St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-20
The Police Combine on Deck,
But a Quorum Not
There.
If Rabb Is Waited For, VIM
Bracket Is Named For
Chief.
Some Silly Roorbachs Con-
trasted With the Plain
and Naked Truth.
A Chance For the Commission
to Cover Itself Over
With Glory.

The police commission deal set for
Yesterday did not go. The GLOBE had
sized the situation up correctly. but as
it was impossible to procure the attend
ance Of quorum the board took no ac-
ton. The only thing taken was long
breath, and that was taken by nearly
every police officer when it was learned
the board had adjourned and done
nothing. Supt. Helm said he
knew nothing more than the GLOBE
had published, except aimless street
talk that amounted to nothing: License
Inspector Roy also knew nothing. He
and wore a tickled-to-death smile, but
that was all. 1t might be added that
Roy STANDS we'll. and whether he is pro-
NOTED or not, will have the public re-
spect as good officer. While the off
Gals were in the main Office waiting
and wondering, the members to
the tripartite greement-MesSrs.
Baker, Baxter and Guile--nursed their
knees up stairs and waited in vain for
AmeS and Hoy to come in and make q
quorum. Nothing was done. and last
night there were vague rumOrS that
under the circumstances, the board
would wait until Jan. l, when Mayor
Babb steps into the chair. before max
ing the change. 1t was also limited
that possibly Winn Bracket might at
that time be made superintendent.
BADLY OFF IT'S BASE.
The following paragraph appeared IN
last evenings journal:
Messrs. Hoy and Ames are very wroth at
Commissioner Guile for the part ne is taking
in ha nf q
been sore disappointment to them. Instead
of siding with them he continually showed
disposition to be very independent. Since
election the st. Paul GLOBE has several times
given expression to this feeling on the part OF
Hoy and Ames and has made covert insinua-
tons attacking Guile's motives. The other
day, in rather blind paIagra PHI. it insinu-
ated that one of the police commission had
received $3.50 from the gamblers for issuing
the order cOuntermanding Harvey's order.
Of course the Globe referred to no one else
than Commissioner Guile in this paragraph.
1t is stated in confederation OF this theory
that John nj. Hoy is The man who made the
charge to the Globe. and that when he made
it he professed to be able to put his hand on
the man who paid over the money to Guile.
1t is notable fact, however, that in spite of
the suspicion of collision with the gamblers
that hangs over the Hoys, John N. has not
yet named the man"
A FEW CORRECTIONS.
The writer of the above paragraph
makes an idiotic error in nearly every
line, and absolutely in every reference
to the GLOBE. This paper has never
attacked Guile, has never voiced the eX-
pressions of Ames and Hoy attacking
Guile's motives, and has never insinu-
ated that commissioner, meaning
Guile, received $3.50. The statement
that John NJ. Hoy ever made such a
charge to the GLOBE is utterly false
and without foundation. This paper
has nothing against Guile and has never
even printed the innocent remarks he is
generally credited with. OF course
they were untrue. Who would believe
that Guile would 20 to G. r. Hill and
say: See here, you told me there was
$4,000 in this Office of police commits
siOner; now l want to- know where it is
and how to get it?'' No one. Did Guile
ever make any such remark as that?f
DAMAGING GOSSIP.
But what the GLOBE did say was that
it was current street talk that certain
police captain-not comnissiOner-had
received money from the gamblers.
This talk is so broad and SO general that
the commission should investigate it.
No one could prove it. probably. but he
would be eXonerated, and then the
board could feel proud OF itself and not
deserve this remark made in the city
hall: ''The board is so tarred with the
same stick that it dare not investigate.
1t is case of the man without sin
casting the first stone'' If there is
police commissioner who will say he has
never received money of this kind. why.
bless him, his name should be printed
in big condensed capitals in every paper
in the city.
Supt. Helm will tender his resignation
at the next meeting of the police COM
mission and will probably be offered
captaincy.