St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-24
A HOLY CALM.
Harmony Prevails in the Police
Department by Sheer AvOirdu.

Harmony Prevails in the Police
Department by Sheer Avoirdu-
pois.
The alliance offensive and defensive
of Mayor Babh and Police Commissioner
Guile goes" and it is understood that
harmony has been restored in the po-
lice department. and is to remain re-
stored. The mayor has exhibited con-
siderable hostility towards Commits
sioner Gjertsen of late, and the follow
ing remark, which Is rather pointed
one for one pure and high-mlnded Re
publican to make about another, is at
tributed to his honor by, an evening
paper:
the 'madames," Gjertsen, he Ghe mayor
says, has shown considerable anxiety IN this
direction, and has advocated their arrest.
The mayor does not know why, but says that
following the advent of King upon the de-
tective force, one of the First street places
was raided. 1t was King who made the ar
rest When the madam and inmates were
arraigned in the municipal court, Henry f;
Gjertsen, a brother of the commissioner, and
Judge Rand appeared as their attorneys.
The lawyers received something like S12o or
$3.50 for fees from their frail clients. The
mayor offers no further explanation for this
occurrence.
Another story connecting Commits
sioner GjertSen with the "madams."
through the medium of Lewis q. GJert-
sen, his brother. The latter is an at
torney, and undertook the collection of
a bill against Hattie Brush, we'll
known First street proprietress. In
order to secure prompt payment he sent
her the following letter, it is charged,
which looks like threat to use his "in-
flOoence:"
Madame-Y0u will remember that l called
upon you not long ago regarding a certain
debt. Now you know that the debt is an
honest one and that you ought to pay it.. l
want to say now that if you do not settle this
matter before next Monday at p m. l shall
make it my business to have every house Ct
ill-fame on First street pulled
The commission will meet again Fri
day to ratIfy the restoration of char
mOny." as Mayor Babb expects to be
absent from the city next Monday. In
spector Hall is to be rather severely dis
ciplined for not bowling the knee more
submissively to Supt. Bracket, and is
to be reduced to patrolman and made to
don the brass buttons again on beat.
Commissioner Guile does not seem to
fear the charges made against him by
Dr.. E. S. Kelly, and calls for inveStiga-
ing open letter shows:
To Robert Jamison, Esq, as County A
torney of Hennepin County-Dear Sir:
week has elapsed since 1 made demand
upon you to investigate certain charges Of
corruption in Office as police commissioner
of the city of Minneapolis, made by the Sun
day Tribune of July Ia, 1889, to which
have not yet received an answer. l dislike
to have the matter OF investigation deferred
until the sitting of the grand jury in Sep
tember. but if the proper examination can
not be made before that time, l will wait, in
the expectation that you will then present
the matter to the jury at it's sitting. On the
other hand, request you to proceed at once,
under section 10 of an act passed by the leg
islature at its last session, entitled IAN act to
amend the charter of the city of Minneapolis
in respect to appointment of police commits
sioners and control of the police" in which
section 1t is provided that trial may be had
upon presentation of the charges by not
less than ten freeholders of the city of Min
neapolis. If you are not able to secure the
requisite signatures, l will gladly assist you
and will do all in my power to bring about
such trial as is provided for in section TO-
WILLIAM R. GUILE.
natad Julv 90 1870