St. Paul daily globe., 1895-05-05
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weeks of the session. The effort
signally failed; but during the whole
course of the hearing Judge Ives
and his attorneys refused to talk
about the other side. This silence
was all the more marked from the
fact that those engaged in the prose-
cuItion were doing a great deal of
talking.
When interviewed by a GLOBE re-
porter last night Judge Ives was still
disposed to keep silent. SAT the out
set of the attack upon me-" re said,
81 advised my friends to let the
either side do the talking. All
wanted at any time was a fair show,
and 1 felt sure that the truth would
come out. From a thorough judicial
hearing L had nothing to fear"
"Will not this case have the effect
of clearing the atmosphere in your
district?"
81 sincerely hope 50. But now that
the Efforts of the prosecution have
failed and the case is closed, l may
be permitted to say that not one of
those charges had any sound basis
of fact to rest on. The conclusions
drawn by the instigators of the pros
ecution and embodied in the paper
presented to the legislature were far
from being facts such as a court
would recognize. If the state at
large could be made to realize the
desperate condition Of affairs which
r ltn
pie would agree that only the most
drastic measures within the power of
the court were suited to accomplish
the ends of justice. In my posses ion
are letters from fathers and mCtheis,
and from sisters, too, imploring me
to use all the power at my disposal
to break up and suppress the iniquit-
Gus and illegal dens that had de-
veloped in certain parts of the dis
trict. So bold had the owners Of
these places become, and SO out
rageous was the character of the
business which they sheltered, that
any one VINO undertook to punish
them and enforce the law was sure
to win their undying enmity. They
engaged in an attempt to punish me
because 1 had dared to punish the
most fragrant violators of law, and
they failed. If the case had gone to
the senate for trial, the people of
Minnesota would have had chance
to read some testimony that could not
have failed to convince them of the
justice of my position. Beyond that
l have nothing to say, and L especial
ly desire to refrain from any criti-
cism of the men who instigated and
pushed the attempt to discredit me
as a Judge"
Judge Ives is a portly and hand
some man, with hair and mus.ache Of
almost snowy whiteness. He looks
for all the world like an old-time
Southern gentleman, and the full
blue-gray eye indicates an inward
fire that may be lying dormant, but
will be dangerous to arouse. Where
is fight in Judge Ives, plenty of it,
and the law-breaker who might at
tempt to defy the court or the law
would find himself in deep trouble.
1t can readily be conceived, in talk
ing. with this pleasant-voiced old
man, about how he felt when he
thought his grand jury had been
bribed or tampered with. The at
tempt ITO balk justice would but make
MIN the more set to see it fully ex-
ecuted
Ut seems that there are sixty indict-
nents to be tried ait the June term
of court in Ives district. The larger
, pagt of them are against gamblers
and keepers Of houses of ill-fame.
, Undoubtedly, should Judge Ives sit,
these people would ask change of
venue. Under the circumstances,
the judge could not be expected to
grant such a motion. He will most
likely call on some judge from OUT
side the district to try the cases.
Judge Ives has still three years to
serve, and it is admitted he can be re-
elected without much trouble if his
age does not deter him from making
the race.