Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-20

! any information to anyone which
would give the last two pool halls q
chance to get their slot machines and
punch boards out Of the way while he
, was raiding the first. He referred to
the time that he visited the Colonial,
Palace and Saratoga. He said that the
search warrants were given him by
J. B. Hammond and he went immed-
lately after they were given to him.
At the Colonial he found machine
and some boards and called dray to
haul them up to the Jail. He searched
the other places but found nothing.
In speaking Of the trouble he had,
about a month after he took Office,
with Sumner Siberall over the serving
Of some subpoenas by phone, which
Siberell claimed was illegal, Cremer
said he told the attorney that he
would investigate and If he was not
entitled to them he would pay them
back. To this he claims Suberell said,
"If you don't pay them I'll have you
out Of Office inside of year."
Doran Suggested Charge.
+, Mr.. Cremer, in telling of the time he
called witness from Des Moines said
that the mileage was entered in the
accounts at his suggestion. He said he
knew other sheriffs did 1t. Accord
ing to the witness, Mr.. Doran mention
ed about other sheriffs charging five
cents a mile and suggested that Mr..
Cremer do it. 81 said, All right, we
will try it once" the witness con-
Guided.
Dauuherty Advised. nj
Taking up the Siberell matter again
Mr.. Cremer said that when Mr.. Sib-
erell demanded the return of $2.42,
fees for serving the subpoena on EN-
NETT Jones on the grounds that 1t was
illegal, he went to County Attorney
Daugherty and asked his advice. He
says the official told him that he
thought he was entitled to the mile
age and could not see that it made
any difference as long as he got the
witness.
The sheriff claimed that in charging
mileage to expenses he did not intend
to charge any more than the actual
expense. He felt that, In using his
own car, he was entitled to be paid
back, the amount he would be out but
always aimed the charge to be a little
less than for a hires car. His basis
for this charge was made on his ex-
periences with hired cars. He cited
one instance in which he made two
trips to get an insane patient. The
first time he used his own car and
charged 49, The second he hired a
taxi and it cost 81.
Talked to Israel.
The witness said that when he talk
ed to ]. l. Israel, one Of the state ex-
aminers, about what to do in charging
aminer told him to go ahead and do
as he had been doing. He said that
he understood that since the first OF
last July he was entitled to be paid
back his actual expenses in serving
grand jury subpoenas and criminal
processes. For instance If the ex-
penses were $40 and his mileage only
came to IS he was entitled to be re-
imbursed for the other IS. II
Did Pay Thompson.
Mr. Cremer, in talking Of the testi.
mony of Frank Thompson that he had
never been paid for taking patient
to Mt. Pleasant, the witness produced
the endorsed and returned check for
the amount due Mr.. Thompson.
In the Walter Crook case, in which
it was charged that he had sub
poenaed by phone and had not trav-
eled the mileage taxed, he said that
the witnesses were called by phone
but he made a trip to Eldon to get
one OF them when he refused to come
and that was the mileage he charged.
Don't Think He Testified.
The sheriff said that as far as he
knows he did not testify that he knew
there was liquor being sold but would
not take action. as was introduced by
transcript of evidence given in the
Fitzgerald contempt case here last
summer He said that If he did say it
he did not mean to. He maintained
that he would take action If he knew.
He described his attitude toward the
illegal sale Of liquor as being always
willing and able to enforce the law.
He also said that he has never re-
fused to serve search warrants. He
says that the work of his Office Is very
heavy but that he does the greater
part Of the outside work himself, only
having the help of his son when he
gets crowded. H..
Searched Bear Creek.
Mr.. Cremer said that when he re-
ceived a notice from the country at
torney to investigate conditions at
Bear Creek he went to that place and
personally went into every one Of the
houses there. He engaged his broth
er-in-law and another man, an en-
ploye of the company store, to help
him. He said that the residents knew
him but he represented to them that
he was hunting for some one. He
did not find any liquor. Afterward he
talked to Daugherty about the right
to search without warrant and he
claims that that official told him he
did not have the right and did not
encourage him any.
Watched River Camp.
The witness said that when he got
the letter Sherman Hollenbeck told