The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-06-12
INTERESTING TESTIMONY
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 of their failure to fulfill the require
 ments of their positions. The cross
 examination of the witnesses by the at | torneys for the commissioners and the
 direct examinations by the same law yers deal almost entirely on this point, and the result of the testimony to be l taken from now until the end of the | trial will be watched with double inter- est. Mir. Goodhart announced yester- day afternoon that there were at least seven more witnesses to be put on by the plaintiff, including, of course. the four deposed commissioners. This tes- timony is looked forward to with keen interest and 1t will doubtless be all taken this morning. Commissioner Avery was called to the stand about 5
 o'clock, but the time was short be- fore the adjournment of court so the testimony was put off until to-day.
 After the noon recess Captain Brew
 CT resumed his testimony under cross
 examination. In response to questions
 he said he served in the army and was
 drawing a government pension of $6 per
 month; he received his pension on ac-
 count of verbose veins; was examined
 IuI SONtt illiltlll PCIlSiOil pS HVNCi oi
 doctors; thought one of the doctors
 was Dr. Burwell. The application was
 made through John G. Chapman. The verbose veins did not prevent him from doing full police duty; knew of no po- lice rule which prevented him from serving In the department and being at the same time a government pen- sioner: never tried to conceal the fact that he was pensioner. He was taxed s5 to help get the police pension bill through the legislature.
 James k. McGann was next called Said Mir McGann in regard to tele- phone talk he had with Commissioner Avery in regard to the talk about re- tiring Captain Brewer:
 He told me there was some such talk I told him that this man Brewer and I had been lifelong friends, and I hoped he would see that Brewer was not disturbed. I was assured by the commissioner that he would see that Brewer was not molested in his posi- ton."
 The next witness was ex- Mayor Drs- coll and in answer to a question by Attorney Goodhart MT. Driscoll said that Shanahan and Landers were ap- pointed to the police board as demo- crats and that Clark was a republican. but he didn't know what party claimed Avery.
 MT. Goodhart-"Did you ever have conversation at your house with Cap tain Brewer"
 Yes; l remember it."
 What d:d you talk about?"
 We talked mostly about police sig nal that we were interested in"
 "Is that all?'
 Well we said something about the talk that a number of saloons were open and running in full force, while others were claimed to be closed. This, | I was loath to believe. We talked about | four or five minutes on that subject, but, as I have said, nearly all the con versation was on the signal that the | captain and I were interested in.'
 The cross examination by Attorney | Wolfe brought out the point that the | witness had had no previous knowledge of the act of the police commissioners though some of his statements were | rather perpleXing.
 The resolution adopted at the clti- zens mass meeting requesting the wit ness to investigate the removal of the | three police officers was read and the | mayor acknowledged it's receipt at the hands of the committee appointed to deliver if,
 "The afternoon of police inspection spoke to several of the commission ITS regarding the matter of these re- novals."
 He read the charges of the commis- l 'ioners and they replied they had suf- icient reasons for making the remov. lls The removals were made because # lack of discipline of these officers ,ver the men, and on account of Cap ain Brewers deafness
 After discussing this matter with he commissioners I met the citizens ommittee at my office. l later called Chairman Pickett of that committee n the telephone and appointed date or later hearing with him. Six of he seven were present and I read the harges to them that were brought gainst these officers. I told them that he commissioners had legal right un- | CT the charter to remove the officers"
 After receiving the opinion of the ! orporation counsel witness again met , he citizens committee and called their 7, ttentiCn to the charges against the S ffcers II discussed the matter with 1em for an hour and half and told l lem I failed to see wherein the com 6 lissioners had exceeded their authori- , J They had not put burden on the ty by retiring these captains as the ' vo captains were now both to receive ss than would have been paid in sal ry to one captain. Hence these cap F iins could not be considered as bur ans on the taxpayers by their retire. ent"
 What was the first thing you said this committee?" U