Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-23

Gray and Picker were good frlendS,
and that Arrison was candidate
against Phillips at the last election.
On cross examination by Attorney
Cosson, Mr. Springer acknowledged
not being an expert on deciding
whether man was drunk or not. lie
recited the incident of the democratic
meeting and of having walked little.
ways with Mayor Phillips. The wilt
ness declared that Mayor Phillips
stated that it, (meaning the Jackson
matter), was an outrage If 1t was true.
Senator Cosson had some difficulty In
making himself clear to the witness
when seeking information about the
number Of drunks Springer sees in OF
tumwa in month. With word from
the court, making it clear, Springer
answered that he saw about twelve.
Miller Worked for Grow.
/ T. J. Miller followed and gave min
ute testimony with reference to the
Kaiser building and the rooms therein.
He said he had been employed there.
! Three entrances were shown to nave
existed connecting the down stairs
with the upper portions, and that a
push button in an obscure place
served as a means Of communication
| with those in the upper rooms and the
first floor. He related the manner IN
which the attention Of Mayor Phillips
| would be detracted from the men
going to the upper rooms OF the buiio-
ing by John Kaiser engaging the
mayor in a game of pool and the
| others in the house stealing the balls
and otherwise incensing the mayor I'M
til he was so excited that, as Miller
said, "an elephant could pass him and
he would net know It.
| When asked if he knew Judd, the
witness replied in the affirmative. He
said he was there when Judd and kal-
ser were shaking the dice, but 1t was
never for money. He recalled one time
when Judd and Kaiser were shaking
the dice and doubling up after each
time. He said Kaiser was winning
right along until the last time, when
Judd won and the stake reached
something over Sc worth of goods. He
said he did not see the mayor watch
ing the game. On cross examination
Miller stated that he worked for Crow
during the fall and winter of 1909, and
that the operation of the button re-
ferred to in his direct examination
was only one of his jobs. He said that
he would let the right people go up
stairs through the toilet rooms to the
gambling apartments, and never had
occasion to push the button three
times which was signal of police
raid. and for everybody to get out.
"Not Drunk" Says Jacques.
Attorney McNett called 10 Jaques
as a witness and questioned him
about the occurrence in the Market
street saloon in which he was said to
have stepped in between Gray and
Mayor Phillips. In relating the story
! to the court, Jaques said wher he
went into the saloon, the mayor and
Gray were standing close to the door,
Jauues to have drink with the crowd
Jauues to have dring with the crown
and he consented.
"Mr. Phillips" said the witness,
"was gesticulating and was talking
loudly, and I stepped between Gray
and the mayor when it looked like the
mayor had drawn up his arm to strike
Gray. Gray caught the arm of the
mayor. and soon Picker took him to
the rear of the building and quieted
him down."
When asked if the mayor was not
strong man, able to defend himself,
and brave, Mr.. Jaques said he was a
man of spirit and courageous. When
asked point blank if the mayor was
drunk. the witness replied that he
would rather state the fact, and then
followed by saying:
"He did not stagger. His tongue was
not thick; he talked coherently and I
saw no indication of his being drunk.
When asked about what Gray said to
Phillips, the witness replied:
"Gray said: Don't start anything in
here. worked for you during two cam
paigns.' Phillips replied: You're Il
liar Gray said: I closed my office
and worked for you during the last
campaign and to this Phillips replied:
You're a damn liar" On cross-exami.
nation by Senator Cosson, Mr.. Jaques
was asked if the mayor was man WAC
would assault fellow man while nor
NAL and sober. and the witness re-
piled that he was, recalling the time
when the mayor assaulted client OF
his and he, Jaques, prosecuted him.
Records Presented.
Much Of yesterday afternoon session
dragged while the prosecution had
number Of exhibits in the county and
city records offered as evidence. Sew
eral portions Of the city ordinance
book containing ordinances and Sec
lions OF the same that are wanted by
the prosecution as evidence to show
the duties Of the officers of The city
were also introduced. A new task by
the state was begun when the exhibits
Of the city and county records were
offered for evidence as an effort is to
be made thereby to show that the
Moon law has not been adhered to.
Among the records so offered were
the liquor contempt cases against
Cheadle and Silvers in which r. A.
Mills was the relator, and in the city
records the resolution; Of consent
granted by the council to Cheadle and
silvers Sam Hayes and T. Mulvaney.
Charles Deeds, city clerk. was called
to the stand to identify the city rec
ords and was asked if the mayor
voted on either resolution. He an
swered that the mayor did not and
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