Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-11

and he started out to find the mayor.
Iney met IN front of City Attorney Murray 8
once and without further ado Chief Weber
was suspended from Office, and Capt. CLARK
paced IN charge OF the police department.
The ARREST, WHAT MAYOR DAWSON SAYS.
A GLOBE man called on Mayor Dawson to
learn his version, or reason for the suspension
of the chief of police.
The arrest" said his honor, ''seems very
muc c hke case of kidnapping to me. I am
confident that the warrant gave no authority
Tor making the arrest in the manner it was done
by TINS. mean that disapprove of the way
IN winch Frank was carried off. He is citizen
OF TINS city, and not a fugitive from Justice
ne was taken from his house, carried off, and
no opportunity given him to communicate
with friends "r take action for relief or re-
, dress II wrong we've done him. I suspended
mr.. Weber because he was present and counte-
nanced the procedure"
IVA AT this junCture a friend of Chief
Weber dropped in, took the affair in
question to the great edifcation of the GLOBE
1t was explained that Chief Weber was pres
ent at the instance of the county attorney
II asked Mr.. Weber," said the mayor, ''if he
was undertake orders Of the county attorney or
looked to me. He answered no. that he was
not unGer the orders of the county attorney"
It was then argued that the chief was a civil
officer and the warrant from the Governor di-
| rected him any civil officer to assist at the
arrest etc.
The mayor felt inclined to believe that the
AFFAIR should have been comm itted to the
| sheriff for execution.
Then it was explained that the custom had
grown up to call on the police for this service
Understand me, was the reply, II don t
| question the right of the arrest, but claim
that the subsequent proceedings were unwnr-
| rantable, and should not have been allowed. If
i hSr g
| Frank may be accused Oft establishes pre-
cedent which will jeopardize the safety of any
| Citizen
just here the GLOBE representative inter
posed:
'sWhat have you determined to do in this
matter of SUSPENSION anyway?
| II think it advisable that both Mr., Weber
and should sleep over it,
The result of the mayors dream will be duly
recorded.
| THE ARREST, CHIEF wEBER's STORY
The suspension from duty was a complete
and grievous surprise to Chief Weber. His
story is told in few words. He went with the
Chicago officer as a matter of courtesy, and at
the suggestion Of the county attorney The
warrant for the arrest was given to Deputy
Sheriff Burke: At no time did he (Weber) have
served and arrest made by Burke. In no way
was Frank at any time in his (Weber's) custody
| or was he a party to the arrest further than
guiding Burke to Franks residence. The chief
| claims that in respect did he believe he was
| transcending his duty, and thought he was au.
thorized in every act by the papers placed in
the hands of Burke by Governor Pillsbury
Chief Weber is keenly alive and sensitive to
the situation in which he has placed himself, OF
from the mayors sense of duty been placed.
TIE ARREST THE PEOPLES TALK.
Around about town Franks arrest was the
general topic. An emphatic dlsapproval was
the general verdict, given in different ways
peculiar to each individual.
| The Jews are very much incensed,
| The lawyers-not reJained-are unanimous
in declaring the affair decidedly out of the
ordinary run of established presidents.
The ugly feature of the whole business is
that the opinion prevails that ''the arrest has
not been made to further the ends of. Justice
but that 1T has been done to compel Frank tt
dlsgorge. Get him once to Chicago and Leo
pold Bros. & Co. will force him to pay up their
claim IF $4,000. And won't this defraud his
other creditors out of an equitable distribution
under an assignment?
Commenting on Gov. Pillsbury's action ir
granting the warrant-the opinion is expressed
without reservation that he has been ill-ad vised
The practice heretofore has been to iealously
guard the rights of the citizens of the State
A requisition, be it ever SO formal, demands
fNAeAoN~A'-- oSA
in this State, and heretofore, when an arrest
was asked a criminal action growing GU
of debt, the Governor has been careful to place
the accused in charge of State ,ficer, he being
made the States agent to conduct the accused
to the State line. Instructions were
always given to accord to him the most ample
opportunity to obtain relief by the right of the
great worth of liberty.
Then there are numerous parties who fall in
with public sentiment shake their heads and
begin an adjective declaration Of how bad it is.
THE ARREST, THE HABEAs CORPUS PHASE.
The of the State of Wisconsin ex rel,
Samuel Frank VS.. James Fl. Burke, on writ of
habeas corpus, will come up for hearing to-day
in Hudson. The evidence, argument, ETC..
will be heard before the probate Judge of st.
Croix county. When this legal feature of the
case looms up, the lawyers are not SO ready
with an opinion. So there rests a doub BIT after
all whether Frank will return to his own or
continue on his journey to Chicago.
MIR. Clough returned from Hudson yeste, day
afternoon. Hereports everything in statu quo.
The case will be conducted for Burke by E. G..
Rogers, Esq. Messrs. Cornish and Wilson will
try to right Frank.
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