The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-01-28
BEST CHIEF Or
F|REMEN CITY
HAS EVER HAD
Assistant and Central
Station Private Give Klein
Sweeping Commentator !;
Made Department They Say

experimenting testimony in that
Cher Klein was as good a chief as the
Albuquerque hre department has ,ver
had and hat no better could bc found,
the defense in the trial of the suspend
ed department held hopes To- finish It's
side OF the case at tOnight's session
Chief Klein will go od the stand.
The prosecution rested las, night
shortly before 10 O'Clock. The defense
had time before adjournment to call
two leading aud une minor witness.
Tho chief witness for the defense
was former Assistant chief James Cos
rove. who resigned Monday. lie has
arranged To go to Loo Angeles To work
this week and ne was called at the
opening 90 the session. before the pros
ocution closed. bv special agreement.
Cosgrovc aid he resigned bcCausc
ne got a better job In Los Angeles and
because he didn't like the way things
were going In the department.
lie said Klein brought the service to
its present modern state. lie didn't
believe there had ever been a better
chief hero. Klein was particularly
strict with regard to prompt response
10 alarms.
cosgrovc said he never had seen
anything In Reeds driving with which
to ind fault. He knew Of no violation
OF the rule forbidding liquor In the
station in the Highlands. He didn't
know of u single instance OF n ircman
drunk on Tut.
Referring to the fire on lIazcldtne
avenue, In going to which the com
pany ran past a nearby hydrant, Co.'S
grove aid the department was often
misled by wrong numbers given owe
the telephone.
AS to practice. Cosgrova said there
was no ladder In the department high
enough to call for the use of ropes or
rope drills. such drills were FOR the
use OF truck companies rather than
engine companies. As to- MIGRANTS, u
rule of the department required men
to learn their location and diagrams
were at the stations showing where
they were. lie toll OF drills AT Second
street and Copper avenue under
klein's direction. Such drilling vas
about all they could do, he said.
Fireman William Collister. Of the
Central station, was ever more onthus-
iastic over Klein a. a chief than Co.'S
grove. He said on the stand he didn't
think Klein could be beaten lie
said Klein designed the switchboard at
the station. Klein. h.. said. did his
best to make bremen out of raw ma
tcrial. always tried To keep order AT
the station, and always slept there eN-
ccpt on his nights on.
..yudsf .Heac9ck. COUNCIL for Klein,
in cross examining Harry Frcdericks, u
fireman put on the stand by the pros.
ocution. broJght out the fact that W.
II. Gillcnwatcr came into a conference
between the witness. the mayor and
the mayors counsel, John Nenablc. ga
The latter's Office last Tuesdag.
FrcdoriCks said Gillcnwdter asked
him "a question regarding the HELD
fire.
The defense regarded the bringing
n OF Gillenwatcr's name as an effective
stroke in the way OF indicating that
politics had something to do with the
course OF the mayor iH regard 10 de-
partmontal changes.
The prosecution before resting en-
tered as evidence klciu's anuuh! re-
port and the department book oi
rules. By the annual report. 10 is said.
II IL expected to show hat an unwar-
rautrj AMOUNT Of gasoline wa -
sumcd by the chiefs car. Testimony
introduced early IN the hearing design
cd to show h "A Klein used the ear tur
| social calls.
Ne defense entered in evidence -
communication. recently sent To- couu-
cil by she Rocky Mountain tndcrwIit-
ors association 20 the effect hat la
suranCe rates were constantly bctng
lowered In the business distriCt be-
Cpusp the efficient service reduced fro
hazards.