Arizona republican., 1915-02-21

was stated by Parish. who also said that John P. Orme had advised against the appointment of Brawner He said that Col. J. P. Breathitt had congratu- lated him on the selection of Brawner as had also NJ. c. McDougalI. He said too, that when he had put Brawner in the office of chief of police he had told him he was simply placing him there on trialy and wanted him to make the department efficient. If he failed to do this he would have to go T told h,m' said Parish. that if he tried anything political in connection with the office would pull him out so quickly it make his head swim
 1 Asked if the fact that he was a demo- crat had anything to do with the ap- l pointment, Parish said he didn't care l if Rrawner was a "Mugwump." so long | as he made a good chief of police He 1 said that he learned that Brawner had had previous police experience as a de- putty sheriff in Kentucky and also in l Arizona. 1 Asked if it had not been reported to him by Brisbois and Policeman Wr- kerson hat BraWner had been found in q gambling game Parish said it had not been So reported to him. Any how. as l know little of gambling"
 said Parish, "I think it is a good thing
 to have a man in that office who knows the inside of the game
 About this time Attorney Baker ac-
 cused Attorney Sloan of having play ed politics in the past. Yes" admit | ted Sloan, q have played some Repub-
 lican party politics..
 T know you haven't played republi- can politics lately. the republican party
 is dead and buried and gone to hell"
 remarked Attorney Baker, provoking prolonged laughter
 Asked how it came that so many people knew that Brisbois had been re- moved and BraWner chosen as his sue cessor. Parish said that Republican
 reporter had asked him for verifica-
 tion of the report that Brisbois had
 been notified of his removal. The next
 morning the Republican printed the
 story and thereupon everybody knew
 of it.
 ExChief of Police Brsbois was re-
 called to the stand and stated he had
 reported that in visiting the Baum pool
 hall he found q game of cards in pro-
 gress and that among others seated
 at the table with cards and chips in
 front of him was Brawner Asked why
 he had given only Brawners name to
 Parish as among those playing. Bris-
 bois said he would rather not give his
 reasons He said he had been told
 by Manager Parish to stop gambling at
 some of the hotels and at some of the
 big clubs. He said he had tried to
 get man to sit in some of the games
 but that he had been told by the man
 he selected that he hadn't money
 enough to get into the games. Oscar Irwin on the stand said he had 1, seen Erawner playing draw poker in } the rear of 10 West Washington stree, and had seen money change hands. , How about you playing craps,
 asked Attorney Alexander Irwin saiC ) his reputation was not on trial anG 5 that anyway he guessed it was as good as the man who was questioning him r The question was not pressed. Irvir 5 admitted that he and Brawner were po- p litical enemies and that anyway ht
 wouldn't want Brawner for a friend. f Ed. Shaw said he had told Manager [ Parish that in appointing Brawner h' r was making a mistake. He had learn I cd of the selection of BraWner in read
 ing the Republican. Shaw was no e cross examined.
 n Auditor Cooper was recalled and sait y there were 22 men on the police pay Q roll in December 1914, and 20 in Janu Q ary 1915. He could not give figure. : relating to the sustenance of prison : CTS during those months.
 a At this point the prosecution" an n nounced it's case was complete and ad e journment was taken to Wednesday af t ternoon at 1 o'clock.