The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-21
POLICE LAUGH AT 1T.
Position IN Which ZOlIman Has
Placed Himself.

The row stirred up by the dismissal of ]. c..
Gardner and q companion In the municipal
court last week, the circumstances of which
have been related in the G e, continues
to cause an uneasy squirming In certain quar-
tiers. The police department, through Lieut.
Boerner Is investigating the alleged irregular
procedure resulting In the discharge of Gard
ner without hearing, and yesterday received
an explanation from Assistant City Attorney
Hall regarding the position of the municipal
legal department in the matter, which is said
to throw the responsibility upon Assistant
County Attorney Zollman, who in the first
place accused the corporation attorneys office
with using its influence to release Gardner
Lieut.. Boerner says Mr.. Hall told him that
he refused to issue a warrant for Gardner on
the charge of disorderly conduct after the
first charge of a more serious nature had been
secretly dismissed, because both Mr.. Hall and
MT. Markham fully believed there was an
abundance Of evidence to convict on the orig
inal charge. When Mr.. Zollman dismissed the
case the belief in the city legal department
Lieut. Boerper says he was told, was that an
eiLoTt was being made to "whitewash' the
aIair, and that. therefore, under Instructions
from Mr.. Markham, Assistant City Prosecutor
Han refused to become in any way involved
IN the case by relieving Mr.. Zollman of the
responsibility in the matter.
yesterday Assistant County ATTORNEY Zoll-
man was quoted in lengthy abuse of the no.
lice department in defense of his course In
dtsmissing Gardner Later in the dav he
calleo at the central station and denied that
there was any truth in the article. stating
tnat the reporter for the morning paper who
caIled upon him had grossly misrepresented
MIN In the Interview. Be this as it NAV the
cause ascribed by Mr.. Zollman for the eriti-
clsn which he says the police have leveled at
MN, Is without foundation. Mr. Zollman sevs
the police are Sore because Gardner and
ms companion were not Convicted" This
the police emphaticaly deny, and point ont
th tne 1rregularity consisted in the fact
Ihat the case was. it is alleged secretly dis
missed by Mr.. Zollman without a trial. The
police say they do not care continental abont
Garoner being Convicted" but insist what
they 90 demand is, when an arrest Is made
that the case be tried before being dismissed
ana II there Is any dismissing done that II he
zone by the judge, on the evidence, and not
Dg the assistant county attorney or anv other
0Llclal Dy reason Of outside influence. lieut.
Fothen, who arrested Gardner, refuses To lodge
a second complaint against him.
throughout the controversy Assistant Conn
W Attorney Zollman has insisted thar he
would secure Gardeners rearrest at anv bazo
.ard, and that if no one else would 1odso
formal complaint against him he wouId do Go
hlnsef. The police smile with cvnioeI
showing sort OF air when Mr.. Zollman's threat
is mentioned, and simply ask whv he doasn't
make ms bluff good. In speaking Of the
case Yesterday, court official remarked.
II all OF this hubbub was about sone NOW
Unfortunate person, without friends or rnopoU
c cnn PUBIC po would see how quickly every one
cthhnected with the case would fail over eenb
oIner to send the poor devil to jail." ee'n