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

take the Agency dogs with him.
Did Not Tell Doran.
Mr.. Cremer denies that he ever told
former Deputy Doran to turn a three
day prisoner out Immediately after
breakfast on the third day, to charge
three meals for every day they were
incarcerated no matter what time they
entered. He also said that he had
read items off the books while the
deputy copied them onto the reports.
Was Not Warned.
He claims that he was never told
by sDoran that he or the office were
under investigation and knew of no
check marks on the book, referred to
in Mr.. Doran's testimony until after
Examiner Hunt had gone over it. He
said that since this suit started Doran
had never offered to 60 over the books
and that the deputy was not in the Of
flee during very much of the time, on
the day the sheriff sent him the letter,
asking him to resign.
Mr.. Cremer said that after the suit
had been started his deputy was never
around the office very much nor did he
seem to have any interest in what
work he did do.
In regard to telling Doran to put
down what he told him. the sheriff
said that it happened In this way.
When they would be writing up the
accounts and Cremer would tell Doran
what to put down the deputy would
ask If that was enough. It was then
the sheriff claims, that he told him to
put down what he said. He claims
that Doran only has asked that ques-
ton since the first Of this year, he
had never heard it before.
Resented Reprmand.
The sheriff said that once or twice
he had smelled liquor on his deputy's
breath and when he admonished Doran
for 1t the latter resented it and be-
came angry at his chief.
About the cock fight, the witness
said he did not tell Doran that he
would have been there himself had he
known of it. He did call the dep
uty's attention to the fact that it was
serious offense for him to attend
such an exhibition and he did not think
that Doran considered it much OF a
joke. He said that the latter immedi-
ately looked the statute up in the code
which covers the punishment for at
tendance at fight of this character
and after he had done this he asked
Cremer not to tell anyone that he had
been there. -'
D.. =. Talked About Running.
Mr.. Cremer said that one Sunday
last summer, he called Doran
over the phone and asked him to come
to the residence. This he did and they
had a heart to heart talk. The sheriff
told his deputy that he heard he was
going to run for the Office and if it was
so he wanted him to tell him. Cremer
said that he was not attempting to
stop Doran, in any way, but if he was
figuring on being a candidate then he
to know it and he would have
to ask him to resign, as he did not
feel that it would be working to the
best interests of themselves or the
people. either, to be working together.
To this the sheriff claims Doran said:
There is nothing to it."
In regard to attaching the item of
expense ST. on the fourteen sub
poenas served on or about February
%, at the time the state agents were
here, Mr. Cremer described the trouble
he had getting some of the defendants.
He said that several, whom the state
agents had arrested, he had hunted for
before. He claims he spoiled two auto
tires, which three months before cost
him $3.50 and the $14 which he taxed
in the cases. was figured to cover just
the actual expenses which he was out
III doing the work.
Items Copied Wrong.
In reference to the woman, taken to
the state hospital for the insane at Mt.
Pleasant by her husband and Miss
Sara A. Brown, secretary Of the Asso-
;iated Charities, Mr.. Cremer said that
ne thought a mistake had been made
n copying the items from the warrant
book to the claim filed with the audi
or.
On the claim there were the items,
$3.50 hotel bill and 50 for hack fare.
On the book they appear $3.50 for
hack and 81 for assistant" The wit
less maintained that in the copying
he items had become showed up one
inc He said that he expects to pay
he husband if he can find him. He
claims he has made diligent search
or him in this town but cannot locate
him.
Laura Mahaffey testified that she
vas subpoenaed at the Graves cigar
factory. Mr.. Cremer says, so she was
out he made trip to Ottumwa street
md several other places looking for
Ter which would easily place his mile
age at thirty cents, the amount he
charged.
Did Not Buy LOCKER Beer.
The sheriff was emphatic in his
lenial that he bought James LOCKER
any beer in saloon at FIT Madison the
hight he took him to the prison there,
Is LOCKER testified on Saturday. He
said that the meals $3.50" item was
counted as 81 for the meal he and
LOCKER ate in FIT. Madison and lunch
re ate at Burlington on his way home.
He said that he told LOCKER to order
he wanted and the old man
ook him at his word. The item, Isl
'or hack" was incurred here, before
starting, the witness said He claims
le took LOCKER out to his home to see
lis wife about the disposal of horse
hey had.
In the subpoenas in the cases of the