St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-02
KELLIHER TRlUMPHS.
Fire Commissioners ReinState
the Assistant Chief SuS-
pended by Black.
Heseafter Kelliher Will Boss
Fire Department Affairs
at Merriam Park.
The Chief Declines to State
Whether He Will Resign
or Not.
Charles Jones, a Coloped
Brute, Attempts to Ravish
a White Girl.

active service as q member OF the de-
partment. Chief Black, notwithstand-
ing his positive assertion that he would
resign in the event of such action, still
wears his official badge. The members
of the board are as nervous and unde
cided as before, and taking everything
into consideration, the pot of dissension
still hobs on the crane, and bOils as
merrily of yore. When the special
meeting for the investigation of the
Kelliher case was called to order last
night City Attorney Murray read the
charge preferred by Chief Black, ac-
cusing his second assistant of using
language against his superior unbeeom-
ing gentleman, and announced that as
he understood the matter Mr.. Kelliher
was to be heard solely in his own de-
Tense. and that in the investigation the
board would assume the charges to be
true. Attorneys Lawler and McCafferty,
representing the suspended officer, OBJ
jected to such methods and held that the
course adopted in trials by law should
should be pursued, the accuser first
presenting evidence against the ac-
cused, with the understanding that the
latter was innocent of the charges until
found guilty. President Warner, how
ever, ruled that the board would con-
slider Mr.. Kelliher guilty until his in
nOcenSe was proved, and the city at
tOrney introduced the following affi-
davit of Albert Knittle of Minneapolis
embracing the charges. of Chief Black
against Assistant Kelliher:
State of Minnesota. County of RAM
Sey-ss. Michael Quinlau came before
me personally, and being duly sworn,
dnnnSpS Erido E1,l,
s, 1889, after dinner, at the Clarendon
hotel. in the city of ST. Paul. county of
Ramsey, in the state of Minnesota, Mr..
Burns and myself came outfrom din
ner and met Mr.. Kelliher and some
other man whom | don't know. We
were all talking together about Chief
Blacks affairs. MIR. Burns asked me
if wife could testify against her hus-
band. L told him inSome cases she could.
Burns doubted if Mrs. Black would
come and testify against her husband.
Mr.. Kefliher said: ''Go and swear out
warrant and subpoena Mrs. Black and
the truth, and then, d-n him, we will
have him." Mr.. Burns then doubted if
she could be forced to come, and then
gentleman whom l don't know said:
"Go and get Bill Erwin, and John
O'Brien." Mr.. Kelliher said: Eyes,
or go and get Thomas Ryan," They
will get what evidence is required" [
said it will require some money to look
this matter up. These men are not
working for their health. Mr. kelliher
said: ''They will be paid for this work.
Any one of them are heart and
soul in this matter" Mr.. Burns
then said: IF they come up with the
proof l will keep publishing it, but [
cannot yuhn
made these statements to come into
court or make an affidavit, and | don't
feel like going to Saltwater and run
that Prison Mirror; SO you see | must
go careful in what L do" Then Mr..
Burns and | left the hotel and parted at
his office door.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of February, 1889.
lSignedl NIKE QUINLAN.
Attest: Albert Knittle, Notary Pub
lie, Minnesota.
davit, and held that Quinlan was an I'M
reliable witness, and that the defense
shovld have the privilege of cross-exam-
lining his testimony. He knew that
Quinlan would not be present at the in
yestigation, the detective having told
him so two weeks ago. but we have
the right, said Mr.. Lawler, ''to prove
that year ago tomorrow these men
were tried under indictment for heinous
crimes, and that they are not to be be-
lieved-and sworn to by Albert Knit
tle," added the attorney, with deep
sarcasm that had its effect even on the
gas lights; was he not convicted Of
that monkey-wrench business in Mime
apolis. Mr.. Murray?"
IL don't know, SIR" returned the city
attorney after reflection, and after
some further argument as to the relia-
bility OF the parties to the affidavit
President Warner decided that Mr.. Kel-
liner should go on with his defense, and
that the board would take the affidavit
for what it was worth. MIR. Kelliher first
TESTIFIED IN HIS OWN BEHALF,
stating that the charge preferred was
untrue, and positively denying that he
had at any time used the language at
TALLY as follows: when 1 came out
from the dining room Oh the day men-
toned, / saw Burns aid III. IL. Athey
standing at the counter. Salnting them
as passed by, | said to Burns as went
out: They tell me you are i'll the SOUP
l then went out and drove down Third
street to the Office" He stated that he
did not know Quinlan, but noticed
bloated, red-faced fellow with
Burns. lie was cr0SS-queSti0ned
at some length by Mr.. Murray
and assistant City Attorney Phillips,
but his story was not shaken. His
Athey and James III. Burns, before
whom Quinlan alleged the language
was used, both denying that he men
toned the name of Chief Block in their
presence, and stating that he only
stopped moment at the counter,
while Mr.. Fox, an emplOye of Third
street jewelry establishment, waited at
the door for him. No other witnesses
were examined. and the defense closed
their case by introducing in evidence a
report of the state supreme court. in
which it was shown that Quinlan and
King, the detectives. were
| UNDER INDICTMENT FOR PERJURY
| in connection with liquor investiga-
ton in Minneapolis. Attorney McCaf-
ferty criticised very severely the affi-
| davit of Qulnlan as compared with the
original charge against Mr.. Kelliher by
| Chief Black, noting the difference in the
| language alleged to have been used.
He regretted very much that they were
| unable to confront Quinan with the
testimony that they had produced, and
stated that he believed Quinlan had de-
| liberately lied throughout the whole
Wattef ana was responsible 1Or all Inc
| trouble that had arisen, closing his
address to the board with the words:
And if you can do it you should make
these men shake hands and go to work
| again." The board then withdrew to
the chiefs private Office, returning in a
few minutes. when President Warner
announced the decision of the board as
| follows: at is the un animous decision
of the board that the charges against
| Second Assistant-Chief Kelliher are
| not proven" Attorney Lawler
| then retired with the presi-
dent of the board, holding
brief consultation, after wi ich the
| hoard annin rntirad 70 tho ahiaf,. m;