The age-herald., 1900-08-17

him, giving him good horse TOT sorry one and S56."
 5 c. W. Day, the fireman whose name ap- peared on the November, 1895. pay roll twice. was called to the stand and shown the pay roll introduced by City Attorney Lowe. He said he signed one place for $5O. and that the chief told him the other one was a mistake. He called my attention to the mistake when he went to sign the pay roll. He said he put in time at both the Northside and Southside departments that month. He did not notice if his name was signed to the pay roll when he first saw 1t. He said he never authorized any one to sign his name.
 Statement from T. T. Ashford
 A statement was read from T. T. Ash ford, who was chairman of the finance com- mittee for awhile, stating that he had told the chief to sell old junk and worthless things, and to use the proceeds in securing betterments for the department He stated, also, that he authorized the chief to sell old horses.
 W. M. Garner testiffed 'I never traded buggies with Mir. Mullin, but I bought one from him."
 Cross-examination-"I don't remember whether 1t was in 1890 or 1891 that I bought the buggy from the chief. I paid him $10 for It."
 w. L. Metcalf, the next witness, said: "I was at one time fireman I now work for Moore and Handley. Remember when the chief had some hogs at the Southside fire department. I never saw them fed on feed for the horses, but they were fed on slops and stuff left in the troughs by the horses. l was hurt at one time and Summers and Haggard went to the fire in the chiefs buggy. They got to the fire in time to as- sist me in making the connections. He kept COW at the department for awhile. He kept feed for her In sack, while feed for the horses was kept In a bin. The men who painted the chiefs house lost no time while doing the work. The chief piled up in the yard some lumber he had gotten from an old house."
 Redirect-"When informed that his COW had been fed city hay the chief gave in- structions that she be not fed city feed stuff any more."
 Former Maj or Evans
 Former Mayor Frank V. Evans was the next witness introduced He said:
 T was Mayor of Birmingham from De- cember, 1896, to May, 1899 MT. Mullin was chief of the fire department during that time. On one occasion I requested him not to request an appropriation for horses, and he said he had some that were broken down and eating their heads off. He said he might be able to trade them off and get one pair. Sometime later he told me he had traded f9T pair. I told hip 1t was all right, just so he did hot ask for money. When the chief moved to the Northside he
 
 horse at his residence. He said he had the lumber al the Southside, and could use 1t in building the stable told him to do SOL
 Cross-examination-'I did not tell the chief that had authority to give him per- mission to dispose of horses other things in the department
 A. B. Bennett, the next witness, said: "I am foreman at the Five Points department, and have been there since May 1. Prior to that time I was at the Southside depart rha nat ho1 ,Nia nf the Southside department that were fed on slops that came from houses around there''
 Witness testified to the fact that Cum mings and Haggard painted the chiefs res- idence, but said they lost no time while so doing. He also testified respecting the lum- Der used in building a servants house at the chiefs Southside residence, saying it was some the chief had gotten from an old house and piled up in the back yard. He said he kept a horse at the department while, but that he bought feed for it. Fred Everett testified to feed for A. B. Bennett's horse which was kept at the Southside department.
 MT. Rowe testified with reference to feed for the hogs the chief kept at the South side department He said the chief sent corn, sweepings, etc., there for the hogs. He said neither the chiefs nor MT. Ben netts horses were fed on city feedstuff MT. Eustis Recalled City Treasurer George Eustis was recall ed by Captain White, who asked him if he knew anything about brooms the chief had purchased from Roberts. MT. Eustis said he was not purchasing agent for the city, and knew nothing of what was bought In answer to question he said he once asked the chief about rents for the East End station house, and that the chief told him old man Roberts was hard up, and that he was taking part of the rent in brooms. Mayor Drennen, at the request of Captain tad hat in n hn horses bought from the chief by his firm were not worth any more than they paid for them-$35. One of them died shortly thereafter.
 Alderman NJ M. Williams, at the request of Captain White stated that the chief told him some time ago that the city was getting little for the East End station house. and that what it did get was few brooms.
 Chief Mulln was called to the stand and sworn. Before he had been asked ques- tion however, a motion to adjourn until 7:30 o'clock this evening had prevailed.