Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-21

asked if he wanted another he asserted
that Myers said he did not know
whether he did or not. saying that he
and the old man, Shaping Mayor
Phillips on the shoulder. had taken
about forty glasses the night before
Shreeve futher testified that he had
heard the mayor swear at Gray several
times.He told Of Joques interfering
and said that the mayor seemed to be
badly excited and talked very loud.
On cross examination by Attorney
Mitchell, Shreeve testified that he had
been an extra member Of the police
force on May 6, year ago, and had
been discharged by Chief Of Police
Gallagher for getting drunk. Senator
Coson asked him whether Phillips
was intoxicated and Shreeve answered
in the affirmative. On futher cross
examination by Attorney Mitchell the
witness admitted that he was drunk
at the time and had been drunk pre-
viously.
Saw Mayor Take Whiskey
| w. A. Whitney painter was the next
witness on the stand. He told Of be-
ing in the Ottumwa Exchange saloon
on Market street and seeing Mayor
Phillips in there with a number OF
other men. He testified that he heard
the mayor call for Old Taylor whiskey
and saw him take FIVE or seven glasses.
He said that Mayor Phillips was in
clined to be poisterous and seemed
to be under the influence o. liquor.
On cross examination, Whitney stated
that John Gray rad told him that he
was going to subpoena him for wit
ness. When asked by Judge Willcock-
son to testify whether Phillips was
drunk or not he stated that Phillips
tongue was thick and it looked as
though he was intoxicated.
Names Another Date.
Up. Spainsower living on Pine
street was the next witnec'. Spain
hover testified that he saw Mayor
Phillips drunk about Christmas time
but could not remember the date. He
stated that he saw Thillips .ront
of the Elk's building on Green street
and that he was talking loud and
webbing, hut was not using profane
| language. He asserted that he had
never seen him intoxicated any other
time On cross examination by
the mayor, Tom Keefe and Mr.. Hoff-
man to the mayors farm. in regard
to the time of seeing Mayor Phillips
on Green street about Christmas,
Spainhowes stated that he could not
recognize an. one with Phillips as it
was dalk and showing hard. He said
that Mayor Phillips was superintend-
mig the filing of baskets of fruit given
by the Elk's to the poor people OF the
+Lot ho, IN a
visions.
Resting Testifies.
Mr.. Spainhnwer was followed on the
witness stand by w. H. Heating who
stated that he was engaged in the
real estate business and had lived In
Ottumwa nineteen years, and knew
Mayor Phillips. Mr.. Heating testified
that he saw Phillips on April 80 and
thought he was intoxicated. He stat
ed that he saw Phillips at the corner
of Market and Second streets and that
he the mayor was Keeling from one side
of the walk to the other When cross
examined by Attorney Mitchell he
stated that, it was about 6 o'clock In
the evening and that it was near the
Citizens bank. He said that another
man was with Mr.. Phillips whom he
thought was Sheriff Jackson. Heating
said that he I'D not hear the Mayors
conversation but the way he was walk
ing was what attracted his attention
He said that he saw them pass around
the corner and go up third street.
Did Not Think Him Drunk.
Charles Chiffon the next witness
stated that he saw the defendant step
upon the sidewalk but heard him say
nothing during the time he passed the
building before which the witness
stood. He said he was about ten let
from the defendant as the latter pas
sed and was impressed with the un-
steadiness Of his gate and that more
than anything else, he claimed, caused
him to think the defendant was under
the influence Of liquor, but he would
not say the mayor was drunk.
Said He Talked Loud.
DR.. E.. F. Lowry thought the mayor
drunk few days after his last cleo
ton to the office. He told of hearing
Phillips and two men on East Second
street in conversation. He said his
attention was directed to the mayor
by Phillips loud talking and gestic-
ulating.
Drink at Bar.
The witness said he left his house
and went out to the sidewalk, the
mayor having gone out into the mid
die of the road and saying to the men:
o. D. them, of course I'm
elected: by O. they can't beat
me-" Again this spring, in April,
May or June, DR.. Lowry said he heard
the defendant, while flushing the
streets, use loud and profane
language, but was unable to name any
one residing in the city whom he
heard the mayor curse. He said that
the mayor was holding the hose and
directing the work and heard him say
to some man: "Get out of my way
G. d. you. Get out OF there
with that horse and buggy" He said
that he had on several occasions seen
the mayor drink at the bar, princi-
pally at Kaisers. He said that he
could not say that he had seen him
intoxicated at other times.
Foil For Mitchell.
1,doa Mitchell in cross eXamina-