St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-18


this reached that the universal comment
is that Capt. Bean has been the best
sheriff in the history of the county.
To conduct the affairs OF the office of
sheriff has required the assistance OF
twenty deputies. The magnitude OF the
work done can be estimated when it is
considered that most of these deputies
have been competent men OF buSln ess
ability. The Sheriff's office is charged
with the foreclosure of mortgages
among lis other duties, and about 1890
Of these have passed through the hands
of Sheriff Bean. Millions of dollars have
gone through his hands and been strictly
accounted for. The matter of execu-
tons and gene raj conduct OF the buSl-
ness with attorneys has been emlnently
satisfactory to litlgants and members or
the bar. There has never been dis
pute with Sheriff Bean as to any bill,
whether it was with the individual or
with the county OF state whom he rep
resented. There has been no complaint
against him as an official because there
has been no cause for such dispute to
arise. The conduct of the chief with
the public, as well as with his subOr-
dlnateS, has been cordial and polite, and
a similar conduct on the part Of the dep
utieS has been secured by the force OF
example rather than by discipline or
didactlc lecturing.
The duties as custodian of the jail
and the prisoners confded to the care of
the county have been discharged with
rare fidelity and executive ability.
Sheriff Bean gave his personal atten-
ton to this branch of his Office to an
unusual degree, and with the assistance
of his chief assistant in this depart
ment, Jailor Louis Peterson, has made
a record that stands unchallenged, like
that in the conduct of the business de-
partment with Col. Charley Dana as
chief clerk.
As TAILOR Sheriff Bean has handled
3.400 state and county prisoners Gnclud-
ing those sent from the municipal court
to answer for state otfenses) and about
800 United States prisoners, number
of whom were Indians. There has not
been an escape of single prisoner dur
ing the administration of Sheriff Bean,
notwithstanding the fact that some of
the most noted crooks and Jail breakers
in the country have been committed to
his keeping. One man attempted to es-
cape on his way from the court house to
the Jail, but owing to the quick action
of Deputy Sheriff Eugene Gibberton,
who was seated in the jail at the time,
the man was recaptured in few mo-
ments and is now doing time in the pen
itentiary at Saltwater
In number of instances noted GRIM
inals have been taken from the Jail to
be cared for while i'll in other quarters,
and this at the risk of the sheriff, yet
none have escaped. 1t is a noteworthy
fact that no prisoner ever was taken into
the court room from the Jail who did
not appear clearly. The discipline OF
the jail has been excellent. The clean
Illness has been proverbial and the
grand jurieS have repeatedly COM
mended the conduct OF the Jail,
and never offered a criticism Of
its management. 1t has been a
rigid practice to thoroughly examine
any prisoners sent to the Jail, and in the
case of vermIn being discovered to thor
oughly cleanse the subject. 8 If nee
essary, the clothing of prisoner was
committed to the flames and new attire
furnished. Complaints of vermin were
made before Sheriff Bean took charge
of the Jail, but the building was thor
oughly purged by him and has been
kept decent and orderly ever since.
Sheriff Bean has not been called upon
to execute a sentence of capital punish
ment since he entered the office, but he
has had in custody several murdererS.
There have been six convictions OF muir
der during his administration, all but
one of whom are now in the peniten-
tiary, and the other is waiting SEN
tence.