The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-19
The Chief Executive, Being a Friend of Both Gem
tlemen, Brought Them Together.
THEY TALKED MINNESOTA SAVINGS BANK.
President of the Institution Wanted to Know From
Foreman Burns if Certain Drafts He Had Re-
ceiyed Had Been Credited to Him.

Stevens and Mayor Doran present?
he was asked.
why, yes, Judge schoonmaker is
attorney for the company"
'How about Mr.. Stevens7'
''Why, Mr.. Stevens is a lawyer also"
well, Mayor Doran was there
What was he doing?''
You see there was little con-
troversy-that's why Mayor Doran was
present. This is private matter all
the way through. We were just trans
acting little private matter that is
nobody's business. 1t is true Mr..
Stevens name has come up before the
grand jury. but very little. and that as
president Of the Savings bank. AS to
what the grand jury will do in the
future, of course, 1 do not care to say"
Congressman Stevens, who lives at
zoos Carroll street, and Judge Schoon-
maker, whose present residence Is at
Como, could not be seen last night, but
a trip to the West side resulted in an
interview with his honor the mayor,
who, without hesitation, told what
there was to the little conference.
The mayor had just come from the
performance Of "Men and Women"
and the stirring scenes where banks
are saved and culprits brought to light
might have served as a contrast to
some Of the incidents Of the early part
VI I1C ocy. Lie iIcIyOl lSldlGQ Lie
facts without hesitation. He explained
that Mr.. Stevens and Mr.. Burns were
only slightly acquainted, ard that he
and Mr.. Burns were warm personal
friends, and had been G. A. r. COM
rades since the war. Mr.. Stevens
knew Of this fact and had asked the
mayor to accompany him to the Of
Of Mr.. Burns so that he might learn
certain facts concerning any possible
action which the grand jury might
have in mind. Mayor Doran explains
that Mr.. Stevens held the opinion that
a certain draft, received from an un-
Gle In the East, had not been entered
to his credit at the bank, and that, had
it been properly credited to him, there
would have been no overdraft as was
shown against him by the investiga-
ton Of the books and records. This
Mr.. Stevens explained beforehand to
his friend, Mr. Doran. It appears, ac-
cording to Mayor Doran's understand
ing, that Mr.. Stevens received a draft
each month during the late campaign
in the sum Of $500 each, and that, al
turned into the bank, but three were
credited to him. Whatever the con-
versation with Mr.. Burns developed
must have been quite to Mr.. Stevens
liking, for when he left with the mayor
he said he was satisfied that his first
suspicion was correct, ana tnat tne
omission in the case of the last draft
had been made.
The mayor did not feel at liberty
to say what conversation passed be-
tween Stevens and himself regarding
the probable action Of the grand jury,
save to remark that Mr.. Burns said
to him, just before driving away in
his buggy, that there seemed to be
nothing culpable in any act Of Mr..
Stevens, who was but the nominal
president of the bank, and that, what
ever there was out of the way, was in
the nature Of a technical wrong. Judge
Schoonmaker, the mayor says, took no
part in the meeting.
The mayor himself says that he
heard but little Of the conversation
which ensued between the president OF
the Minnesota Savings bank and the
foreman of the grand jury.