St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-06
A Marble MementO From His
Subopdinates to Fred
Richter.
An Inharmonious Couple Take
Their Skeleton Out Of
the Cupboard.
Good Men and True Who Will
Sway the Destinies Of
Many Litigants.
Doings Of the Day Dished UP
in Readable Shape for
the Public.

Yester day was day that will long be
remembered by the deputies and en-
ployes of Sheriff Fred Richter, who
last evening dotted his official cap. after
an earnest and sincere expression OF
his appreciation of the faithful service
of his subordinates. About $50 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon the deputies and
clerks began to congregate in
the vicinity of the sheriff's
office. Some loltered within, and
others under apretext of something to
do, were without in the jail building
preparing a package of no mean pro-
portion for a formal presentation to
their chief. A look of suspicion
cleaned upon the Sheriff's face as he
noticed one after another of his depu-
ties leave their posts of duty and as
semble at the Office. The spell was
soon broken, however, when Deputy
Clewett brought in a package which
had been
CONCEALED ALL DAY.
It was placed upon the desk near
which the sheriff was standing, and
upon being uncovered was formally
presented, to the unspeakable surprise
of the recipient. The testimonial was
an elegant and deliberately mounted
French clock, with a bronze representa-
ton of Apollo and Tyre resting on the
pedestal at one end of the base, while
an inlaid gold dial. set in black marble.
ornamented the other extremity. 1t is
about eighteen inches wide and four
teen high, and has sweet, soft
and melodious chime. Immediately
upon presenting it, in most fit
ting remarks, one of the clerks
set the gong striking. The sweet tones
blending with the sentiments of the oc-
casion which had been so unexpectedly
precipitated upon him completely I'M
nerved the recipient, and the remarks
in response to the beautiful gift were
the expressions of man who sincerely
felt the sentiments he voiced. He re-
minded the company. however, OF the
treat he had prepared for them at nall
several days before invited them to at
tend in a body. At the appointed hour
there assembled around the banquet
board Deputy Reuben Clewett,
Philip Walker, Clerk Charles F.
Dana, John McCarron, Eugene
Giberton, P. N. Kirk, William
Schmidt, Louis Peterson, jailor;
Deputy John Lunkenheimer, Frank Q.
Picha, Frank Kluzak and Deputy M.
Brown. At the head of the table, which
invitingly tempted the most faStidiOuS
appetites. sat the retiring official, sur
rounded by good cheer and friends, and
inspired to vent his gracious and gener-
Gus nature by the sparkling beverage
Of
THE VINTAGE OF 40"
An introduction of the occasion by the
POSTMASTER was followed by hurried
descent of the necter. Then came trays
loaded with the rich, rare and good
things of the season.
Toasts were offered and responded to
with wealth of hearty expression. M.
Brown, deputy ''true and tried" who
has been an ardent admirer of Sheriff
Richter's policy for number Of years,
expressed the wish that the prosperity
attendant upon the sheriff's official
career should be characteristic of his
future. Sheriff Richter, although called
to the floor frequently, had a new ad-
dress for every call. He rehearsed the
happy relations existing between him.
self and employees and spoke in most
appropriate terms of the regard he
bore toward those who had been
with him while in Office and hoped
that such friendship would continue !:
believed that Capt. Bean would pick up
| the reins where he left them and carry
out the discipline and policy inaugu-
rated by himself.
"The police force of the city," said
| the sheriff in one of his responses, sis
the best disciplined and most efficient
of any city of its size in the country.
| We owe debt to the heads and indi-
viduals of that department which but
few appreciate. My position affords
me, and in fact imposes upon me the
| interest of criminal research, and find
no record of such preservation of peace
and order as is maintained by the police
| force of ST. Pail %