St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-20
o'CoNNoR THROWS LIGHT
On the fremont Exchange
Matter--He Was Only the
BOndsman.
NO VACANCY FOR NUGENT,
Say the Republicans--Patrol
men Listed for Adverse
Report.


semblY met last night to take undrr
consideration the appointments made
by his honor. the mayor, in the police
department. Chief Clark. the corpora
ton attorney, James Nugent and the
full committee. including the redoubta-
Die Timothy Reardon. were in attend.
ance. 1t looked as though there might
be warm discussion. When the name
of John }. O'C0nnor as chief Of detect
ives came up. Mr.. ReardOn was heard
from in his usual forcible way. He did
not hesitate to affirm that so far as Mr..
OCOnn0r was personally concerned. he
had no special kick to make. He said
that he had been Quested to ''go
agin" his confirmation for the place of
chief of detectives The old story
charging Mr.. O'Connor with being
connected with the old fremont
Turf Exchange on Robert street, was
the nut that Mr.. Reardon felt bound to
crack. He incidentally stated there
was suit pending for the rent of the
exchange, with which Mr.. O'COnnOr's
name was coupled as defendant.
This Brought O'Connor
to the front. He stated that there was
no truth i'll the representation made by
Mr.. Reardon that he had signed his
name to the lease. The only signature he
had made was on the bond Of the pro-
prietor, Frank Shaw. John J. O'COn-
nor emphatically denied that he was a
co-partner in any kind of gambling
joint.
Mr.. Reardon had evidently nbt fired
off all the blank cartridges he had,
darkly limiting that he could make other
charges If he desired. He said again
he had no personal feeling against Mr..
O'Connor. He limited that threats i'm
periling his personal safety IN case he
held firm to his opposing O'Connor's
con tirmation for the appointment had
been made. After all this talk. the
question Of the confirmation of O'Con--
i nor was brought up by motion from
: Assemblyman Lewis. All voted in
flavor of it. excepting MIR. Reardon. and
Mr.. O'Connor. if his appointment is
co nfirmed by the assembly, will get the
place.
!, The appointments of Capt. William
iHanft. Sergeant Martin Flanagan and
Lieut.. Thomas Walsh were confirmed,
to fill vacancies.
: James Nugent came up for vivisec-
dtion. After a service of twenty-One
years, it will be remembered that he
was retired by Mayor Wright and put
upon the police pension list. On the
coming again into Office of Mayor Smith
.Nugent was again restored. There was
"a length talk on this subject. AS he
lost his arm while In active police serv-
ice, the general sentiment of the COM
mittee was that he should have some
thing done for him. There was not that
clearness to the matter that the city
dads felt commensurate to the subject,
as it was represented that there was no
vacancy existing for him to fill. Not
withstanding Nugent's earnest desire
that the committee either confirm his
appointment or relegate him to obscuri-
ty, the whole question was referred to
the corporation attorney for an opinion.
The list of patrolmen appointed by
Mayor Smith was sent back to the as
sembly. The committee will place itself
in opposition to the confirmation, claim
ing no vacancies exist. The list is as
follows:
Men They Would Turn Down.
Michael Kirschmaier, patrolman. vice
Andrew Hervin, removed for good of
the service; Fred q. Tegler, sergeant,
vice Olaf Larson; Oscar Tankenoff,
patrOlman. vice q. J. Palmer. dismissed
for disobedience; Edward Mccarthy,
patrolman, vice H. II. Lilly; Philip B.
McTaggart, patrolman, vice Edward
Lee: Charles II. Gates. patrolmaD. vice
John Linden; Michael F. Moran. pa
trolman, vice John Fl. York: John
Hammes, patrolmaD, vice John Ar
buckle; John G. COwan, patr0lman.
vice b. M. Blades, removed for the
good of the service.
So far as referring the matter back
to the assembly. Chairman Strouse said
he did not favor such action. He thought
it unjust to keep men out of appoint
ments and salaries on mere quibbleS.
This started Assemblyman Lewis up who
took the ground that this was refiec-
ton on the Republican assemblymen,
who only desired, he said, that these
matters be properly aired and legally
conducted. IT found not In conflict
with law, and the appointments could
be legally confirmed, the Republican
assemblymen,h he declared, would not be
found lacking in the matter Of duty.
Harvest Excursions.