Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-05
REPUBLICAN VIRTUE.
NONINATES IN EXPELLED ALDER.
lIaN FOR RE-ELECTION.

NOMINdTES an EXPELLED Alder
hin FOR REELECTION.
A Fair Sample of Republican Pretensions
THE Man Who Steals Oats and Sells Him
self for Ten Dollars, Meets with Favor in
Their Eyes---Details of j. w. Fishers
Conviction and Expulsion from the
Council.
The nomination of J. w. Fisher for Alder [
man, by the Republicans, calls to mind that
he was once member of the City Council and |
retired from that body under somewhat Pc
culiar circumstances. That the public may
better understand the kind of timber of
which Republican Aldermen arc made, we
quote below the charges which were brought |
against Mr.. Fisher in 1875:
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF RAMSEY
City of st. Paul. |
First-James w. Fisher is accused by this
| indictment of dishonest and disreputable con-
duct as an alderman in and for the Fifth ward
of the corporation of the city of St. Paul,
| county of Ramsey, and State of Minnesota,
committed as follows, to-wit: That heretofore |
to-wit, at the city of St. Paul, county of Ram
sey and State aforesaid, in the year 1871, the
said James w. Fisher was elected and quail
| fed and entered on the discharge of his duties
as an alderman for three years for the Fifth
ward in said city, and then and there served as
! such in the common council of said city. That
in the year 1874 the said James w. Fisher was
| again elected alderman for said Fifth
ward, in said city aforesaid, and was duly
qualified and entered upon the duties Of
said Office, and thenceforward from the
day Of, 1871, continuously up to the date
of the presentation of this indictment and
| specifications, without interruption in the dis
charge of the functions of his said Office. That
said Alderman James W. Fisher, did, on or
about the Of, 1872, willfully, and in
violation of his duty and oath of office
| alderman, propose to and demand of one
Warren H. Dean, the sum of about two hum
dred dollars, consideration for his Fish
er's) said influence as an alderman, in the
| matter of the ordinance relating to the street
railroad, to be acted on by the city council, in
which said matter he said w. H. Dean, was
then and there greatly interested in having
pass the city council, of which said James
i Fisher was then and there member, all of
which was in violation of his duty and oath of
Office, and calculated to bring disgrace upon
the common council of said city.
}, SecOnd-FOr further charge herein against
the said James w. Fisher, to wit: That the
said James W. Fisher, as such alderman afore-
! said, and by virtue Of his said Office, on or
city, county and State aforesaid, did propose
then and there to buy quantity of hay of one
, Isaac w. Webb, of st. Paul, which hay was
!. then and there for the use Of the horses of the
fire department of said city, and at which time
and place said Fisher, as such alderman did
then and there, as condition of said purchase
of said hay of said Webb, wrongfully ask, de-
mand and request the Sid Webb to give and
> deliver to him, said Fisher for private use two
tons or large quantity of hay of about the
value of thirty dollars; that said Webb then
and there rejected said proposal and Alderman
b Fisher then and there declined to negotiate
further therefor with said Webb That said
: Fisher, such alderman, then and there ne
: gotiated with James Thurman for said hay fol
l said fire department., and then and there
0 wrongfully received from said Thurman two
: bales OF hay for said Fishers private use, il
l wrong to the interests of the city of St. Paul
: and then and there calculated to bring the city
0 council into disrepute before the people.
e Thlrd-For further charge against said Fish
e er. That heretofore. to-wit: on or about tn,
t day of -, 1874, one - Murra!
t St. Paul for several hundred dollars for dam
e ages by food to his property by the street be
/ ing out of repair, which claim, was then ant
y there to come before the city council for allow
s ance; that said Fisher did wrongfully and vii
a fully, and in disregard of his duty and in vic
IS lation of his oath of office as said alderman
y Fisher, would carry said claim through the sail
city council for the sum of seventy-fve dollars
to be paid to said Fisher by said Murray
which proposal of said Fisher was then rejecte
f. by said Murray. All of which was calculates
"a to bring the city council into disrepute anon
" the people.
is Fourth--That for further charge against sal
d James W. Fisher, to wit: That heretofore O
d or about the - day Of -, 1874 the sal
lie Fisher as such alderman and officer, didcpul
81 chase for the fire department of - Var
n slyke large quantity of oats, to wit, over fv
IS hundred bushels, and did then and there wrong
fully appropriate about seventy-fve bushels G
said oats to his own private use, to the damag
of the city of ST. Paul, and in disregard of hi
said Fishers, oath of office. All of which wa
IN calculated to bring the city council into disrt
IS pute among the people.
n Fifth. For further charge against aid J.
te Fisher, to wit: At the city of st. Paul, Mimi
If that heretofore to wit: on or about the---da
G Of April, 1872, one F. Wigand had then an
Is there been duly appointed Waterman tt
a. st. Paul bridge, which said appointment ha
to be confirmed by the city council. Ths
said J. W. Fisher then and there being aide
man Of the Fifth ward of st. Paul and then an
70 there having a vote in the council on the COZ
:, frmation Of said F. Wigand said watcl
49, man, did then and there wrongfully take an
ut accept consideration from said Wigand,
n wit: ten dollars in money, for his sal
~ flsher S influence In getting SAID Wlgand col
) frmed by the council, which sum was paid
&c said Fisher by said Wigand about tt
ut first day of January, 1873, all of which WI
contrary to law and calculated to bring tt
city council into disrepute among the people.
Sixth For further charge against said J.V
all Fisher, to wit: That heretofore on abo1
n - day of -, 1874, Messrs. Charles Eato
of j. G. Mccarthy and John Butler had clai
against the city of st. Paul for work done f
said city, and which had been before said eli
10 council. That then and there and thereaft
the said Fisher did by intimation and pla
l. words, go to said Eaton and Mccarthy o,
of them, and state these words, to wit: .
you had given me one hundred dollars y.
would have got your claim through then ar
there, meaning through and passed by the ci
let council, he, the said Fisher, then and there
re- such alderman, giving said Eaton and McCs
VS. thy to understand if the matter was aga
The brought before the council, that his, the sa
,67 Fishers vote and influence could be had
favor of said claim for 800, all of which "
calculated to bring disgrace said city cou
Gil
700 Seventh-For' further charge against said j
:, w. Fisher, to wit:
ue That heretofore, to wit, or about the
to day of----, 1875, the city of St. Pa
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