St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-05-04
r1URDocH E. MURRAY OFFERED MONEY
An Emissary Sent to Him by Republicans to Buy
His Influence for the Repub-
lican Ticket.

When the G l o b e stated on Thurs
day morning that Frank B. Doran,
George N. Warren, Richard w. Bell
and Patrick D. ScannelI were for more
than an hour with leading lawyer in
the latter's office in the Germania Life
building, on Tuesday, 1t had the most
ample proof of what it said. 1t first
secured this proof before making any
statement whatever, and now reiterates
it's charges with full emphasis. This
either Mr.. Doran or any other candi-
date on the ticket with him that it is
not willing to substantiate today. to-
morrow or at any time after the
election. The buster of the Re-
publican organs will not deter the
Globe from telling the exact truth
about Mr.. Doran, his methods and the
men with whom he has recently been
associating. Below is the affidavit of
Mr.. P. ]. Lavalle, which speaks for it.
self:
State Of Minnesota, County of RAM
sey-ss.
P. ]. Lavalle, Of said county and
state, came personally before me, and
being by me first duly sworn, deposes
and says that he is, and for more than
ten years last past has been, a citizen
and resident of the city Of st. Paul;
that he knows, and for some time last
past has known, F. B. Doran, the pres
ent Republican candidate for mayor Of
the said city Of st. Paul; George N.
Warren, P. D. Scannell and r. w. Bell,
and each Of them, by sight; that on the
2Sth day Of April, 1896, at about 6
o'clock in the afternoon, this deponent
saw said Bell and Scannell enter an
elevator on the ground floor in the Ger
mania Life building, so-called, on
Fourth street, in said city Of ST. Paul,
and that this deponent also then and
there entered said elevator; that said
Bell, Scannell and this deponent left
said elevator at the seventh floor in
said Germania Life building, and that
| deponent saw said Bell and Seannell
enter the office Of w. W. Erwin, in
room numbered 126, on said seventh
floor; that at about twenty-five min
| utes after o'clock in the evening Of
the same day deponent saw said F. B.
Doran and George N. Warren enter
said elevator In said Germania Life
building; that this deponent then and
| there also entered said elevator; that
said Doran, Warren and this deponent
left said elevator at the seventh floor
in said Germania Life building, and
| that deponent saw said Doran and
Erwin, in said Room No 1876; that at
about fifteen minutes after o'clock in
the evening Of the same day deponent
saw said Warren come out of said ele-
vator on the ground floor of said build
ing and go out of said building; that
about five minutes thereafter deponent
saw said Doran come out Of said build
ing; that about ten minutes thereafter
deponent saw said Erwin, Scannell and
Bell come out Of said building.
Deponert further saith that on the
29th day of April, 1896, at about forty
minutes after 3 o'clock in the afternoon,
he saw said Bell and Scannell enter
said elevator On the ground floor of
said Germania Life building; that de-
ponent then and there also entered said
elevator; that said Bell, Scannell and
this deponent left said elevator at said
seventh floor, and that deponent saw
said BELL and Scannell enter said W. w.
4 Erwins office in said room numbered
1875; that at about 4 o'clock In the aft
ernoon of the same day deponent saw
said George N. Warren enter said ele-
vator on said ground floor; that depon-
ent then and there also entered said
elevator; that said Warren and this
deponent left said elevator at said sew
enth floor, and that this deponent saw
said Warren enter said Erwins Office In