Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-02
BROTHER COMES 70 RESCUE.
Charges Have Been Filed Against Ii.
Captain and Matter 10 to be
Officially Investigated.
TELLS HIS SIDE OF THE STORY.
Gulbransen Vas at the Tele phone
When Call" Came ia and Did
Not Leave Quickly Enough.

wv Leave QulCbIy Enough,
chief Bywater OF the Salt Lake FIRE
department Teturns today from at
tendance on the Fire chiefs conven-
ton Probably his first official act. or
acts win be TO listen to charges pre-
ferred against one member Of the de-
partment on one side, and three mem
bers on the other side listen to the
statements OF four or more witnesses.
ana finally arbtrate or dispose Of the
trouble as IN his judgment seems best
This state OF affairs grew out OF a
collision that occurred IN the main
alarm office about o'clock last eve
Ming The principals were as follows:
Capt John stab, Firemen Charles Gull
bransen, Fireman Fred Gulbransen
tbrother OF the former and Fireman
Andrew Eikrum,
AZ the time mentioned, Charles Gull
bransen was talking to his wife over
the telephone. While engaged IN con-
Nersatlon the telephone bell rang.
lIheTe is an arrangement there that
permits Of a plug being pulled, thus
cutting Off whatever communication is
going on, and permitting the succeeding
cal 10 have the right Of wayD
STAB STRUCK CRIPPLE.
Captain stab went to the telephone
aud ordered Gulbrausen to leave so he
tStab) could answer the call. Then
trouble ensued during which stab
struck Gulbransen and Gulbrausen
struck stab Andrew Elkrum acted as
peace maker ana pushed both men
apart Fred Gulhransen then appeared
on the scene TO take the part Of Char
les Gulbransen who Is a cripple. haV-
Ing an artificial leg, He lost his leg
through an unfortunate accident while
working IN the department Angercd
because stab had struck his crippled
brother Fred Gulbransen went after
stab and the two exchanged blows.
The News" today asked each man
for his statement Of the trouble.
GULBRANsEN's STORY
At first Charles Gulbransen did not
wish 20 make statement, saying that
It was a matter entirely with the de-
partment He finally said IN substance
y was talking 10 my wife at the
telephone, and we were discussing some
matters OF importance to me. When
the bell sand stab told me to get out Of
the way so that he could answer I was
just getting the final word from my
wife, and told Stab that he could have
the phone In second or two with
that stab pulled out the plug and then
grabbed hold Of me, throwiug me out
NJ the way saying I will see whether
7 viii wait or not ! tried to put the
plug back IN I'm pushing me away
from the phone he struck me IN the
nose. causing 1t to bleed lie struck
me again I'm the jaw. and then | swung
at him and hit him. Andrew Eikrum.
who was ln the room at the time said
10 stab. Here. / viii not permit you
20 hit a cripple. stab az that time
had hold Of me and struck me again.
EiHum then pushed stab away
BROTHER TO THE RESCUE.
"A moment later my brother Fred
came ig and said TO Stab, Did you hit
my brother Stab said he had not hit
me J said he had and my nose was
bleeding 8t The time 20 show for IL.
Fred then struck Stab and they had
mix up
This is not the first time stab has
done such thing. He has struck
others He knew that physically ha
WINS my superior and my superior Of
irislIy The situation was too much
for him and hn lost his head. He
would never attempt such thing with
other members of the department, but
because { ann q cripple ana not his
equal physically he took advantage OF
It, T nave filed written charges against
him and the chief viii hear them when
he returns
EIKRuM CuREOBORATES,
Andrew ElKrum said. "yce. SIR
WIN be pleased TO tell what 1 know ~
the matter. Charley was nc the phone
when the bell rang. Stab TOLD him
10 get away Gulhransen told stab Ia
wait minute. stab then grabbed
the phone saving, u will see whether
! viu walt orr not Hc also struck
ON tho nose. would not
stand Co see him hit "a cripple, and
said so. Stab went 20 hit Gulhransen
again. AVID i jumped 'u between them
and pushed stab back"
Ibid Stab hit YOU, or attempt Ia 40
so 300 was asked az Eikrum
"N0 you bet your ife, he didn't
After that Fred Gulbrapscn came I'M
and jumped stab
DENIED THE BLOW
Fred GuIbrausou. AN there is 10 1t
As simply this heard the men talk
Ing, and knew there was trouble
walked into tho office and asked stab
n be had hit my brother stab said
no. Charley said Stab had hit him.
Iud his nose was bleeding Then
struck stab, and we exchanged blows.
he tried 10 choke mo- but ! threw him
'G and punched him stab has doua
his thing before IIo went offer mo
about the same way once just after
vas recovering from broken ARM
CAPpAIN STAB TALKS.
Captain Stab stated his side Of the
AFFAIR as follows while Gulbransen
was Ht the phone. the bell rang
waited about two minutes and then told
him m get away so that ] could an
swcr the call GuIbrausgn said 'You
Mill wait until J get through I said
would see whether or not I would
wait when q call had come On that
might mean am alarm. ! had charge
N the office and | pulled out the plug
with that Gulbransen turned around
ana struck me here on tina side oc