St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-03
THIS ADMINISTRATION
Another Scandal Which Re-
fleets Severely Upon It's
Holiness.
Ex-Deteetive King Makes
Damaging Charges Against
Commissioner Guile.
A Unique but Very Pretty
Wedding Ceremony Yes
terday.
Fofhop 0,pniIIu Pnn1i1S IN
Father 0'Reilly Replies to
Ames--A Police Court
Scene.

Ex-Detective n. w. King is out with
affidavits making the startling disclOs-
ures which he promised when he was
discharged from the police force. The
charges are directed against Police
Commissioner Guile, and are the ones
that the eX-detective furnished the
grand jury, but of which that splendid
body of men" took no notice. Two
afiidavits are made by j. j. Henry, a
saloon keeper, the purpose OF which Is
to SubStantiate some of Kings state
ments. The atfidavits were placed be-
fore the grand jury at the last session,
but were not acted upon on account OF
Kings absence from the city,.
King charges that he and John Don
aldSon paid Guile $40 last January to
secure police protection for the Cardiff
Fell fight at the Washington rink. He
says that while on the detective force
Guile asked him to hold out diamond
for him Guile the next time diamond
thief was captured. Another charge is
that Guile said tell Col. Tanner to get
ready to open his gambling room, as
there would be new chief OF
police on July 10. King also
swears that he carried S25 from
SalOonkeeper Henry to Guile, which
was to secure for Henry the right to
run the Fashion saloon from June
81 to July 5. 1889. without a license.
Guile is charged with offering to vote
for King for chief of detectives on the
receipt of 5000. King affirms that after
the publication of the "Kelley affidavit"
neys and make affidavit that the
affidavit" were false, and the
he king had never paid Guile any.
money for anything; also that before
the vote was taken in the police COM
mission on the suspension OF King,
Guile agreed to stand by King if King
would pay him $50. King claims that
he refused. These charges compose the
first affidavit.
The second document sets forth that
Guile would not let King secure the
raiding of the Crescent club" where
King says gambling was going on, and
that afterward, when that club was
Taided, the prOprietOrS and patrons
had been warned beforehand. The
third affidavit says that on July
% Guile, through eX-Aid. Gibson,
offered to pay him $3.50 and promise
to vote for him king in the police
commission if King would pull Off,
and suppress the evidence he held Of
Guile's corruption. J. }. Henry'S two
afiidavits cOrrObOrate Kings charges as
to fixing" the police on the Fell
Cardiff fight and the running of tEs sa-
loon without a license.
WHAT Mr.. GUILE SAYS.
Police Commissioner W. Il. Guile was
asked last night concerning the truth
of \. W. Kings charges, and he denies
them in every particular. "These af1i
dayits were probably presented to the
grand jury, but there is no truth in them
whatever. ! never heard of them before.
Both CUnrOy and Finnigan are as square
men as ever lived. and | don't believe
they ever said what is attributed to
them by King; furthmOre, [ think they
would both make alfidayitS to that
effect. His accusations concerning the
Fell-CaTditf fight and the gambling at
the Crescent club are sheer nonsense.
The fight question was placed in the
hands of the superintendent of police,
and he was requested to find
out what the law said on the matter
from Attorney Jameson. Outside OF
the police commission room | have no
more authority or control over the police
force than any other citizen. never
received any money from King or from
Henry, or any other man, for my &C
lions in the police commission. License
Inspector Ray has full swing in the
looking after saloons which have no
licenses. King has been melted to do
this by persons who want TO do me up"