Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-20
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He said that he considered Mr..
Cremer to be lacking in any knowledge
of the methods of bookkeeping used IN
the office and as they examined the
books he did not think that the sherln
appeared to be very quick to pick up
the methods.
Thinks cremer Active.
L. L. Duke testified that as far as
he has been able to observe Mr.. Crem-
er has been active in his enforcing the
law. The witness believed the sherlfr
to be against bootleggers.
Mr.. Duke was an attorney in the
FITZGERALD case, in which the sherln
is said to have testified that he would
not enforce the laws if he knew sell
ing was being done in a place. In
answer to the testimony. recorded in
the transcript by NJ W. Roberts, court
reporter for the Fitzgerald case, the
witness said that he had no personal
recollection of such testimony being
given and he knew that sometimes
reporters made mistakes in copying
evidence.
On cross examination the witness
could not say whether he knew that
N. w. Roberts was at the time the
Fitzgerald case was tried, the regular
" appointed reporter for this district
and not acting as special man, which
was the course the defense worked
upon.
A. R. Bluhm was used to testify that
Doran had had conversation with
him about running for sheriff. The
, witness maintained though that it was
held after the deputy had been dis
charged
/ Comedies Mileage High.
| At the resumption of the cross ex-
animation Mr.. Cremer's attorneys con-
ceded that the mileage, taxed in the
/ Brooks case was too high. The sher-
if could not remember anything about
the arrest of Dennis Maloney, although
the return was made by him. Neither
did he have any recollection of the ar
rests of Lizzie Robinson and Cora
Pattee. He admitted number of
entries on the Jail calendar to be in
his handwriting.
On cross examination he said that
since the suit started he has been pay
ing more attention to the books than
at any other time. He told of getting
City Auditor Norfolk to go over them
with him after Doran had refused. He
did not go over the Jail calendar
though he said.
Gives Own Explanations.
| Steadfastly maintaining that If he
charged excessively he did it because
he thought he had the right to- deny
ing that he knowingly filed any corrupt
statements for collection from the
county and claiming that he stood firm
ly for enforcement of the liquor laws,
Sheriff Cremer sat for nearly four
Attorney Daugherty cross examined
! him.
When asked If it was not true &C.
cording to his own testimony that he
knowingly kept the Jail calendar, in his
Office In an absolutely incorrect man.
ner as to the time man was turned
/ out or put into jail. the witness answer
ed that he did not know anything about
1t for he did not keep the books.
He said that when he went to Bear
Creek to investigate bootlegging condi-
lions he did not know who to 60 to
collect evidence from so he just went
around and looked into all the houses.
When asked by the county attorney
why he did not see some of the women
and some Of those whom he knew to
oppose such illegal sales, Mr. Cremer
said he had not thought Of it.
Always Made Arrests.
In this connection the witness said
that he always stood for enforcement
of the liquor laws and was as anxious
as anv man in the state Of Iowa to see
the business stopped. He said that he
has arrested nearly every man where
warrant has been placed in his hands
He claims but few have made their get
away.
The sheriff said that he had made
efforts to get evidence and when asked
by the examiner why he did not make
more or do something about 1t he s>r
he did not have time. The sherlr
claims that he has made other efforts
beside those the county attorney called
his attention to and has searched sew
eral places.
| Work Under Daughcrty.
Sheriff Cremer maintained that WheI
abe f,rst took +he office he War ~ire-, =
,,ndaratand that he was to work undel