St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-11
referred to the commission for inspection
Capt. Chase was then sworn.

J DhCclN L lam VI
| Mr.. Carleton begged the captain not to
take offense at any sharp question he might
PROFOUND.
Don't make them too hard" said the
captain with a little SMILE
The witness testified relative to his serv-
ice IN the department. showing tn at from
! the time he went into the service he had not
lost day. and his memorandum book in
dicates that he had put in seventy-one
days over time"
Have you been under the influence of
liquor while On duty?"
Never" and he said it as though he
meant it.
1T is alleged that you have been bru-
tal?'>
well, don't know. l have been
chewed and knocked down with Coupling
pin. and possibly have paid them back
when had an opportunity"
You have heard it said that on the
Fourth of July you went in the patrol
wagon to North Minneapolis to get tramps.
Will you state to the commissioners"
There were nine or ten tramps. my
self and one other officer and the driver,
besides the mounted policeman who had
made the arrest. One of the tramps kicked
me, and
| KNOCKED HIM DOWN.
Another made a rush at me and I
knocked him down, and L slapped third
in the face. don't deny it,"
''Were you intoxicated?"
mo. sir; deny the allegation"
Have you any animosity toward Sergt.
Kirkham?"
NO sir"
'You heard his testimony. Have you
| tatn on,,tf 70 b boob
mOny?"
''Yes, sir; will say that he is an over
Jealous officer. | have often cautioned him
to be more careful. He was removed to
North Minneapolis station, but was not
responsible for 1t. 1t was done by the order
of Chief West.''
'Will you explain the $75 TRANSACTIONS
"a business man came to MINNEAPOLIS
| from Duluth and took rooms on Nicollet
| avenue with two pretty girls. He was az
rested and seemed to feel exceedingly bad
about it, and said he was a married
man and that it would dis
grace him to have the thing
made public. He also said he had been a
business man in Minneapolis for five years.
When the man was hung in Duluth sent
word to him by Chief West that he could
have the money when he wanted it. The
chief saw him and told him, and he said
sometime when in Minneapolis he would
call for it. 1 have it. Here is the $50 and
two tens and five"
''You have heard Mr.. Tanners testi-
mony; will you explain it?"
CAPT. CHASE EXPLAINS.
yes sir; Mr.. Quinlan came to me and
handed me an envelope containing $40. l
asked what it was. He said, There is a
man out here who sent it in I went out
and said. What is this for?' He said,
There is $40. It's all right. I'm running
nice, quiet place down here, and it's all
right [ said, Here, you take this mon ey:
you can't buy nor sell me- Again he Ca me
to me and offered check for 500.
asked what il was for, and he said it was
all right refused it, and he said it is a
cold hundred. but L was hard man to ap-
proach, and that he would call some other
evening. He came up with the 500 and
am going to do something for the
boys. l want this to go towards the chief S
silver pitcher at ophans' fair. l told him if
he wanted to do that that he had better go
and put it in himself, but finally took it
and spent $25 at the fair and put in S45 O
my own money. l never appropriated al
cent to my own use. Mr.. Tanner nevert
said syllable about his place being pro-
tected on account of the 500. Every cen
| was expended at the fair but not all of i
| for the silver set. I might have said on the
| streets for the
PURPOSE OF INTIMIDATING
members of the fire department that two OF
| three men had given you 500 for Chief
West"
Mayor Pillsbury-You have testified
that you have allowed prisoners to go on
bail. Don't you think that bad policy?
Il have only done it through pure friend
ship and to protect man from disgrace"
''Would il not have been best to have
turned that money over to the court?"
| Mr. Carleton-That is question of law.
| Aid. Lawrence-Have you evidence suffi-
cient to satisfy you in your own mind that
| Ed Stevens has taken money from women?
''NO, sir"
Mayor Pillsbury was the next witness.
'Have you ever seen Capt. Chase under
| the influence of liquor?"
Il can state positively this year that
don't think I ever saw Capt. Chase under
the influence of liquor. But 1 wont
state that as to last year. Then there were
great many rumors, and had converse
| ton regarding it."
Capt. Chase-I want to state that have,
every day when the mayor has been in his
office, seen him regarding some official busi-
ness. A man holding commission should
| have some sternneSs. and will say
I AM NO SPRING CHICKEN.
| Mr. Stevens then stated that he had said
| that he thought he was the victim of con-
| spracy and that he should show it before
| the investigation is closed, and also show
SIy'c onnnnotiOn with If 81 witch
now to withdraw the remark. l do not
believe in smirching any mans character to
defend my own character"
Mr. SLY do not know whether to &C
cept Mr.. Stevens apology or not. 1t has
not hurt my feelings and have paid no at
| tention to it, and L cared nothing for his
| threat. If Mr.. Stevens is proven innocent
| will be as willing as any one to exonerate
him in the fullest.
WHERE Is YOUR OFFICIAL DIGNITY?
Mr.. Steyens-Mr. Mayor, do you remem-
| Der that statement was brought to you
connecting me with taking money from
women?
"a statement was brought"
WAS it not accompanied by the state
ment that you could have the proof?"
ut was"
s'Dd you ask for the proof ?"
81 did,"
did it Gomez"
'sNo The man said he would give it to
me privately. He said that the people who
could furnish the proof did not want to
make it public. I asked him for it pri-
vately, if | could get it in no other way, but
it never came"
'sDd 1 not tell you that owing to the fact
that the girls changed the rooms and fire.
quently that it would be utterly impossible
to trace by the records of the municipal