St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-19
"ME AND GUILE"
They Acted as Commission and
Considered the Ray Outgrowths.

They Acted as Commission and
Commissioners Guile and Gjertson
had it all to themselves yesterday morn
ing when the police commission met.
Mayor Babb was still out of town, so
Gjertsen's forid features took on the
dignity of resident pro TEN. and Guile
acted as the commission. Patrolman
Delano's case was the first matter con-
sidered. When Sergeant Leonard made
complaint of Delano for being absent
from his beat, which occurred several
weeks ago, that high-spirlted disciple OF
the lamented Harvey Immediately re-
signed. Recently he asked permission
to withdraw his resignation on the plea
that he had acted too hastily. GiertSen
said Yesterday that he understood Del
ano had secured another job, so the
matter was passed over. Then came
the question of what to do with the sa-
loonkeepers who are losers through the
Ray matter, which was discussed in
formally. Many of the saloonkeepers
who deposited money with Ray and lost
it are still running without a license,
and while the commission is not dis
posed to be too hard upon these men,
something must be done to unravel
the tangle. Some of the saloon men
have determined to find out whether
the city can be held for the money,
since Ray was acting with the permits
sion of his superiorS. 1t was finally
agreed that the men who are short the
$500 first deposited shall have time to
make up the amount, but must event.
ually pay it. Supt. Bracket will get all
the facts together, City Attorney Rus
sell will then be called i'll and the mat
ter considered at length. 1t is certain
that an attempt will be made to hold
the CITY for the money in the courts,
and the moment the police attempt to
make the losers pay their full license
proceedings will be begun. tits claimed,
of course, that Ray was acting as city
official. Tom Cain is understood to be
one of the losers who proposes to make
legal fight. Supt. Brackett' report shows
during the month of July $50 arrests
were made. OF these 152 were for
drunkenness, As for disorderly conduct,
Is selling liquor without license, 81 for
vagrancy, 10 for petit larceny, 81 keep
ing houses OF ill-fame, IA for grand lar
ceny, IL assault and battery. The work
of the detective department includes
the arrest of II thieves, robbers and
burglars. The value of the property
recovered by the detectives is s7,915.
Police Surgeon Matchen attended II
accidental cases and Ill regular calls
upon the sick of force. Officers John
Kvittum and Il. d. Mayo were com
planned of because they did not pay their
debts. Kvittum owes So on a watch to
Simon Gettleson and Mayo owes gro
Gerry bill to F. M. Clark, which he de-
clined to liquidate, althougha judgment
has been secured against him; They
will be called Up for an explanation
next Monday. Officer Lincoln Bean
was granted ten7days' leave of alb
sence to go upon very pressing bust
ness" as he calls it. He will return a
married man. Charles 0. Halling, of
1914 Seventeenth avenue south, was
elected to the force, and William Wal
lace, Martin Walker, John Kennedy
and Walter Mcdonald were appointed
special officers on the Manitoba railroad
bridge at Fourth street north. Two pc
titions for permission to peddle without
license were denied. The commission
will hereafter grant no such permits.