Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-02
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the witness stand before the first
grand jury. Chief Hill in his testi-
mcny denies the charges ef his
former deputy, III. c. Hyde. as TO
soliciting and receiving bribes. This
testimony viii be presented in in
stallmcnts each day.
The testimony:
c. Z. HILL being sworn. testifie,
as follows:
Examination by Mr.. Simon.
@. You may state your name.
A. c. f. Hill
Q You are now the city marshal o
El Centre?
A. Yes, sir.
@. When were you appointed cit.
marshal of FL Centre, approximately
A. / believe the 22nd OF August.
O.. 1919?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Prior to that time had you bee1
deputy marshal?
Q. For how long approximately
A. Yes, sir.
A. think about TIE 10Th of July.
@. Regarding the appointment
deputy marshals, who has the appoint
ing of deputies under you?
A. That has been left up to me.
O. And you then appointed II.
Hyde?
A. Yes, sir.
@. AS your duties as marshal, d.
you or vour deputies, collect any fines
for the city?
A. No, sn, we do not. In this wa.
might collect fine. the judge woult
fine them and then leave it Up to me t.
collect it.
Q. For instance if the judge should
fine defendant and he did not have
the money to pay. he would be com
mitted to jail, and afterwards if ht
paid the fine, would he pay it to you
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Or would he pay it to your depu-
ties in any case :?
A. Well it is not necessary to pay
It to me because | am not there all the
time you know.
@. In case he would pay the fine to
you, would you report it directly to
the city clerk and pay it in to the CITY
clerk and take his receipt?
A. Yes, sir.
@. If one of your deputies, for in
stance Mr.. Hyde, would he collect 8
fine if you are not there, and A5uld
he in turn pay it to the city clerks
A. He is supposed to-
@. That is his dutieS,
A. Yes, sir.
Q. When your deputies made ar
rests were they authorized to take
cash bail for their appearance in
court?
A. Yes, sir
@. They Were so authorized?
A. Yes, sir
%. Would they give a receipt to the
,p{Arty arrested for the money which
- Was put up with them for cash bail ?
IA, Yes, sir.
10. Did they have receipt books fol
hatpurpose?
"A. Yes, sir.
@. Did Hyde have receipt. bool
- cf that kind?
A. Not that / know of. sir, the re
ceipt books are there. There was /;
dozen or two books. some of then
were used one "a kyo books: they hatt
been there ever 4s9te have been thert
and ] never destroyed them or any
thing, just like they will accumulate
in an office
G. In your office?
@. If one of vour deputies would
me- IiOhCN dS Ddii lSi HIS dppGdI
what would be his duty to do with
that money?
A. The first duty would be to give
receipt, and if it lis cash bail, we
have bad the last three or four months
! think the accumulation of bail of
last fall, remember one time got up
to twelve or thirteen hundred dollars
we did not go to trial on them. and
they kept it there in a little safe in
the city hall and suggested to Van
Way to get a safety deposit box to
put the bond money nj and keep it
separate from anything else. which
think they did.
Q. You said the first duty was to
rive a recent to the rartw living
the money. what the next duty?
A. If it was at night, the next
morning to give it to the city clerk
and get receipt for it.
Q. He would not pay it to the city
recorder?
A. No.
@. Would the city clerk give a re
ceipt as having received the money
from you as city marshal or having
received the money from the deputy :?
A. In a bond my name probably
would not be mentioned in the receipt.
Now in nv office | have occupation
license, dog license, stage license, and
it all comes under separate receipts
and numbers. If collect fine, the
way it has been done, you put it on
: the book there, you turn it over to
the judge to MAKE the record, and then
YOU go to oneof the deputies and get
receipt from her with that number
of that case on the receipt. and if the
judge turns it in they are made oul
in his name. but sometimes | have the
receipts myself and the number OF
the case on it.
q. Then this deputy would turn the
money to the city clerk and the city
clerk would give a receipt showing il
was bail money received.
A. Yes, sir.
@. IN any case would the deputy
turn the bail money over to you?
A. | could not say. | expect prob