The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-27
DILLON KICKED ALI
ALONG THE LINE
Protested Against Looting of Store,
and Against Other Alleged
Actions, He Declares.

Having got from Hugh Dillon. Tues
day afternoon the statement that he
did kick. when, AS he alleges. Adolph
Ffxel compelled him to accept the
services OF Craig. Wright a. Walker,
Attorney Selling. in the dig insurance
suit. or trial in Judge Maadelfs court,
sought 10 test the witness memory
and credibility by asking him TO name
"a few OF the occasions when protest
was made.
II made a big kick when Fixcl
brought Ia a man who he said, would
act as cashier during the fire sale,
said Dillon" Il told him that | had
always handled the cash before and
thought | could and should during the
sale, but my kick didn't do any good.
l also raised kick when Corwin ask
ed me to 20 to Craig, Wright a. Walk
er's Office and sign over the insurance
policies. kicked when hey put Pat
O'Malley in the store al Waterman,
and Fixel said He is only an ignor-
ant freshman. aud doesn't know enough
TO speak
IL kicked good and hard when Fixel
and the others We're taking stun out
OF my store. On, klckeu eilousH,
but II did no good
The morning hearing was enlivene
by little tilt between Attorneys Slo-
man and Selling. Selling was con-
Quoting the cross-examination OF Dill
Ion. and at one question Sloman OBJ
jected.
You keep putting words into the
witness mouth. and making state
10, h.
man said
And you are just trying to give
the witness a hint of what you want
the answer to be-" replied Selling.
you are afraid to say that 10 me
outside OF court retorted Sloman,
thoroughly aroused. Judge Mandell
hurriedly raped for order and the
angry lawyers subsidized.
In an effort to show that the drafts
for the insurance were signed willing
~ by MIR. Dillon, and there was no
kicking from him. he was questioned
about his movements after visiting the
Office of Craig. Wright & Walker and
there signing the drafts over TO the
adjusters.
Where did you go after signing
the drafts?" he was asked.
Back to the store. | believe.
do you know where the Peoples
Savings bank was at that time?
II know there was such bank. but
II don't know where 1t was
Nov didn't you. after signing the
drafts. go with Mr.. Wright TO the bank
and get $40 600"
mo. sir. | never did such thing"
he almost shouted.
MIR. Dillon was questioned at length
by Harrison Geer as to the condition
of the basement and furnace on the
might of the fire.
He stated that the store was "het'
by furnace. either steam or not
water. he couldn't remember. he
made II practice every night. he SAID.
TO visit the basement before closing
the store and examine the furnace ana
floor to see that everything was all
right. the doors and hampers closed,
and the floor about the furnace Tree
of paper or anything infiammable.
There were no matches in the base
ment, he said the only explanation he
could make as to the origin OF the
IRE. was electric wiring.
Right swheYs. the fire appears to
have r.tfea Were was BUNCH es
wires" ha.said. And detective told
-Mr-Dillen- was the-last- eHe-iH the
store on the night OF the fire and had
walked only as far as Charlotte-ave,
when the flames were discovered.
ct should consider that one per cent
M the actual loss collected from the
Insurance companies would have been
good pay for Craig, Wright & Walker
for adjusting the Dillon loss testihed
X. Sutton, an insurance adJuster,
Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. Sutton has had 20 years OF ex-
oerience in the adjusting business.
acting for both the companies and the
Insured and his testimony Is consld-
bred a trump card for the plaintin. Inc
actual loss in the Dillon fire was adj
Hustled at s52.68O. making the proper
Zee according to his testimony. $526SO
The question was put TO Sutton In
he form of hypothetical question
detailing the entire transaction.
eff the inventory OF damaged
stock IL correct of what use is an ad-
uster?" asked Attorney Sloman.
cor very little USE" the witness re-
Billed.
Another feature OF Tuesday after
,oon's session of the trial was an an
aver to question which Attorney
Selling had been Trying TOT TWO uayo
O get from Hugh Dillon. He had been
asked repeatedly II he did not protest
when the insurance adjusters took MS
&Dolicies and other papers and prac-
fcally shut him out of his own store.
As often as the question was put Mr.
billion sidestepped with some sort OF
I'm explanation, but he never gave
lirect answer.
Something in ali answer gave Judge
dandell the idea, Tuesday afternoon.
hat Dillon didn't know the meaning
4 "protest" He explained to the
Witness that by protest was meant an
objection or kick.
"Oh, | see now" he said. II thought
By protest you meant some kind or
Saper like when a note isn't paid on
lime. Kick? OF course, kicked.
vas kicking all the time. but II did
DO good. They ran the thing to suit
themselves.
did you let Burnham, Stoepel &
10. and krolik q Co. know before