Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-28

company Wouiu run 10 tHt uN"i""''
connect the hose to the plug and do
Everything as They would AT "a fire
except turn on the water Shlef
Klein held stop-watch nj this prac-
tice. timing the men. In answer to
question by Mr. Ncnable II that
was the extent of the practice he
said il was about all they could do.
''Thougtt Ilydrant POST
joe Montana / 302 South broadway,
said the firemen did not arrive at
the Garcia home. ltoi south Broad
way for an hour OF hour and a hall
il had taken them SO long he was told
by Chief Klein that they had to string
out 800 feet of hose ne asserted. lie
tod the chief there was a plug n block
away and showed IT to Klein he said,
Montana said chief Klein told him
he had taken il for q hedge post.
Montana said the contents Of the
building We're destroyed, II was an
adobe.
Harry Frcdericks. firemen at the
central station, said his only instruc-
ton had been in leading err and
that his only instruction as to the
location Of hydrants was when he in
spected them, lie had done this three
times since September 81, 1911. when
he was appointed. the last time after
Chief Burtless WAS appointed
Tells About lxlcins Hours.
F'redericks said George Hottingtt
was q little reckless as a driver but
he guessed Hot,inser knew what he
was doing.
He was asked how much time Chief
Klein spent at the station Klein
went away sometimes in the morning
but returned for the hours when fire
men were going to meals. he went
away sometimes in the evening, too,
and Fredericks did NOT always know
when he came back The fircmen
went to bed between and 10 o'clock,
he said. Klein remained at the sta
ton at nights except on his nights of
and dead nights. according TO Fred
ericks. Dead" nights are those when
none of the men are off
tons, testified that three firemer
drank. one was Reed. Vie said Lieu,
tenant Powers was sober all the tim'
that he (Fredericks) was at the Ro'
nero fire He knew that Tommy
Walsh drove the highlands truck
home but he did not know why
Says CLEARWATER Asked Question.
ON REORGANIZATION OF f'rcdericks
Judge Heaeock brought out that h,
and Chief Klein were upstairs in the
Romero building. The smoke over
came Frederlcks and he went outside
Judge Ieacock inquired whether he
had been at Mr.. Venable's office Tues
day. He had Mr.. Venable and May
or Boatright were there. Capt. w II
Clearwater came in. he said.
Mr.. venaEle questioned Frederick
as to whether Captain CLEARWATER hac
asked him any questions and brought
out a statement that he had asked one
relative to the number of hydrants
used at the Ilfeld fire.
Chief McMilin was asked about
Herbert Conklin, former fireman
He said records Of his office showed
that Conklin had been arrested twice
once in March, 1914, and again il
April, of the same year. His pre-
liminary examination was held April
81, the chief said. OF course, he haC
been arrested prior to the date of ex
animation. The Boatrlght administra
ton began April 20, so the chiefs tes
timony about Conklin was not admit
ted.
Councils Rule Bars Evidence.
On Determination, Chief McMil'
lin said he had not seen Hottingei
drunk except once while he was 9
fireman and that was on his night
Off
City Clerk Thomas Hughes was put
on the stand to identify two annua
reports of Chief Klein, one for the fis-
cal year ending in April 1915. The
former was objected to by Judge Hea-
cock under the ruling of the council
that no evidence antedating the pres
ent administration is admissible. He
also identified petition, written by
DR.. c. A. Eller at the time when the
engine ran into the curbing at Second
street and Central avenue, and signed
by forty men. 1t asked the council
to make firemen conform to the city
ordinance returning from fires. Mr.
Venable was one of the signers.
John Cornetto on Stand.
The city clerk was put on the stand
later, when the defense began, by
Judge Heacock. He read from the
of the council what disposi-
ton was made of the petition.
John Cornetto testified to fire