Bisbee daily review., 1921-05-18

sideration at the regular meeting of the city council last night. including even one of international importance the independence of Ireland
 The mayer presented letter from the Benjamin Franklin Bureau. at Chicago. requesting that the city council endorse the movement for the independence Of Ireland A skel- eton resolution for the city council to act upon was enclosed After pref mble the resolution declared it to be therefore resolved that Presi dent Pari'7. he requested to recog- nize the elected government of Ire-i land. md there were spaces for the honorah mayor and the city council men to sign
 Councilman Beaten promptly nov 06 the tho council take nofpct;on. Councilman Rosok coantered with
 n1rion that the resolution be acted non. Hicks seconded Beaton-s mo ton. and the matter was put to q vote Ivy roll call. Councilman Warren. Reed. Hicks and Beaton voted against interfering in the information al affairs of Ireland. while Rosok and , Carettc stood pat for Irish independ- once. The resolution was tabled.
 Alleged Grave Digging Evidence intended to show that O. 7 Thomas. city sexton, had caused a certain crave to be dug for the | ronut,y aud hod rana;Vad rnopax for -ame. although the work was done by city emplcve, was introduced by i Councilman Caretto The evidence ] consisted of a written statement ! signed by Roy Paken. who testified that while under the employ of Tho mas he had been instructed t6 dig 2 crave in the county riot: that he had dug said grave. and that he had re- ceived no money other than his reg nlar pay. The inference was that Tho mas had received the money for dig ging the grave
 Thomas took the stand and. to, the l consuernat,on Of Caretto. proved an alibi by causing the records to be i brought out and showing that on the date on which it was alleged the | grave was dug he-was away on Va ] ton He said that he used to dig. l or cause to be dug. graves for the county. but that this had caused so i much suspicion of graft that he had | given the practice up. The matter
 was referred to the next meeting. the
 mayor requesting Councilman Caret. to to bring forth all the evidence in J his possession. (Caretto said that he 1 had more) as he wished to see the
 controversy concerning the sexton
 and the cemetery buried forever t Evidence is Human The next matter Of weight was Tex Bartcn. city patrolman. about -25O ,I pounds. Tex Parton came forth and
 announced that he objected to insin
 nations that he had sold a quart bot
 tie of whtskey to Charlie Maxwell
 and he produced Charlie Maxwell in
 evidence, but not the quart bottle ci
 whiskey. Councilman Caretto an
 nounced that before Maxwell took
 the stand he desired to make state
 
 well had said to him, in the presence
 of others. that Tex Barton sold him
 (MaxwelD quart bottle of whiskey
 for $5.
 Caretto further declared that Max
 well came to his house at later date
 and asked him to keep ouiet about
 the alleged transaction, and that he
 agreed to do so Maxwell took tho
 stand and denied. that he had ever al any time said that Tex Barton hat ! sold him any whiskey. He said tha when he had the influeQza. and need ed it badly. Barton ga3 him a quar- bottle. Barton then explained tha
 he had purchased the whiskey befor, the saloons were closed; that he gay, it to Maxwell because he was ill that he regretted being placed in tn, unfavorable light of an officer givins away liquor. but that if it was to bt lone again, and he had the whiskey he would do it again. Councilman 'osok dclared that as far as he wa. concerned he could net see that the policeman had done anything wrong even if he had taken money for tht 1ott'e. as long as he had paid for Il himself. Mayor Erickson said tha' IS far as he was concerned he dit 'ot ha-re much to say. as he gave away . quart bottle not long ago hin self.
 Was Not Mistaken The mayor then asked Councilman Caretto if he had anything further to
 1r;ng before the council and Caretto 0lied that he. would like, to take ur the matter of recent editorial in the Review. He said that unless he was