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

that occurred under the Sellers ad.
ministration Al Of his testimony
was not audible even at a short dis
lance from his chair and the fact was
not discovered until the stenographer
read, after lie had left the stand. what
Cornetto had said.
The excluded testimony wau about q
fire al a soda fountain ON South First
street Cornetto said William Mearns
put out the blaze with chemical ex-
,tinguisher and that then Chief Klein
came along. knocked open the door
and Went In.
,ornetto told about another fire
This testimony remained in the rec
ord About o'clock at night fire
broke out In barber shop ON South
Second street The liremcn came,
carried ont Il basket of burning tow
els, threw water from pitcher on the
fire and left according to Cornetto.
Fire isrokc Out Again.
About o'clock the next morning
fire broke out again in the same
building. The whole luilding was in
flames when the firemcn arrived.
Cornetto said he told Klein that build
ing was gone, to save the Ncndome
hotel. next door Klein told him TO
shut up" or he would have him ar
rested, said Cometto. Later a bis
glass in the vendomc was cracked by
the fire.
ON INSTRUMENTATION. Cornetto was
asked If he did not say he thought
there were two separate fires. lie
answered that he did not
Reeds testimony at the Doris in
quest about hbi knowledge of the fire
engine was read by Mr.. Nenable,
Reed said he had not been employed
as an automobile driver before he
went To the fire department and that
he did not know anything about the
mechanism of the engine.
The fire departments book Of rules
was placed in evidence The prosccu-
ton then rested
Tells OF klcm's Work.
The defense called Dill Collister,
fireman at the central station. lie tes-
titled that Chief Klein designed tn,
switchboard for the fire alarm slTiten
and the automatic apparatus IN use at
the central station lie has worked
under two chiefs and does not think
Klein could be beaten" He said II
was Klein who attempted to make
firemen out OF new material.
Collister said he took care Of the
little red car, that he filled the gaso-
Z line tank every seven or eight days,
/ that the tank held five gallons but
that sometimes he poured in only
, three Thompsons testimony about
the amount of gasoline varied with
| this Thompson saying more was used.
/ Collster said he saw marks made
/ by the iron rim of the engine when
on the pavement after which the ac-
cident at Second street and Central
avenue. The defense probably will try
70 show by this that the tire flew off
before the wheel struck the curbing.
No Action on Petition.
-Collister said Klein tried to keep
order all the time he had been around
the station. II also said Klein slept
there every night except his night off.
He was not cross examined.
City Clerk Hughes was called again
! this time for the defense. He read
/ from his record of the disposition OF
DR.. c. A. Ellcrs petition. Alderman
S. Il. Coen, according to the min
utes, explained that drivers had been
instructed not TO return from fires
at greater speed than twenty miles
! and no action was taken
The city clerk also read a com
nunication from Secretary Moore, o.
/ the Rocky Mountain Underwriters
association saying that insurance
rates were constantly being lowered
! IN the business section through inn
/ prove ments and elimination Of flee