Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-26

another drink was taken and he
thought Pickler paid for that and then
| Picker invited John Gray to drink
with them, and that John Gray said:
TON. worked for you in two cam
paigns and you did not keep your
promise"
II told him he was liar said the
witness. HE repeated what he said.
and l called him c. D. liar
and then l struck at him. 10 Jaques
stepped between us and Picker took
me away and said he was sorry for
what had happened. He asked if he
should call a cab. told him no, that
could walk home"
The witness said that he left the
saloon and met Billy Jackson on the
corner and the latter went home with
him and came into the door of his
home. "On the way home" said the
mayor. II was giving Jackson hail CO.
lumbia for associating with Gray ana
my wife told him l must have been
doped The repeating of what she said
to me, when called at the police sta
ton the next day, gave rise to the
| dope story"
! Saturday Afternoon Session.
Perhaps the greatest heart interest
lent to the Phillips custer proceedings
| was when the defendant took the
stand Saturday afternoon in his own
behalf and told the court the story OF
his life. An audience that filed one
! fourth of the court room listened with
an intense interest to every detail OF
| the life story of the man who in his
SEVENTEEN year faces the situation OF
being removed from Office after serv-
ing the first half Of his fourth term as
mayor. Mr. Phillips said he was born
! in South Wales and came in his sixth
year with his parents to st. Louis. His
life in the mines of Missouri, Iowa and
Illinois was brought out and his rise
from the humber positions to that OF
general superintendent for the White
| breast Fuel Co. His political life in
| Ottumwa and his social and domestic
habits were all related to the court
and adjournment found the testimony
of the defendant unfinished. John e..
Jordan, president of the Iowa National
| bank, was one of the witnesses of the
afternoon and gave his opinion of the
! administration of Mayor Phillips, say
| ing that he never saw another any bet
ter and that the city had been given a
good government. Chief Gallagher
was called again to the stand to tell OF
a conversation held with the mayor
the afternoon of the meeting at the
Commercial association rooms April
30. when Gallagher stated that he ad-
vised the mayor not to mix with that
bunch" but stay away from the meet
ing. G. A. Gage. travelling man for
the Morrell Packing Co., was called
by the state and the court overruled
an objection of Attorney McNett to
the admission of the testimony Mr.
Gage testified to seeing the mayor
April 80 when he thought the defend
ant intoxicated. w. H. Hillary,
farmer living near Agency, was called
to rebut the testimony of H. D. judd
He told of playing at the Kaiser place
and said he had never heard any
gamblers telling of playing there
when he happened to be there in the
presence of both the mayor and Judd.
Stay Away From Gang.
The first witness to be called after
the noon recess was Chief Gallagher.
He testified to seeing the mayor in
the police station the afternoon Of
April 30 and to having had a CONVEX
sation with him. He said that the
mayor told him he had received card
from Tom Picker asking him to at
tend committee meeting at the Com
mercial association to discuss the
Jackson charges. Gallagher said he
told the mayor to "stay away from
that gang" and the mayor replied
that he thought he would not 60. Gal
lagher did not see the mayor after
wards that day. The witness testified
that the mayor did not show any signs
OF intoxication at the time and that
he never saw anyone freer from signs
of liquor. On cross examination Gal
lagher told Senator COsson that he did
not think the mayor sick or drunk.
Redirect questioning elected the In
formation that the witness had heard
the mayor complain as early as last
spring about frequently having pains
in his side and suffering from gas on
his stomach. The witness had known
Phillips to take medicine for 1t.
Admits Witness.
At this juncture the state attorneys
asked the court for permission to-
present C. A. Gage, whom they were
unable to serve with a subpoena dur
ing the week owing to Gage being a
travelling man and out of the city. The
defense objected but the court ruled
that in as much as the defense knew
of the existence Of the witness and
that the announcement was made by
the state when resting, he would
admit the testimony Of the witness,
and ordered the reporter to show it IN
the records. Witness Gage testified
to being with his wife in front of Ito
East Third street about 4:30 p. M,
April 80 when he saw the mayor with
another gentleman who seemed to be
taking care of the mayor and that he
remarked to his wife that 1t looked
like the mayor was drunk. He said he
thought Phillips under the influence of
LIQUOR because of the unsteadiness OF
his walk and because another man
was assisting him.
Says Government Is Good.
John :. Jordan, president of the
Iowa National bank was called to the
stand and told of having served q
term in the city council He said. he