Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-28
Assistant Chief Says He
Didn't Care to Work Under
Conditions Prevalent for.
"Some Time.
BELIEVES NONE BETTER
THAN KLEIN AS HEAD
One Of Final Shots Of Prose-
cution Is Introduction of Re-
port Showing Amount of
Gas Used by Chiefs Car

Gas Used by Chiefs Car,
The defense had two innings at the
Klein case last night The first came
at the opening OF the session when
Assistant Chief James II. Cosgrove
was called to the stand by Judge w.
c. Heacock, attorney for Chief Klein.
THE second began when the prosecu-
ton rested, shortly before $40 o'clock,
ana will continue until the defense
closes Judge Heacock said he cx-
pected to finish his case tonight.
The assistant chief was questioned
about his resignation. which he turn
ed in Monday night TO take effect this
morning. Asked why he resigned
Cosgrove said he had been offered q
better position and that he did not
care to work under the conditions that
had existed for some time. Judge
Heacock wanted to know how long
they had existed---a month or two
Cosgrove's answer was in the affirm
alive.
Council Does Not Uphold Mayor.
Judge Heacock asked who had built
up. the department to its modern
standing. John venable, special pros
ecutor. objected. He said the witness
might tell facts but not give an esti-
mate Mayor Boatright sustained the
objection and an appeal was promptly
taken.
one Of the aldermen asked il there
was any difference between the testi-
money Cosgrove was about to give and
that given by L. c. Lippitt for the
prosecution. Mr. Nenable said he had
laid foundation for Lippitts testi-
mony Judge Heacock said he had
prepared the way for Cosgrove's tes-
timony pointing TO his statement that
he had been assistant chief for five
years. The council refused to sustain
the mayor by the vote of six 10 two,
Aldermen Gibson and Hammond vot-
Ing aye"
Klein Built Up Department.
The assistant chief then stated that
Klein was the man who had brought
the department up to its present state.
Upon being asked for comparison
of Klein with other chiefs he had
served under, he did not believe there
was better head of the department
than Klein. The new central station
had been wired under his direction.
he designed the automatic apparatus
now in use in the department. and
was very particular" with respect to
the firemens responding promptly to
alarms. On crosS-examination he
said this latter was chief Kleln's
main hobby
Judge Heacock asked for compar-
ison of w. J. Reed as a driver with
others. There had been only one pre-
|vious to Reeds term at the highlands
station. He could not find any fault
with Reeds driving
Liquor Prohibited at Station.
AS far as C0sgrove knew the rule
prohibiting the bringing of liquor into
the station had been adhered to at the
highlands. Cal Thompson pipeman.
testified Tuesday night that the first
time he knew that Reed had been
drinking since his transfer to the
highlands was the day when the Dor
rio chila was killed and that was
poed,s dav ore cosgroye could no.
raaa,l a singlo instance If a fireman's
bo,inc hoen DRINK on duty He said
10 bad coon two mon return intoxi-
oatad af,or their dav off naming Two
who ara M ,onger connected with tho
dena,trnont H. mad seen rhompsop
d,i,,i, hoor orce hut could not saw that
b. haa aoon iont Harry p Dennis
drin,, Iionor
cosgrovo totd about tho fire ar III
rae. Iozo,dina Dennis nrevious;y
,estifio1 ahont H. RIM 10 this fire.
so,,ira tho onqina wont mast ono hyd-
rant ana had n 20 bacl, to another.
Cosarovo said that II was Dennis sec
ona nm &c dri,,ar and that be was
ua,obino hin, and tho engine
uisied Inv Fires
peferrino n the sam. incident.
eosoro,.a aaia j., ansyar ~ question
that fi,o,non wore often n,isled MS Ia
tha ,ccatio, of fires and sometimes
,ha,, ala not kro,v where they were
rnti No., ware Fright cn, tbem on
amination Coserove said as
nearl, &c he remembered the number