St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-08
Some Startling Testimony Given in the
Investigation of the Minneapo-
lis Police.
More Madames Testify to Having Given
Hush Money to Ed A. Stevens,
the Police Clerk.
Sergeant Kirkham Becomes Enthusi-
astic--His Testimony duplicates
Captain Chase.
mark or Somebody is Doing Some
Tall Lying.
The Minneapolis Police Scandal.

The Minneapolis Police Scandal.
The prediction that exceedingly salacious
developments would be made in the police
scandal yesterday was verified. The inves-
tigation was continued throughout the DAY
with closed doors, none but aldermen re-
porters and interested parties being adj
mitted.
The police commission took seats around
the long table in the council committee
room, Capt Chase and Detective Qulnlan
were seated at the farther end OF the room
and Ed Stevens sat beside Attorney Garlic
ton.
Mr.. Stevens seemed self-reliant, passion
less and unmovable throughout the ordeal,
and in conducting the respective cross eX-
aminations was pert and often as saucy as
an experienced criminal attorney.
Anna Watson proved a sturdy witness
and testified in an apparent frank and
straightforward manner. she makes 4
dandy Witness" remarked an alderman
when she left the room at the close of her
testimony.
Sergt. Kirkham went strong on hearsay
evidence and his well-known animosity
toward Capt. Chase was given vent to in
his venomous testimony. He was an ex-
ceedingly willing witness and wanted
awfully bad to implicate Sergt. Hill and
Chief West, but when he opened his guns
on Sergt. Hill he confessed that he knew
nothing of his personal knowledge. He
said he had hear things derogatory to
Hills integrity, but the commission shut
him off with the explanation that they
wanted no more ''hearsay'' business. And
when he attacked Chief West he was i'll
formed that no testimony would be taken
against the chief in that officials absence.
THE TESTIMONY.
George R. Tanner being recalled testified
hat in his opinion Detective Quinlan only
Aad nominal connection with the 500,
which, he stated, he paid to Capt. Chase in
the police headquarters, but it was hearsay
and was ruled out. He thought Quinlan
innocent.
Being asked if he knew anything further
derogatory to the character or career of any
officer other than those implicated on the
previous day, witness said:
mo, sir, and. furthermore, | believe Mr..
Quinlan is innocent of any wrong-dOlng."
Cross-examined by Detective Quinlan-
ttDid ever receive any money directly or
indirectly from yourself or from Mrs. Tan
ner?"
mo. sir; not cent"
By Capt Chase-''Did you ever pay me
any money!"
''Yes, sir; $780,"
"Where?"
SIN the chiefs private Office"
And are you pOsitlve?"
Eyes; counted the money twice and so
did you"
did You not voluntarily give this money
to me to aid the cause of the police depart
ment in the contest for the silver set at the
orphans fair?"
mo, sir; never thought of such thing"
Witness said that he wished to have
Chief West and Detectives Quinlan and
Gleason sworn in his behalf before the in
vestigation closed. He proposed to show
by Chief West that Detective Quinlan had
told the chief that witness had paid the
500 to Capt. Chase, and that the chief
said: ''It's shame; l have a good mind
to make him give every cent back to Tan
ner."
By Stevens-When I ordered the room
ers out of your hotel two weeks ago why
did you not come down with another five,
since that amount squared Inc before?
HE HAD BEEN BLED ENOUGH.
because / had been bled often enough
and for enough, and proposed to stop the
thing right then and there"
Here Mr.. Stevens placed the witness I'M
der q hot fire of cross examination. and
witness stated that certain portions of his
testimony was based upon what he had
heard.
Did you ever tell an officer that you
were running house of prostitution and
that you had some dandy girls and to tell
the boys to come down and see them?"
Never"
''Do you know Officer Allen, and did you
not make such remarks to him?"
mo, sir"
SIS that as true as anything you have
sworn to during this Investigations"
''This is the first time was ever under
oath, and L have told nothing but the
truth"
''Did you not appear against me yester-
day?'
''Oh, yes. but never was in court before"
''Well, we shall see about that"
you'll have to prove that" testify adj
dol Mr.