St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-16
WHAT IS IN TIE AIR?
The Grand Jury Apparently
on a Still Hunt for a
Sensation.
Dark Hints That a Shot Is to
Be Taken at Members
Of Council.
Some Contracts Which Seem
to Need a Little Look
ing Into.
Park Board Meeting--General
News OF the Day Briefly
Told.

TIE grand jury yesterday morning
concluded its Investigations in the
George A. Morse case concerning the
alleged theft of certain papers from the
district court, and large number OF
deputy sheritfS were at once dispatched
with subpRnas tor more witnesses.
Among the first to appear on the scene
was Joe lngenhutt, the doughty First
ward alderman. Mr.. Ingenhutt, in an
swer to questions, stated most emphatic
ally that he didn't know what he was
there for, and didn't know if any OF his
brother aldermen had been summoned
Further inquiry, however, went to show
that il was on the matter of the ''trans-
fer ordinance"
The grand jury has now been in SEES
sion two weeks, and from all that could
be learned yesterday it seemed no
hearer the end of its business than it
was when it began.
The grand jury seems to he after
aldermen, and while Joe lng"nhutt
would neither deny nOr admit anything
yesterday, he said enough to indicate
that the city council is in for thorough
keel-hauing. Today may see several
members of that honorable body iii the
corridors of the court house. just what
specific cases or particular aldermen the
jury is after cannot be definitely
learned. 1t is We'll nigh certain, though,
that the jury does not intend to stop
at the transfer ordinance, if, indeed,
it is investigating that question at all.
1t is suspected that a hint at the trans
fer ordinance has been dropped as a
blind. What leaked out yesterday is
rather an indication that they are look
ing into d couple of Jobs" of earlier
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. which have been dis
cussed more or less for weeks and
months by people who are familiar with
the methods employed in working mu-
nicipal schemes. One Of the trans
actions which will, probably, come
under the eye of the grand jury is the
letting of contracts for putting i'll curb
and gutter. Some strong statements
were made during the last campaign in
reference to curb and gutter contracts.
They were grossly, crlmlnally llOei0us
if they were not justified. No proceed
ingS were ever begun against the per-
sons VINO fathered them. The grand
jury seems inclined to investigate.
The garbage contract business is also,
it seems, slated for stirring. A good
many things have been said at one time
and anotl er and at various places, by
people who ought to know, about that
garbage contract Some OF the mem,
bers of this grand jury have talked
about it, and have listened 10 some
strong statements.
Fire department affairs are said to be
another subject that will engage the
attention of the grand jury before it
adj0urns.
What the grand jury is doing or will
do was the topic OF good deal or con-
versation last night. From somewhere
and Just where cannot be told-the most
sensational story OF all was started. 1t
grew as it spread until, late last night,
one would have thought the subjects OF
it were already indicted and trembling
before the bar of justice. This story
said that the grand jury had planned TO
make thorough investigation of the
police department and ascertain. II pos
Sible, the reason why so much that IS
illegal is allowed to be done, and fla
GRAVITY done, IN Minneapolis. This
story seems OYerdraWn. however.
No more reason Tor investigating the
police department exists now than
has existed for a long time. Other
grand jurieS have come and gone III
numbers, and have done nothing in this
direction. Why anything should be
done now cannot be told. 1t is more
than likely that this story grew out OF
the grand jury's supposed commence
ment of campaign against the city
council.
NO indictments were found by the
Jury against the following guests of
Sheriff Swenson: William Bolton,
James E. AIsop, Joseph Sommerhouse,
John Hanson, Charles Turner, E. L..
Murphy, Thomas Brennan and John
Wiley. The case of John Willis, in
dicted by the last grand jury for forgery
in the second degree, was set for Fri
day and that of Erick Johnson, indicted
for bastardy, for Friday afternoon.