The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-18
NEVER A POOR MAN
IT Is THE WELL-DRESSED PRISON
ERS THE POLICE INTEREST
THEMSELVES IN.
so Mr.. OPPENHElM DECLARES.
LIEUT. BOERNER APPEARS IN
THE PART OF GENERAL INTER-
CEDER.
so Mr.. OPPENHElM DECLARES.
"JOHN DOE" sTIRs UP A RUMPUs.
His Friends on the Police Force
Want to Get Him OF without
a Fine.

The chances are that II JOnn DOe
gets arrested for being drunk again he
Will forfeit the $40 bail put up for his
appearance in the police court and let
1t go at that. Doe, whose true name is
not published took on quite jag Sat
urday night, and was landed at the
central station by Patrolman Christie
pherson. One of his friends, who keeps
q drinking place on West Fifth street
Interested himself in the case and Doe
finally put up $40 and was released.
II the police court yesterday, Lieut..
Bosrner was importunad to see that Doe
was discharged without the payment
of a fine When the case was called
Lieut.. Boerner made the proper talk
about his being a good fellow and
holding a responsible position in
railroad, and other things, all for the
purpose of having the said Doe turned
loose.
City Prosecutor Oppenheim, however,
had not been consulted by the police
officer and he at once proceeded to
put in a knock against the discharge
Mr.. Oppenheim said Doe was perfectly
able to pay a fine. and if there was
going to be any discharging done he
wanted it understood that workingmen
who worked for small salaries and had
large families to support, should be
the ones who should be let go and not
the ones who could afford to pay the
expense of their drinking bouts. The
case was passed until the afternoon
session, and Doe ordered to be in court
at 2 o'clock.
INN latA T 10Y.
again had the ear of the court relative
to the discharge of A. e. Bangs and
William Smith, who were arrested for
drunkenness by Patrolman Calvin. Mr..
Oppenheim again appealed to the court
and said he objected to police officers
arguing before the court in regard to
the disposition of criminal cases. He
insisted that all motions for the dis
charge of prisoners should come
through him. Lieut. Boerner said he
knew his rights in the court and should
exercise them until forbidden by the
judge. Judge Twohy discharged the
men without comment. Several cases
of drunkenness came up after the argu-
ments, and, if the offenders said they
were married and had never been ar
rested before, Mr.. Oppenheim moved
the case be dismissed for the reas on
that their families needed the $40
which they would be fined. Judge
Twohy granted the request in each
case and the prisoner was discharged.
AT the afternoon session, John Doe
who is we'll dressed young man with
his hair parted in the middle, appeared
early thanked by a couple of friends.
Lieut.. Boerner was not present but
Mr.. Oppenheim was and he again ad-
dressed the court on the matter of
policemen recommending the discharge
of prisoners The duty of the officers,
he said, was to bring cases into the
court and prosecute them, and not to
interest themselves In securing the re-
lease of persons arrested. One day, he
said, the officers were cursing the court
and prosecuting attorneys for allowing
prisoners to be discharged, and the next
session they were in trying to get other
persons released. He called the at
tention of the court to the howl raised
by the police each year about the large
number of prisoners arrested and
discharged by the court and said the
officers said nothing about the number
OF prisoners they requested to be dis
charged during the year. He further
said that he had noticed that the police
never asked for the discharge of a
poorly dressed, or a laboring man. but
were always willing to intercede for
well dressed fellow, who, in almost
avery case could well afford to pay for
the trouble he had caused. Mr.. Open
helm spoke so strongly that Judge
IWohy again continued the case against
Doe until this morning, when he will
give decision which will carry with
1T the $40 belonging to Doe or his
friends.