St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-26
= TRUE BILL.
Mayor PiIisbury Indicted by 6
Grand Jury Of His Peers.

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STATE OF MINNESOTA.
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN, So
In the court Of public opinion in and for
the city OF Minneapolis, of the April term
thereof, in the year OF our LORD one thousand
eight hundred and eghty-siX,
The electors selected, registered and duly
qualified, within and for the city of Mime
apoliS and county of Henuepin, in the name
and by the authority of the people of the
state of Minnesota, uPod information had and
received, do present and find that one George
A. Pillsbury, late of said county of Hennepin
and state OF Minnesota on the second Tuesday
of April. in the year Of our Lord eighteen
hundred and cishty-four, at said city of Min
neapois, county Of Hennepin and state Of
Minnesota, then and there having been duly
elected mayor of said CITY, and by virtue of
said election duly commissioned and qualified
and then and there duly authorized by law
and duly charged, did then and there take
upon himself 10 act in said official capacity
of said city afO @ said, and Soemnly declare
that with the helping hand OF Providence and
the aid Of all good citizens, he would perform
all the duties, obligations and requirements
ing thereto.
That he did knowingly and desiguedly state
say and publicly proclaim and declare TO the
people aforesaid, and in the presence of the
city council al said city, ana of the city clerk
and many other officials OF said city, that he
accepted the responsible trust placed in his
hands as the chief executive officer of said
city, with a full appreciation of the duties
obligations and requirements of said office
of mayor, and that said duties, obligations
and requirements should be discharged with
honesty, truthfulness and fidelity ut his
hands.
That he has ever since been and now Is
mayor of said city, and as such bound by his
oath and oblig alton TO perform the duties of
said Office.
That rs such mayor he did not at any time
or at all times use his prerogative or veto
power 10 stop and prevent an of the many
iniquitOus measures means, schemes. frauds,
wrongs and fittings upon the tax payers of
said city and upon the funds of the city
treasury.
That he did not raise his voice, as said
mayor, TO advise or counsel or 10 protest
against or oppose any of the schemes and
subterfuges resorted TO by designing individ-
uals for the pelf of the city treasury.
That he did, in the administration of his
said Office, approve. countC nance and sane
ton the expenditure OF large sum of money,
to-wlt, the sum of
THIRTY-TwO THOUSAND DOLLARS
and upwards, for an elevator, stairs, parti-
tons, raj ugs. signs, cuspidores and divers
other articles and things, in and for the old
city hail in said citY.
That ne had full knowledge that one S. c.
Cutter was an alderman of said city and as
such debaue1 from having any interest in
any contract with or work done for said CITY,
and that in violation o law and of his solemn
obligation, he. the said mayor, approved
divers and suudry vouchers payable directly
ift.Ifr iNr Gaf1 (ltrtf
That he had fun knowledge that OF w. ".
Sly was an alderman of 8 lid city and inter
ested in divers painting done in the city hall
OF said city, and in violation Of law he, the
the said ina or, approved divers and sundry
vouchers Tor said painting.
That he, the said mayor, has full knowledge
OF the Sly work done and now being done,
executed and performed in and upon the
stupendOuS job known rs the city work house.
That he, the said mayor, did cruelty and
wiilfully expose to the incemency of the
weather in the nfgnt-time several of the
policemen or patro m ~ under his legal con-
troll, to-wit, five or more, within the patrol
limits of said city, and in places easily dis
cernible by good citizens with the aid of
electric lights.
That while humorous ''blind pigs" exist for
the moral element without the patrol limits,
and sacred concerts" within the same he,
the said mayor, has no knowledge or Informal
ton Of or concerning the same sufficient to
form belief, and, therefore, denies the eX-
istence of the same.
That he, the said mayor, has no knowledge
or information sufficient 10 form Il belief of
the existence Of any of the known games of
chance and unlicensed houses within said city
OF Minneapolis.
That he, the said mayor, did on numerous,
divers and suncly times and occasions pri-
vatey, cOnhdenLally, openly aud publicly
disclose, declare ana say that he could not
''hOnorably" be u candidate for mayor, hence
would not accept an unanimous nomination
if offered him, thereby inducing, pessuading
and prevailing upon George a. Camp, Calvin
W. Clark, William w. Sly and others to appear
as caud dates before the Republican conven-
ton, and then and there be placed in humil-
iating p, s,tOn before the people.
That he, the said may or, did say TO and in
the presence or the members of the Republi-
can convention that it would be neither manly
nor honorable in him to accept a nomination
at their hands, and did then aud there accept
said nomination.
Contrary 10 the custom of good govern
ment in such cases made and provided, and
against the peace and dignity of the people.