St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-08
sERGT. s. A. KIRKHAM.


SERGT. S. A. KIRKHAM.
the force regarding going into saloons.
They had been told not to go into saloons
except in the discharge of their duty. I
have seen Capt. Chase under the influence
of liquor a good many times, perhaps
twenty
HAVE SEEN HIM INTOXICATED.
He was intoxicated the biggest parts of
the time while on night duty in the month
of August. He appeared to Inc like man
not fit for duty. | never saw him stagger.
A stranger could notice that he was intoxi-
Gated if he talked to him. He was drunk
generally about II o'clock at night. The
night arrested the gamblers in August he
was very drunk. He went off soon To the
lookup and went to sleep. l was told so.
asked him for instructions several times,
telling him about pulling several places and
l couldn't get anything out OF him as to
whether we were to pull or not. He acted
as though he was thoroughly paralyzed. At
the time of the funeral OF the Rand
family he was exceedingly drunk. He was
here at the Office. Paul Mousse called my
attention to it. He said Capt. Chase was
very much under the influence of liquor.
Several times Bill Reese, Tommy Kelly and
other officers have told me that Capt. Chase
is drunk again, and 1 would go and see him
to find out whether or not he was drunk"
Lawrence-There has been talk that you
disregarded the order of your superior Of
fcer.
Yes. sir; Chief West called me in and
said that must not pull without orders.
He said that he was going away and that
the captain would be chief. 1 told him
then that
WOULD BE THE CAPTAIN.
I have been in the army and knew what
my rank was. The chief said not. When
Capt. Chase could not be found l acted as
,, captain and took charge. 1 saw Chief
West under the influence of liquor twice.
Last summer year ago the chief told me
not to interfere with roOnlers."
Aid. Cooley-The chief is not here to
defend himself.
Mayor Pillsbury-That had best be
given when the chief is here.
Capt. Chase has released prisoners
without going to the court. There was
young fellow arrested in August. ON First
avenue south. for stealing $23 in money.
He gave up the money and admitted that
he stole it, We locked him up on Saturday
night, and on Monday morning Judge
Bailey put him under $500 bail to appear
before Judge Mahoney. I took him to the
lookup and told the jailer not to let him
go. He gave the name of Jimmy Winchester
came at 2 o'clock and the jailer told me
he was gone; that Capt Chase had let him
go. l arrested another man at Bardwell &
Robinson's mill for stealing watch and he
confessed, and an officer went and got the
watch where he had left it. The man was
never brought to the court. 1 kept the $23
and three months after explained it to
Judge Mahoney, and about month ago it
was paid back. know Tanners place. It
has been told to me that it is an designation
house. Have seen several women there.
but cannot tell anything about their charac
ter. Never saw them anywhere else. Have
seen Capt. Chase. in presence of DR.. Ames.
call for whisky but did not see him drink
it. 1t was at night. That was the only
time l ever saw him drink.
AID. CLARK WAS ACTING MAYOR
in August while Capt. Chase was drunk. I
have no way of knowing the character of
the inmates of the Tanner place. l have
been there three times. l went once with
Capt. Chase. We saw but one woman.
went again before the grand jury sat to see
if could get any information on which to
nip the place. had orders from the fore
man of the grand jury to hunt up all these
places do not know the girls. l saw
nothing that showed that there was any
thing out of the way. A short time ago
was removed from the Central station to
the North Minneapolis station.
Aid. Cooey-Just previous an order
was issued by the police commission that
all officers should act only on the orders of
your superior officers?
Eyes, sir"
'sYou made number of Investigations
to which you testified before the grand
jury?"
Yes. sir"
sHave you ever had trouble with other
officers?"
II should say so. There seemed to be
jealousy. The chief seemed to have it in
for me. never had any trouble with Capt.
Chase. | tod Officer Truwoogy to approach
Capt. Chase and tell him if he did not stop
his drinking he would lose his place as sure
as God. | have criticised Chief West. and
do yet My talk has been mostly to the
police. l always censure him. 1 have
talked to the patrolmen about him."
Cross examination by Capt. Chase
Where did the money go that have taken
in at the lookup?
II don't know"
'Dd not turn it over to the jailer?"
Not the S75."
THAT is understood: I hold that now.
But what about the 1882"
KIRKHAM DIDN'T KNOW.
''It was taken from the man arrested in
the Alden block. l do not know whether
Capt. Chase paid the $25 over or not. Capt.
Chase told me he had the $40. Do not
know that Capt. Chase has ever appropri-
ated any of the money taken as bail. The
record in the municipal court does not show
that the $25 was ever paid into the court.
The case was never tried. Capt. Chase
said Donahue had the 800 and he told me
to 90 over and i Donahue did not whack
up he could go to the devil. Capt. Chase
never reprimanded me for exceeding my
authority"
MIR. Kirkham, did you not visit the
houses of ill-fame and represent yourself as
Capt Chase?" asked Attorney Carleton,
significantly.
mo, sir.'
''Are you sure about that?''
ST am"
1--WE shall see later on" whispered a
member of the commission. At this point
several questions were propounded to the
witness relative to threats he had made
against Aid Cooley as chairman of the
police commission, and against Chief West.
At first the sergeant seemed confused, but
he braced up and acknowledged that he had
made threats and that he had talked pretty
wildly, too.
THE sERGEANT's TESTIMONY KNOCKED.
A reporter was called, who testified that
he baied out the man arrested from the