Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-15
lust When Investigation is About
To Close Up Bobs Jona-
than Westerman.
WHY EMPLOYEES WERE FIRED.
Certain Men Left the City's Employ
For the Good of the Ser
vice. Says Accused.

The Raleigh investigation was not
concluded before the city council last
night, but the finale will probably come
Monday evening. to which date the
hearing was postponed. The latest pro-
ceedlng was no less interesting than
were its predecessors, and a crowded
house Witnessed the show and seemed
to enjoy 1t quite as much as on the two
former occasions
why certain men left the city's en-
ploy." was the story running through
one of the chapters added by super
visor Raleigh. The names of the men
retired and the reasons therefor were
given as follows:
LAWSON Because he thought he
knew more than did,
Because caught him
lying under q tree
George Jones-"said couldn't fire
him, but ! did"
VIII Jones-'Was no good"
James Phillips-"Because he thought
he was too big to take orders from
me-
WOOD EXPLAINS.
The feature of the evening was the
questioning of Councilman Wood, the
man at whose instance the investigation
was brought and who has conducted
the prosecution side OF the case from
the beginning. Thursday evening It was
brought out that Joe Redman. a fore
man under Raleigh. had drawn s24 pay
from the city during a vacation Of
eight days. Councilman Wood admit
ted last night that while drawing SIS
a month from the city. he had put in
~ days campaigning" for his party
just prior TO the last election. In ex-
tenuation, he pleaded that he had act
ed with Raleigh's consent.
The accused had an array of Witness
es on hand to prove his competency and
general fitness for the position. Among
| these were ex- Mayor Richard p Morris,
| ex-Councilman Martin r. Mulvey. ex-
Councilman John B. Reid. George G.
| Smith. who was candidate for the
| city council on the Democratic ticket
| last fall and others.
| GENERAL DENIAL.
Raleigh went on the stand In his own
behalf, and made specific denials of tho
| charges against him. The stone found
| on his premises and photographed by
| the Deseret News. was only stored
| there, he said. and was later taken to
| its proper place. He had kept but
| tNo iOihtS ~ tnt city STABLES, ana
that by authority of the council: men
| were sent by him To prepare the cours-
| ing track, upon advice of the mayor,
| but were not paid by the city; men
We're sometimes given vacations be-
cause they deserved them; knew moth
| ing OF footing" or levying assess
ments upon the men, etc, etc.
Other witnesses of the evening We're
| AL Pitts, VIII George and Charles Har-
mon. the last named endeavoring to ex-
plain the north Main street sand SQUAD
| BILE, and the other two denying the
truth of Leonard's statements as to
| the footing" process.
wEsTERMAN's CHARGE.
Just as it seemed possible that the
| investigation would close last night,
Jonathan Westerman stepped into the
arena and declared that he and his
partner. Jim Hardman. had been forced
to pay for sand hauled from north Main
| street while teams belonging to Har-
mon, Raleigh & Co., secured the sand
for nothing and sold II al a profit.
The statement of Westerman caused
the case TO so overu ntil Monday eve
ming.