The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-21
No Blows STRUCK
BUT AID. KENNY CALLED j. M.
HAWTHORNE AgCUR, AND RE-
PEATED 1T.
STUTZMAN GETS DISLIKED.
DORAN UPBRAIDSI THE MAN WHO
STARTED THE DIsORDERLY
HOUSE INVESTIGATION.
MILLER PLEADS IGNORANCE
STUTZMAN GETS DISLIKED.
ILLER PLEADS IGNORANCE
When Asked why Certain Houses
Were Allowed to Run without
Paying Fines.

The investigation as to the manner
in which the mayor and other city Of
ficalS are enforcing the ordinance re-
lating to disorderly houses was begun
last night. 1t will probably fiZzle out
as the administratio ton has been opposed
to 1t from the start and the fact was
brought out more clearly than ever,
last night when Mayor Doran wanted
to know why Aid Stutzman had not
come to him quietly and sought the in
formation without letting the public in
on 1t.
Miller was on hand with an attorney
For a man who invited all kinds of in
vestigations it seemed strange that he
and the mayor should go to the ex-
pepse of hiring AN attorney. He got
rid of lot of annoying questions when
he declared when asked about certain
houses. that he didn't know they eX-
listed. Whether or not the mayors
eyes were opened at what Miller said
about his ignorance of things OR not is
| a question.
The investigation didn't amount to
much after ALL, although it was inter-
esting at times. Aid. Kenny laid aside
his aldermanic dignity long enough to
call j. M. Hawthorne, Miller's attorney,
a cur and repeat the assertion. 1t
looked squally for minute and Aid
Sanborn began to get nervous But 1t
hnally went over without any blows
being struck. Unless there are more
DEVELOPMENTS next time it will be a
nice clean whitewash.
At the meeting last night Aid Stutz-
man, Sanborn and Kenny and Assem-
blyman Johnson and Kirk were pres
ent. The point was raised that under
the resolution the committee was di-
rected to investigate the enforcement
of ordinance No. 2S5. This ordinance it
was shown related to the removal of
frame building and was passed in
April, 1882. Add Stutzman stated that
the mis- take was made bygivingthe
number of the section in the com
pilation of ordinances and that the
ordinance was known as No. 1856.
Mayor Doran had been invited to be
present but word was sent that he was
In attendance at meeting of the city
hall and court house commission. J.
NJ Hawthorn who appeared for
Patro1man w B. Miller, privatemes-
senger in the mayors office. was de.
s1rous of having the investigation
pressed, but the committee decided to
await the presence of the mayor before
starting in. Mr.: Johnson thought the
mayor as Chief executive was the
proper pefsonsto question: Mr. Haw-
thorne said the mayor would nroha hlv
De engaged for some time and suggest
eq -that the committee could examine
MI. Miller while waiting for his honor.
Aio. Kenny insisted that the COM
mlttee had nothing to do with Mr.
Miller. The mayor was the chief ex.
ecutlVe OF the city, and as such had
charge of the police department ard
It's members. What the COMMITTEES
wanted was to have the mayor
answer why, for instance, a certain
woman whose name was mention,
Was Was nIeo only once or twice in year
The committee had nothing to do with
MI. Miller, Chief Goss or any other
member of the police department
what he was particularly anxious to
nave settled was only why revenues
from this source were not turned int,
the city. Ii the mayor should say that
he knew nothing about the case thor,
IL
from others about the matter. Thcra
was no reason to his mind WHY the
mayor should not be fully advised &c
to the actions of the police. apartment
He was paid salary of $500 Der.
month for seeing that the ordinances
were enforced.
1t was $50 when Mayor Doran an
peared before the committee and The
audience was augmented by Court Re-
ported H1llman, who, at the request of
Attorney Hawthorne, took a steno
graphic report of the proceedings CHIEF
Goss, G. S. Schurmann and Assembly
men DAILY and Reardon were present.
Aid. Stutzman read the resolution
and then explained that as Chairman
OF the committee on public accounts
he had noticed an irregularity in the
collection of fines from keepers of dis
orderly houses. In order to find whv
this was so it was decided to have an
investigation and see how the matter
was conducted by the officials. Mr..
Hawthorne broke the pause which fol.
lowed Mr.. Stutzman'S talk, by asking
II the witnesses would be sworn Mr.
StutZman did not answer the question
but inquired if the committee desired
to go into an executive session. MI.
hawthorne broke in again and asked
that all the witnesses be put under
oath. Mr.. Kenny objected to this. say
ing that the idea of swearing the wit
nesses was a scheme to break I'D the
investigation.
Mayor Doran admitted that there
were number of disorderly houses in
the city, and had been during the term
he had been in office. In answer to
the question as to how the keepers
were brought into court, the mayor
asked the Second ward alderman why
he had not come to his office and asked
for the information instead of making
a public meeting.
Mr.. Stutzman said he had never been
accorded decent treatment in his visits
to the mayors office, and for this
reason he had not called.
A motion was made by Aid. Sanborn
to go into executive session, but this
did not suit theymayor and he announc