The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-07-13

and saw the rest shell out and | could
not be behind. | paid SO"
Here Aid. Atkinson made Il motion
to adjourn until , O'Clock Tuesday. The
motion was carried.
At 2:25 Tuesday 'ternOOn Chairman
Green took the chair and announced a
quorum of aldermen present, as follows:
Atkinson, Brennan, French, Green,
Howe, Johnston, Larson, Lund, Nc
Queen. Norquist, Ross.
George Z. Stiilman, of Duluth, was
sworn in as an assistant stenographer.
Our space forbids giving the testi
mOny in full, and it is not necessary to
DO go, as in all such cases much is said
which is wholly unnecessary. The
testimony given, however, grew more
and more damaging as the work went
on. Joe lie Sage, c. \. Ellison, T. {.
SwensOn and Tom Furniss, the commit
tee of saloon keepers who took up the
collection from the saloon men for
extra hours and sunday privileges,
were sworn, and their testimony was
damaging although their contributions
were never delivered. The saloon
men contributed five dollars apiece, on
the ground that that would be all that
would be required of them, and by this
means S215 was raised. They then
found that this was not considered
enough by someone in authoritv-pre-
sumably the Mayor, police officer Gal
Iigher being the betWeen-and that
five dollars per month would be ex-
pected of them. The saloon men wnnld
not submit to this and the contribu-
tons already gathered was returned to
to the contributors, and none Of it
reached the throne.
Vince Mckinnon, patrolman at the
East End, testified: II know Mr..
Starkweather and have known him
for six or seven years. | have never
paid him any money but gave Mart
Gallagher ten dollars to give to the chief
for the Mayor. The chief had asked
me to put the money up. l paid him
this because | wanted to hold my job.
Chief Luton told me that patrollmen
had to pay ten dollars and sargents
fifteen dollars.
Ed. Hanton, South Superior fire.
man sad he paid five dollars, not be-
cause he was asked to do SO, but just
because the rest of the boys were doing
it, and added, "Chief Kellogg was the
first one to inform me that the boys
we're paying and | did not think that
Starkweather would be insulted if !
paid him s.. | thought it would be
rather favorable to me. This matter
| was talked over in our company and it
was decided that the captain should
give $40, the driver $40 and 1 s.. The
| conversation between us was of tenor
! that in order to hold our jobs We had
! better put up"
Olaf Johnson, late Captain at the Fast
end, refused to put up any money and
On July LIST, was informed that his ser
vices were no longer required after
! having been on the force six and half
/ years.
Ace kingsbury, another fireman, tes-
tilted that he had paid five dollars to
his captain TO be given to the mayor.
did it because | was asked for a dona-
lion to the campaign fund and thought
it would secure my job. | heard John
son say he would not pay and he was
discharged. John Schaeffer took the
money in an envelope and went to give
it to the mayor. When he returned we
asked him what was said and he rcplI-
ed that the mayor was very much pleas
ed, stated it was the first money he had
received in that way and thanked the
boys kindly, saying that they need have
no further fear of discharge, from their
department.
John Schaelfer testified that he had
paid to Mayor Starkweather at the lat
ters house, a purse of $50, gathered
from the East end fire nall No. +. OF
which he himself had contributed SO.
lie said lie paid it because he had
heard that the Mayor was in the hole
for campaign expenses about 8, 800 and
he wanted to help him out Of the hole.
At the session Of Wednesday several
columns of evidence as strong or strong
er than the foregoing, was taken.
l.. Peterson, patrolman, said, 81
never paid the mayor any money per
sonally, but paid to a party whom |
knew would give it to him
George W. Johnson, another officer.
said, Il paid money to Chief Luton to
ne given to the Mayor, II was -.
Another, @. y. Berg, said. Il never
gave Starkweather any money person
ally, hut gave Luton SO, to give to
, him
7. y. Dill, sworc, Il never paid any
money to Stark weather but gave SO, 10
Luton 10 give TO him. paid this
money because Starkweather was
Mayor" And this line of evidence was
continued through long afternoon and
evening session
The council held two sessions on
Thursday afternoon and evening even
II II was hot. The evidence given was
much like what had been given in at
previous meetings. Mr. Herbert Pratt
testified that he had paid officer Gala
CHER in all seventy-two dollars and fifty
cents, for putting in ten ''nickle in the
slot machines, and testified that he
gave the money because he wanted TO
stand well with the police.
The general order was changed little
hv some of the aldermen who have not
been attending the meetings coming in
and making little setspeeches informing
the council that they were doing things
Illegally, etc, and tina; they were ready
10 help when things could be done
properly. They claimed they had been
following The advice ofthe city attorney
creature Of the Mayors manufacture,
and OF the Mayors attorneys. Shaving
away from The rupptip.rs rhas, ,l.I,r