Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-26
LIGHT THROWN
ON MISCONDUCT
CHARGE MADE
BY THE MAYO R
Pipeman Cal Thompson, of
Highlands Station, Tells Of
Fight Between Himself and
Driver.
ALSO TESTIFIES ABOUT
S0BRIETY OF FIREMEN
Prosecution at Klein Hearing
Still Unfinished; -Four More.
Witnesses to Be Called by.
VenabIe.

Witnesses 10 Be Called b,
VenabIe.
knowledge Of the probable mean
Ing Of Mayor Boatrights charge o
misconduct In the fire department
came tonight at last nights session
Of the Klein hearing Cat Thompson
/ fireman at the Highlands station
furnished the key, testifylng Of flgh
Z between himself and George liottin
ger. then fireman at the centra
station Also. Thompson was agltec
a significant question, by John Ven.
able, attorney for the mayor. as Il
whether he knew anything Of Herbert
Z CohklIn's difficulty az the old cen.
( tral station. He did not
Al the beginning Thompson an
! swcred negatively Mr. Vennble's us
uhl questions 10 firemen AZ TO wheth-
or he had been trained In the use Of
ladder and ropes He had been
taught To lead off, however.
afraid of Walsh's Driving"
Tommy Walsh, ex-cnptain. came To
the highlands station once when Chief
pretty full,' Thompson judged from
the way he looked. He turned in
an alarm accidentally, according to
Thompson II was Walah's day off.
Thompson did not know whether
Walsh was a reckless driver. but said
al tho flremen were afraid of him,
az driver. Walsh was driving when
the engine ran into the curhing at
Second street and Central avenue.
The specd ut which the engine came
west on Central avenue was from
thiriy-fiNe to forty-fiVe miles an hour
he judged. After the smash he saw
Walsh tlmpcrinE with the speedome-
Ter, ~ said. but he ala not know
whether 4 had been set back. From
the crossing 10 the station the speed
omctsr registered twenty-tlnce miles
as the maximum speed,
SAYS Walsh Abused Him.
Thompson said he had Hottinger'a
word thpt he had been drinking the
dag thee had the fuss They met
On the stairway Hottinger WIS
choking him and he stuck" his teeth
into Hottinger's jaw "a little bit" lie
boncVed Chicf Klein was in his Of
flee At the time. He ana Hottinrer
we're separated and went upstairs
He mes Chief Klein at the top. lie
said he did not make any statement
To tha chief and was not asked for
any. He ana Hottlnger shook hands.
Then Walsh came in, manned me
everything he could think Of
Thompson said CHER Klein merely
told Walsh t. 'hush" and did not
make hlm quit, according TO Thomp-
Eon. ilc actually believed Walsh
kept his TRADE up for thirty minutes.
lie satd Walsh talked loud.
Says Reed Was Drinking.
Thompson said that once. previous
10 his encounter with Hottinger,
Walsh threatened TO Hit him on the
head with II hammer. He overlooked
that he said. because he knew Walsh
had a standin and he wanted 20 hold
his lob.
Thompson said he took care of
Chicf kleins little red ear and re-
plenished the supply of gasoline every
three or four days, pouring in five
gallons at time.
w. j, Reed another eX-fireman.
WIS a drinker, according to Thompson.
However Reed did not drink at the
highlands station until the day Of the
Doris accident, he said on that day
he knew Reed had been drinking the
minute he set eye upon him, he said.
That was Just before p m. when
Thompson entered the station. Just
after the engine had been turned
over at 6 D. m, the alarm came
from the 800 block on South Edith
street ana away they went.
Saw Liquor In Private Locker.
Thampson's duty was TO ring the
engine bell ana to lead Off lie
rang the bell until he heard some one
hollow, aud thinking IL was time to-
lead off, he turned the rope over
to Walter Flynn and reached for the
he testified. Then the shock
cnmp and Thompson found himself in
the hose basket on top of the engine.
lie was Intercepted about the fire
on East Bageldine avenue. about
which Lieutenant Dennis testified
Monday night He said the engine
ran past one hydpnt and had to go
back to another.
As 10 drinking at the department,
Thompson told OF one time, the fire
men had little drink" lie saw
liquor IN q private locker at the low
lands station several times. Three or
four quarts were there the last time
he saw them he said They were In
a private locker to which chief Klein
ana Captain Fred Russell had the key.
Tcstifics About accident.
Thompson testified that Lieutenant
Powers. formerly OF the department, |
was drinking at the fire nj the Romero
First street and Lead avenue. !
Walsh was sent home with the high
lands company. he said. Asked why,
he started hv saying that he sup
posed" but Judge Heacock interrupted
with an objection. Thompson him |
self took drink with Powers that
morning in saloon. Nothing would /
do but he could he said.
on cross-eNamination. Thompson \
could not say what the speed of the I
engine WAS when Walsh started TO
make the turn at Second street and 4
Central avenue. The nenglne slowed !
down He said. however. that making /
IA short turn threw the tire off. Once I
Walsh was driving the machine too
fast 10 make tho turn and went on
past second street. he said. lie adj /
mitted that Walsh WAS removed as
driver on the second day after the /
engine ran into the curhing.
Walsh Removed a. Driver
When chief Klein learned what had /
happened az the corner. Klein fined |
Roy Robinson s. and told him "a take /
the place as driver. according 10 |
Thompson He did not know why |
Robinson was fined
Thompson said the time they had !
a drink at the station was after they