The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-10-14

Officer Grant was the next witness.
In the case of every witness, or al
most every witness, Councilman Mill
Ter prefaced his questions by an
nouncing that for the purposes of
this examination man need not be
down and out and helpless to be con-
sidered intoxicated. His definition of
intoxication was somewhat elaborate,
but was in effect that man mani
festly under the influence of liquor
and on that account unfit to attend
to the details of his business should
be considered intoxicated. With
this general statement in mind, Off
Ger Grant decided he had seen the
chief intoxicated. He said he knew
he was intoxicated because he could
smell the liquor and he could tell it
by the chiefs eyes. In regard to the
drill incident, he testified that the
man was not struck on the flesh.
He had never seen the chief drink,
and somewhat contradictory to his
first statement, said that he had nev-
err seen him drunk.
Officer Charles Niles testified that
he had seen the chief slightly intoxi-
Gated and had seen him drink at a
bar down town. He said he had seen
him drink about two or three times
a week.
Officer Kinyon said he had seen
the chief when he had been drink
ing, that he had not seen him drink
but that he had smelled it on his
breath. He said that he had seen
him in saloons.
The next witness was Officer Potts
who testified that he had seen thu
chief drink. He said that he had in
vited the chief to take a drink but
that it was when the witness was off
duty and that the witness on that oc-
casion had taken a cigar.
Officer Mathis, who was the last
witness, testified that he had seen
the chief under the influence of whis-
ky, but that he had never seen him
but once in bar room. On that oc-
casion he went with the chief into the
west side saloon, when the chief had
a drink and he had cigar. He said
he had seen him under the influen "a
of liquor on several occasions. In
explanation, he cited case when
two boys had been arrested AMI We're
being questioned by the chief. Mathis
said that he had asked the boys a
question. and that the chief had ~
once become offended, told him 10
take the boys, as they were his pris-
oners, and in other ways showed an
cry resentment at Mathis Interrupt
ton of his examination.
He considered this conduct of the
chief due to the fact that ne was
at that time under the influence of
liquor. In reference to the charges
Of cruelty, he said he saw the chief
put prisoner in a chair and start
to take the mans shoes off. The
man made some objection anil the
chief struck the prisoner on the side
Of the face with one of the shoes. He
said the man protested. Witness did
not consider the blow severe one.
He then went into detail of several
cases in which he and the chief have
had differences of opinion, the raem-
bers of the committee wishing to OBJ
tain all the evidence possible in re-
gard to the friction in the department
between these two men. The ac-
counts of the cases were detailed
and for various reasons were not for
publication.
The hearing was adjourned to 1880
o'clock tonight, when Officer Mathis
will give further testimony and Chief
Short is expected to testify.
The members Of the council who
listened to the evidence were Coun-
cilmen Miller, Smith, Schott, Janeck,
Shaw and Meigs. Councilman Null
was absent.