Der that he had ever made the remark at
tributed to him by Mr.. Sylvester.
Owen G. Murray, letter carr Ter, had
known Heating two years and never seen
him drunk.
George F. Kane had never seen Keat-
ing drunk. He had known him for 70
years.
After brief recess the he aring was
resumed and the third charge, that of
being drunk March "a, was considered.
Frank E. Pickett and Addison Libby
were called. Mr.. Libby aid not appear,
having retired.
Mr.. Pickett, who is the proprietor of
the drug store, was sworn. 81 saw
Officer Heating when he appeared to be
Intoxicated on this date, - he testified.
HE came into my store and staggered
SO I should say he was intoxicated.
He went. in back of the stove and sat
down, staying five or ten minutes. Oc-
casionaIly he used to come in and take
a drink. He said at the time he was
sick. This was about O'Clock at
night"
AS Mr.. Libby had not shown up Mr..
Heating was recalled. He denied he
was drunk the gath, and said he was
off on leave of absence. Nh. Strout said
they were not required to prove speoih-
oalIy the oath.
Mr.. Heating admitted he had been in
the habit OF calling at FIcketts and had
occasionally taken drink there. o fficer
Condor who had been onEthe beat with |
Heating, said he never saw him drunk.
Clarence Il. Packard saw Heating In |
fF,o n ctOu 49,
was not drunk.
Ex-Deputy Marshals Sterling-an Hart
nett testified to the good character of the
officer and his competency.
Officer George McKenney had known
Heating for 10 years and had never
known him to drink Intoxicating
liquors.
This closed the evidence on both
sides and the arguments followed Mr..
Comedian spoke first. "Of1cer Heating
admits that he took two glasses of gin,
but there is no evidence to show that he
cid not pull his boxes and attend to is
duties. He followed Deputy Firth around
in order to plead with him Our POSI-
ton is that if he was intoxicated it re-
suited from being sick. You have got
to find out beyond a reasonable doubt
whether he was sick or not We claim
that this man Plummer has come here
with some feeling against Mr.. Heating,
who is an officer who has good record
City Solicitor Strout said that in his
opinion the board was not required to
ind beyond a reasonable doubt whether
these charges were true.
Then after the hearing had been in SEES.
'ion for nearly four hours the vote was
aiken on the charges. On the first count
t was adjudged that Officer Heating
vas guilty, Alderman MiIIiken being
he only member to cast his vote in the
negative On the second count the vote
stood + nays and four yeas, Aldermen
5err1sh, DriscoI, johnson, Moore,
brown and MiIIilzan hPIfaVino that tho