St. Paul daily globe., 1893-08-04
THE RUNGE INvasrIG ALTON
Temporarily shelved for Other
Council Business.


Council Business.
Prior to the resumption of the Runge
Impeachment proceedings last night,
the council transacted a batch of rOu-
tine business, the session being cOnSe-
quently prolonged beyond its usual
limits. Several petitions for paving
were read and referred, and the bonds
of minor city officers went the usual
way, after which a petition was READ
from the attorney of Mrs. Gus Oeson,
whose husband met with horrible death
by being blown up with dynamite,
while III the employ of the city on July
p. The petition recited the deplorable
circumstances of his death and the con-
ditiOn of the widow and children, and
asked for the settlement upon the latter
of such sum as might be deemed
proper. The petition was referred to
the committee OH claims and the city
attorney.
The matter of new water mains in
Washington park was referred 10 the
water department, and orders for new
sewers were laid over for lack of funds.
A report was submitted from the
board of equalization showing the re-
viSed personal property list up to May
l, 1898, the books being open to inspec-
ton. The report was confirmed.
Aid. Schwartz offered a resolution
providing for an increase of $4,000 for
the construction of an engine house in
Camden place. The amount was re-
duced to $S, 600, and it went through,
A resolution was also adopted provid-
ing for an engine house in the Twelfth
ward to cost $4,000, the sum TO be added
to the assessment. Several paving con-
tracts, not already provided for, were
awarded TO James Z. Snyder.
The matter of paving the
streets adjacent to the Great North
ern approaches was taken up and
evoked quite a discussion, the chair rul-
ing some of the aldermen out of order,
and. after considerable persifllaze had
been indulged in, the whole subject was
referred to the committee on claims.
Aid. kilchli called the meeting to or
der, and the Runge impeachment was
then proceeded with, the counsel being
as on previous occasions.
e. 0. Pierce, fire marshal of the de-
partment, was the first witness sworn.
He defined his duty as that Of inspector
OF buildings, and general supervisor
over the engine houses. Witness had
been at the Fraak Bros. fire the day
after the fire. He denied seeing anv
goods at headquarters the day after the
fire, or of having heard any talk among
the members OF the department on the
subject of stealing.
+. w. Nehle II, a fireman, was then
sworn. He knew Brady and Loss.
Witness could not recall the sale of
shoes. He was at the power house fire.
Charley Loss was the regular tillerman.
but was not present at the time. Wit
ness was at the Frank Bros fire: had
not seen goods from the firm at the en-
CINE house the next day: had never
heard any talk about stealing.
Leslie Egan, a substitute at head
quarters, was then placed on the stand.
and as objections were raised to his
testimony he was excused.
Tim Bohan, Of Engine Company No.
u, was the next witness. He testified
that Assistant Chief Canterbury had
called at the house and reprimanded the
men about drinking beer, saying that
he would make it warm for any one
found drinking on the premises, or who
was found under the influence of drink.
Otto Lohtf, former driver for Chief
Runge, was then sworn. Witness re-
called being with the chief in the Cat
aract engine house during the eXposi-
ton of '92. He had not seen the chief
under the influence of liquor at that
time, and he did not consider him n
drinking man.
Edward Llewellin, also former
driver for Chief Runge, was placed on
the stand. The attention of witness
was called to an incident at the Cata-
| ract engine house. when the prosecu-
ton claimed Runge had been drunk.
He denied ever having seen Runge
under the influence OF liquor.
Freb Schu6bel was the next witness,