Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-29

other alarm came while the one en-
CINE in service was out.
Speaking of the little red cars
presence at Corrales upon the occa-
sion of George Manns wedding, Chief
Klein said Mayor Boatright gave him
permission to go there. Judge Hea-
cock inquired II he had ever gone out
OF the city without permission. He
had-once. He took spin out North
Fourth street with the present Mrs.
Klein once. That was when he pro-
posed and he did not consider that
anybody elses businessmen even
the mayors, he added humorously.
This brought laugh.
Mayor Didn't Object. lie says.
About the little red cars being al
Sixteenth street and Mountain road
Il number of times, he said he told
Mayor Boatright that he wished to
take Mrs. Klein there to visit her rel
objection, Most of the times he went
there was on his day off At other
times he split" his meal hours.
Chief Klein contended that his TAX
ing privileges not allowed the fire
men, in going 20 his home early at
nights. helped maintain the dignity OF
the office Of chief. He held that he
would have difficulty in maintaining
his position II he were locked up
all the time lie did not stay away
eta la ,i,tA
at any time, although he stayed up
until 1870 o'clock or midnight some
times after arriving there to attend
to the batteries of the alarm system
This was almost required, he said
and gave detailed and technical eN-
PLANTATION Of the reasons.
The Cornetto Fires.
Chief Klein said the two fires at
Cornetto's place on South Second
street were separate and distinct con
,flagratons. On the first alarm, about
III o'clock at night. he found pile
Of rubbish burning under hole ir
tho floor at the back of the barber
shop. A small chemical tank wa'
used to cxtinguish this.
Responding to the second alarm. al
i2:55 o'clock the next morning, he
saw flames shooting across the street
The fire was in the front Of the place
then. The first fire had been put out
Thoroughly, he said. There was q
partition between the front and back
parts Of the shop. 1t took hard and
quick work to confine the fire to tn,
building, he said
Chief Klein said he did not see Cor
netto until the fire was out. Cornetto
used abusive language and then he
told him that he would have him
placed under arrest he said The
next day Cornetto treated him "as nice
as pie
When WhIsl,ey Was Used.
The whiskey question came next
Chief Klein said a bottle had been
given him three years ago and that II
had not been cmptied when another
was given him about "A year ago lie
kept them in a private locker in the
department. he said, remembering
that Or. L. G. Rice had given firemer
whiskey once when several of them
suffered frozen hands and ears. lie
gave the firemen a nip" after they
had been kept at work long time un-
der trying conditions He had the key
to the locker He also said there was
bottle of lubricating oil in the lock-
err. Fireman Thompson had testified
to seeing several bottles of whiskey IN
the locker.
| He heard only once of liquor hav-
| ing been drunk in the house. Thomp-
son told him he had seen a man take
drink, he said. When he was alone
! he searched all the lockers carefully
but found no bottle.
Tells OF Romero Fire.
Klein was asked about the incident
i Joe Montana testified to the night be-
fore. He responded in his car Mean
the fire he saw one of the highlands
firemen standing by a post that has
been mistaken for a hydrant. He
! turned his car back and met the low
| lands engine at hydrant north of
there and ordered leading off, from
| it Hose from both engines was used
Chief Klein did not hear until the
| trial that Thompson had been threat
ened by Fireman Walsh with ham
mcr Thompson testified to this.
He characterized the fire at the Ro-
nero building, First street and Lead
! avenue, as very nasty and said the
department was very fortunate in saw
, ing the building His ability as "A
smoke eater" was brought out. He
went into the hallway with Lieutenant
Powers Powers was sober, he said.
Powers gave out because of the smoke
and the chief led him out. Pipeman
Fredericks came up next. Later the
chief turned around and saw him
leaning against a wall. Fredericks
testified Thursday night that he had
been overcome.
Tho santa Fc Car Sheds Fire.
Several days later Councilman
Hammond told him that he did not
"see how they had gotten the fire
out" according to Klein.
Waiting for the call for tho CEN
trail station company to go. Chief
Klein said he stood in the street and
saw flames leaping up toward the
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