St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-20
The Celebrated Kelly-King AL
legations Will Bob UP
Sepenely.
Some Startling Developments
Promised When the Grand
Jury Meets.
Both Harvey and King Are
to Tell What. They
Know.


lease of life. The publication by the
afternoon papers of the King affida-
Wits was the first shot fired by the peo-
pie who want the scalpS of Police Com
missioner Guile and Supt. Winn Brack-
EFT. 1t is a wel-knOwn fact that the
atfidavtS made by eX-POlice Surgeon
Kelly and eX-Detective King were con-
sidered by the last grand jury. When
the case was under consideration DR..
Kelly had no cOrrOborative evidence to
offer, while his statements were denied
by Reporter Mallon, whOhas since been
appointed detective. King was EN-
ployed as railroad detective, and just
before the grand jury met he was sent
out OF the state, presumably on railroad
business, but some people declare that
it was done to keep him from testifying
before the grand jury. Immediately
after the publication of his affidavits he
was discharged by the railroad COM
pany. Since then he has not frequented
his old hauntS, but he has remained
quietly in the city and will be on hand
when wanted.
Recent disturbances i'll police circles
have widened the breach even more than
it was before. The one faction. preSum-
ably led by Commissioner GjertSen. and
the combination of MeSsrS Guile
and Babb, are far from being friendly,
and at present it looks as if the war were
to be carried to the death. The sudden
and unaccOuntable dismissal of Police
Surgeon Tryon opened the wound
afresh. Dr. TryOn was OutspOken, and
declared that he was discharged because
he was an Orangemdn. Supt. Bracket
and Mayor Babb both declared that DIR.
TryOn didn't know what he was talking
about when he made that statement.
The discharge of DR.. Tryon, however,
furnished plenty of material for series
of indignation meetings which were
held i'll South Minneapolis. These
meetings were held under the au-
spices of the anti-CathOlic society,
and great care was taken to exclude
everybody who was liable to betray
any of the proceedings. The police
commission, or at least the two mem
bers of the commission who voted
for the removal of the police surgeon,
were roundly roasted in resolutions.
which were adopted at all the meetings.
At one of these meetings 1t leaked out
that some of the members of the society
had been doing considerable detective
work since the grand jury had been
met, and it was claimed that enough
corrOborative evidence had been OBJ
tanned to preclude any possibility OF the
grand jury ignoring the afidaylts
which would be presented to them.
For over a year the anti-Cath0lic So
ciety has taken keen interest in the
dOings of certain municipal officials, and
under the present adm niStration the
society has succeeded in having several
discreet men appointed on the police
force. These men are known only to
the presiding officer of his 'ward,'' and
that officer is kept informed of any
thing which happens in police circles
that the agent imagineS will be OF Dene-
fit to his society. In this manner the
society has been kept posted as to the
inside workings of the department.
When the grand jury meets the charge
that money has been paid to secure
positions in the police department will
be made. just who will be charged
with receiving it no one outside of the
committee of the society knows, but
they have promised to make some very
startling revelations. That eX-detective
King will go before the grand jury and
support his affidaYits, a prominent Off
Ger of the society says there's no doubt.
Another person who may present him
self in the grand jury room is eX-POlice
CAPTAIN r. r. Harvey. Should Mr..
Harvey return to Minneapolis he will
find charges against him as serious, If
not more so. than he could make against
any city official; but certain members
of the society say there are two SIDES to
every story, and that when the public
hears Harvey's explanation Of the al
legged larceny of the gold watch and GER
tificate of deposit from prisoner there
will be a revolution of feeling. Another
matter which may be brought out is the
fact that when DIR. Kelly first made his
celebrated affidavit public, he submitted
il to a well known business man, who
also has big political pull. This gen
tleman quietly went to work and in part
coroborated some of the statements made
by DR.. Kelly, and since then he is said
to have used his information to the best
possible advantage. and has, in great
measure, dictated the present policy of
the administration. His name will also
be given to the grand jury, and he will
be requested to tell all he knows about
it. 1t is also strongly limited that an
other matter that will be called to the
attention of the grand jury in this con-
nection, is the afidavits which some
twenty-eight policemen have made al
legng that they paid money to secure
their positions on the force. These aft
davitS are said to be very explicit, and
are accurate as to the day and date, and
the time and place. where the alleged
naVmpDtS were made.