Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-13
NErrLEToN CoRNERED.
Mayor 4faes Forces the Great Refols1se1 to
Hdlse Partial Confession

Mayor Afaes Forces the Great Refor.aer to
Hdlse Partial Confession.
AS stated elsewhere in the GLOBE this
morning an interview correspondence was
carried on by his honor the mayor and A.
B. Nettleton of the Tribune yesterday.
The mayor after receiving letter from
Nettleton denying point blank the fact
that Judson n. Gross has had any proprie-
tary or other interest in the Tribune wrote
Nettleton in his Official capacity for
list of stockholders and directors OF tho
''Daily Tribune company" and the same
of the Minnesota Tribune" expressing
the belief that comparison of the two
lists would indicate that they were twins.
The following letter was received by the
mayor in reply:
Editorial Rooms Minnesota Tribune.
MINNEAPOLIS, April 12.--DEAR SIR: In re-
ply to your second letter of this date, per-
nit me to say that the name of Judson n.
Cross does appear as acorporater and
director of the minnesota Tribune
company" organized IN November last.
His name appeared as matter of tenn
porary convenience only, as that corpora
ton has not. up to this date, ISSUED stock
or transacted any business. Icannot COM
ply with your request for list OF stock
holders, and as Judson n. Cross is not
director, officer Or owner in that
company, and as that company
has no business relations with the
city of Minneapolis, you probably do not
care for further information in that di-
rection. Yours truly,
A. B. NETTLEToN.
A. A. AMEs, Esq, Mayor.
In this epistle Reformer NettIeton has
unde niably branded the incorporation of
the minnesota Tribune as fraudulent.
He there AYERS that the preseat Tribune
company" has no business relation with
the city. pres mably upon the ground that
the present company and the old Tribune
company" are different, and composed
of different parties. Unfortunately for
this arrant hypocrite, however, the mayor
has in his possession the following letter,
referred to him for counsel as mayor by
the former city attorney, to whom it was
addressed, and which, being written prior
to the rise of the present complication,
puts the stamp of falsehood upon the
above letter, written yesterday. Here is
the letter:
EDITORIAL ROOMS DAILY TRIBUNE"
Nov. 2Sth, 1883.-My Dear Sir:-On the
18th of November inst. the head line of
the "Daily Tribune" was changed by drop
ping the old cut of st. Anthony's fails from
the center and substituting "DaiIy Min
nesota" for the word "the,'' making the
present and permanent held DAILY Min
nesota Tribune" 1 call your attention to
this fact IN order that if this modification
can have any technical legal bearing upon
the official publication of council proceed
ings, you may, as the law officer of the
city government take such steps as you
may think necessary il the premises,
whether By resolution Of the council or
otherwise. Very truly yours,
A. B. NETTLEToN,
President Tribune Coz
G. BENTON,
City Attorney, Minneapolis.
Whichever letter tells the truth Nettle-
ton is in predicament If the present
company has no business relation with the
city then it is not entitled to pay for Off
cha! printing, and when the warrant comes
to the mayor for his signature it will not
receive it. And further, the matter
of the violation of the lease of
the city hall by Nettleton
through sub-letting portion of the build
ing to David Blakely will to-day be thor
oughly tested, and may result in the
eviction of the whole concern from the
building. 1t having been found necessary
in order to collect the quarterly rent from
the Tribune for the space occupied in
the city hall three months ago to bring
suit against the company, which suit was
brought by City Attorney Benton at the
instance of the mayor, and another
| quarter being now ten days
past due, the mayor yesterday
instructed the comptroller to present a bill
for the save TO the Tribune" and in case it
fails to liquidate to bring suit at once
| for its collection