St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-09
THEY TALK ABOUT IT.
The Minneapolis Police Investigation the
Leading Theme.
More and More Startling Testimony
Expected To-day.
Sergeant Kirkham Retreats Some
of His.
AS matter of course. it is perfectly safe

AS matter of course, it is perfectly safe to
say the aIl-absorbing theme of curbStone
and hotel-rOtunda conversation yesterday
was the police investigation. Go where
one would nothing else of note could be
heard. Even ON the massive stone steps in
front of the principal churches just previous,
and also subsequent to divine services, con-
gregated little knots of gossipers discussing
the situation. 1t was pretty generally
agreed that the aspect presented by the
prosecution was possessed of convincing
elements. However, not infrequently could
be heard such remarks as Il saw Ed
Stevens few minutes ago and he don't
seem to be worried the least bit over the
affair. He is truly disciple of Zeno.
Ii there was ever stole man, that man is
Edward A. Stevens. In prosperity or adj
verSity he is apparently just the same"
Said one man in the Nicollet house, and
not without unfeigned disgust: Il should
just like to know what that Sergt. Kirk
ham can say against Sergt. Hill. l have
known Charley Hill ever since he came to
Minneapolis, and defy any man to point
finger of suspicion at him. When Kirk
ham says Hill has committed any crime, or
anything like the stultiies himself. Sergt.
Hill is above reproach."
You can bet your bottom dollar that
you are correct there, +" interrupted another
gentleman. Il know Of case where Sergt.
geant Hill made an arrest and he was Of
Tered money to let the prisoner go. He
made the reply, "A thousand dollars would
not tempt ne to neglect my duty or misuse
my powers. and the case didn't amount to
anything either. The party arrested was
discharged in the court.
''Say, but isn't Annie Watson a dandy
witness? She testified as straight as a
book. And she stood a hot croSs-eXamina-
ton unbiased"
Il never did have much confidence in
policemen. anyway" pped in dyspeptic-
looking little man with last-winter style
silk tile on. Il was in st. Louis few
years ago when the police commission itself
was investigated. There is where you
found corruption that was corruption in re-
atty. Oh. can expect almost any kind of
development in these investigations when
they are not regular whitewashing affairs"
while they are investigating, why in
thunder don't they investigate that transom
and keyhole sergeant, l should like to
know" chimed in young man as he gave
his Havana vigorous puff and expectorated
in one of the cuspidores, Il have heard lots
of things about him. and, by the way, while
l think of it, didn't he
GET THE WORST OF IT.
Yesterday before the commission? He
wanted to make out that Capt. Chase had
taken money that the captain never saw.
And not only that but he swore that the
S25 transaction was not on record in the
municipal court. | know it is on the rec
Otds, and the clerk of the court wont deny
too hnt I finl la6
as boy who has just been presented with
jackknife when learned how badly he
got mixed up in his testimony"
Il thought he was removed to North
Minneapolis" observed another.
why, he was. He insisted that he could
act as captain and they sort of ostrocised
him, as it were"
But saw him running around On Rue
avenue to-day as though he was on duty and
had business there"
He thought he had business, but he got
most woefully fooled"
How was that?"
"Oh, it will all come out in the investi-
CATION, l understand"
Il hope it will. What do you think OF
his attempt to wiring Chief West in yester-
day? He said he had seen the chief
drunk"
1T looked little sneaking and under
handed in my mind. The chief is out of
the city and could not defend himself"
Il see that Ed Stevens asks the dear
public not to form any opinion until the
defense is in. He says that it will be like
the Thompson case. That is, you remem-
Der, when the prosecution had finished it's
case everybody thought that Thompson
didn't stand ghost of show, but when
the defense was put in the case took ON a
different complexion"
That is So"
Perhaps the most amusing event of the
day was the perturbation of William Il.
Donahue's mind. His knowledge of legal
lore did not tell him that the GLOBE had
said nothing to injure his character or
damaging to his well-known and hitherto
undisputed honor and integrity. He has
for number of years lived life of recti
tude in Minneapolis only to be attacked by
a police sergeant. But where the funny
part came in was where Donahue thought
the GLOBE had blackened his good name
by abiding to the testimony of the sergeant
referred to. Well, Donahue was greatly
exercised. He ran down the SER
geant and that official, with adj
mirable aptitude, made fiat denial
to having ever testified before
the commission that Donahue ever offered
to divide or ''whack up certain $40 de-
post made to Capt. Chase to secure the
presence of a certain defendant in the mu
nicipal court. Yea, verify, he even sub
ser bed his name, IS. A. Kirkham," to an
affidavit drawn up in due legal form by the
aforesaid William II. Donahue, to the pur-
port above indicated.
THIS AFFIDAVIT
was shown to the GLOBE reporter who had
taken the evidence in the investigation, and
an emphatic retraction was demanded.
But it was in testimony" insisted the
reporter.
Look! read thisl' excltedly exclaimed
the disciple of Blackstone. with tire in his
eagle eye and a stolid expression on his
face.
What does that count for9 It was in
testimony, that affidavit to the contrary
Notwithstanding. The GLOBE doesn't for a
moment believe you ever did a wrong in
your life, and any one reading the para
graph published will understand it thor
oughly. You are a good lawyer and you
know that no man can be found guilty
until he is proven so. That affidavit, how
ever. is valuable document and the police
commission would be glad to get it. Take
it up Tomorrow and vindicate Yourself.
Your path is perfectly smooth and unob-
strueted by single thorn" and Mr.. Dona-
hue smiled the smile of the convinced and
sought the solitude of his legal library in
the Municipal Court block.
To-day I'VE shall see what we shall see."
The investigation will be resumed at 10
o'clock this forenoon. a large number
of SrbnCnuas have been issued that were
made returnable to-day. Some are from
st. Paul, and il has been limited, further
more. that witnesses are expected from
even a greater distance. And Chief West
is to be here this week. too. 1t is prob
able that the prosecution will rest on
Wednesday. and then for the developments
70, be, m do h,- the dafan Mr. StauarS ic