St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-14
Mayor Pillsbury Lets Fall His Axe and
sergt Kirkham's Head Drops in
the Basket.
Prison Reform as Discussed by Two Mem
bers of the Board of Corrections
and Charities.
Several Suits Decided in the District
Court--Work for the Poor in
October.
Wrestling in Market Hall. Gossip OF
the InvestiSation--N numerous
Local Notes.
THE OFFICIAL GUILLoTINE.
Ii Has AZ Last Eeheaded the
Officions Police Sergeant.

Ii Has az Last Eeheaded the
Odicious Police Sergeant.
II have no love for Mayor Pillsbury nor
his administration, " remarked an enthuSi-
astic and prominent Democrat yesterday,
but he has now many friends by dlscharg-
ing Sergt. Kirkham. He will be held
eulpable because he has allowed the terror
to women and boys to remain on the force
so long, however" he continued.
The police commission met IN secret ses-
sion Yesterday and spent the forenoon IN
reviewing the testimony already at nand
relating to the charges which nave been
preferred against Capt. Chase and Detective
Ouinlan. and particularly relating to the
S1OO paid to Capt. Chase by MIR. Tanner,
and which Capt. Chase claimed to have
paid into the Catholic fair in the contest
for the silver set. After lengthy DELHI
Grafton and a discussion which was now
pointed and again desultory, Capt.
Chase was called in. The captain testified
that he had never offered to divide the S75
which was paid to him by the Duluth man,
but that he had doubts, and did call in OFF,
Ger Truworgy, and, III order to test his
honesty, say to him that If the man did not
come for the money he (Truworgy) should
have S25 of the sum. As to the man who
was placed under $500 bonds to appear for
an examination. the captain stated that he
let him go because he found that the man
had been held in the lookup two or three
days and that no one had appeared against
the prisoner, and he let the man out to pre-
vent case of false imprisonment As to
the man who had stolen watch from Nc
Donald, he SAID he let him go because there
was no one to appear against him. The two
cases were quite similar. The captain testi-
fed that he had collected over 500 from
private individuals, who did not care to
have their names mentioned, but who were
DESTROYS to contribute to Chief Vests
fund at the orphans fair, and
who did not want their names
made public because they had also con-
tributed to Chief Stetson's fund. He mad
paid every cent into the fund and had also
expended $40 of his own money. He did
not know that houses of ill-fame and
saloons and gambling houses had made any
contributions whatever, and did not know
that they had been solicited to that end.
Sergt. James Smith was also called be-
fore the commission. He
PRODUCED THE LIST
which showed all the money paid into the
fair, and surprising as it may seem, was
not at variance from previous statements. 1t
accounts for nearly all the money paid in,
but not for all.
The commission, after the above testi-
mony was in, concluded that in justice to
the parties implicated that too hasty action
would be unwise and injudicious, and it
was voted that the evidence be laid over
until after Ed Stevens introduced his de-
tense, and that it should then be carefully
considered item for item and vote taken.
To-day the commission will sit in open seS-
sion to listen to the testimony to be adj
duced by Mr. Stevens in his defense. Evil
dence in rebuttal is promised, and the end
is not yet. In fact, developments OF
still more solacious character are promised.
KIRKHAM DISMISSED.
The mayor finally determined that Sergt.
Kirkham had demoraliZed the force and
had exceeded his authority in many par
ticulars, had plotted against his superior
officers and had borne false witness against
his fellow-oftcers and superiOrs, and with
a view to his personal ACKNOWLEDGMENT. He
wanted to receive promotion. and that at
the sacrifice of either Capt. Chase or Chief
West. The mayor therefore summarily
dismissed the officious and scheming SER
geant from the police force. He is now
relegated to private life again.