St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-15
DIR. KLLEY's AFFIDAVIT.
He Charges Cutie With Wanting
Money for His Vote.

money lOF his bOte.
In the last legislature Freeman P.
Lane wanted to have the police commits
sion abolished. This was opposed,
partly because it was Lanes idea, and
partly because it was feared 1t would
seem like a tacit admission that the
commission had only been created to
fulfill political mission, and a dlSrep-
utable one at that. Sc the commits
sion Waa reduced as cOmprO-
mise from five to three mem
bers. Gov. Merriam appointed W.
r. Guile for the long term and n. f.
Gjertsen for the short term, the mayor
being the third member eX-OfficiO. The
holy mission of reorganlZing the police
department was then begun. 1t was
supposed generally that DR.. E. S.
Kelly, who had filled the Office of
police commissioner for two years,
would be reappointed. This, however.
did not occur, and the reasons thereof,
accor ding to DR.. Kelly, are set forth In
the following affidavit:
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Hennepin. (
Elijah S. Kelly, being duly sworn, says
that. on the 30th day of March, A. D. 1889,
and for more than one year previous thereto,
he had been and was at said date the duly
elected and officiating police surgeon for the
city of Minneapolis, county or Hennepln and
state of Minnesota; that on said 30th day OF
March. 1889, one William Il. Guile was one
of the duly appointed and acting police COM
miSsioners for the city of Minneapolis.
That it was the duty of said police com
mission of said city to discharge or elect
whenever they should think best and eX
pedient, any ana all officers or employees
connected with the police department of
said city.
That on the 3Oth DAY of March. A. D. 1889,
William r. Guile, duly elected police com
Elijah s. Kelly, at his Office in said city of
Minneapolis, and informed him that the
police commission was about 10 elect a
police surgeon, and that one DR.. Will
said Office, and said Guile then and
| there said to this atfiant: ''They are after
you; they have contracted for goods which
they cannot deliver, and hell is to pay This
| affiant then and there asked him what he
meant and said Guile replied: "Kilvington
has agreed with DR.. Tyron to secure my vote
for him at the election of police surgeon,
provided TyrOn will use his influence to have
Kilvington elected health officer for SAID city.
Giertson will vote forTyron for police surgeon
and my vote would elect him. They have
offered me $40 month, provided l will vote
for Tyron as long as l shall remain in office.
l know you can better 1t, as / am sure Babb
will vote for you. You know there is no sal
airy attached to the office of police commits
| SiOner, and money must come from some
where. am poor man and cannot afford
| to spend all my time for nothing"
The affiant then and there expressed his
| surprise and told said Guile that he had
never given any man dollar for his vote
only SIS per month, and that no man could
afford to do the work for SIS per month.
| After some further conversation regarding
the connection of DR.. Tyron and Commits
fIno (HotIa O1i
ty of South Minneapolis, said Guile said
| Good evening" to this afiant, and expressed
the hope that it would come out all right
On Sunday this affiant did not see said
| Guile better than $50, and on Monday affiant S
resignation was asked for by said Guile
On Sunday, March 81. A. d. 1889, said
affiant laid the above facts almost verbatim
before one W. NJ. Bracket. the then chief of
| police of said city, and also before Edward
| C. Babb. the then mayor of said city This
| affiant informed said Babb that unless he was
| Endorsed by the mayor of Minneapolis for the
| office of police surgeon, that his resignation
would be rendered to him instantly.
This affiant further says that on or about
| Wednesday, April 3, 1889, one n. w. King.
| the proprietor of the Fashion saloon and a
former detective of Minneapolis came to
| atlantis Office and asked to be examined for
| admission to the police force of said city,
The affiant told said King that he was about
| to be removed and for him to apply to his
| successor for examination, whereupOn said
King exclaimed to this affiiant: "Chunk,
| Chunk, that's all that is necessary; hell. you
don't need to be removed if you know your
| business.
Signed: f. S. KELLEY
| Subscribed and sworn to before me this
| 10th day of June, 1889.
[Notarial Seal. Signed: MAY HAMMcN,
| Notary Public, Hennepin County, Minnesota.
This is the affidavit that was pub
| lished in Yesterdays Tribune. and Com
missioner Guiles' reply is as fellows:
| 1 deny the whole story in toto. On the
| 30th day of March, the day alleged by Dr.
| Kelly, the old commission was in full author
| ity, and DR.. Tryon had neither applied to me
| nor had been a candidate up to that time.
| So that DR.. Kelly is self convicted by these
dates to with he swears. I deny III toto
that 1 ever demanded or limited to Dr.
| Kelly that he could be retained as police
surgeon for any consideration what
| candidacy of DR.. Tryon was about April %.
| last happened at DR.. Kilvington's Office.
and there met Aid. Elingsen, from the Sixth
| ward. The doctor said to me, you can
make me health officer 1 replied. how?
| He said, "If you will vote for DR.. Tryon for
| police surgeon l can get thirteen additional
votes in the council which will elect me. y
| / had been introduced to DR.. Tryon a few
days before, and thought he looked like a
sharp fellow. So l said, all right
old boy, if my vote for Tryon will
make you health officer, I'll do it.'f Dr. Kill
| vington was elected, as you know, by large
| vote. So when the time came for the cleo
| ton of police surgeon, kept my word and
voted for Dr. Tyron, as did Mayor Babb and
| Commissioner Gjertsen, so that my vote
| would not have defeated Dr. Tyron But