The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-31
MIR. FEST IS INDIGNANT.
He Replies to the Charges of Il.
Kenny.

Martin Feist, chief engineer of the
st. Paul waterworks. is wroth over an
eplstle which appeared in one of the
republican papers over the signature
Of F. Kenny. Mr.. Feist says:
In reply to the statement in the DISPATCH
Thursday of f. Kenny, late night engineer
at the West side pumping station | want to
tell you he was employed last year at Vadnais
station as assistant engineer, but he did NOT
IKE 1t there; came one morning to McCarron
Lake station and told me somebody was
shooting after him at 2 o'clock in the morn
ing, and showed me his empty pistols I went
out to Yadnais lake and investigated the mat
ter, and found out that Kenny had been doing
the shooting himself from inside the building
He left there, and l put him to work at the
west SIDE pumping station. Two months after
he asked me for month vacation to sea
his sick father at New York, but he went
there on business about a boiler cleaner pat
ent. After he came back from the East he
had an article in the Sunday C Globe, and
wanted to start factory at the West side
Last October he asked me for one month";
vacation again for going to Hot Springs on
recommendation CT DR.. Wheaton but l found
out later that DR.. Wheaton does not know
him. He left here the 9Th of October and
came back on the goth and told some friend
ne had an operation at the Hot Springs. 1 am
told he only went there on business. l never
saw Kenny since the first of September last
except a month ago on the street but not to
talk to. After he was absent from duty three
months l went over to the station and told
Joe Doerr the engineer, il Kenny went to
work again he had to see me or the board He
came there about two weeks ago and was so
informed. He said he would not 90 before
any board. I had heard he wanted to be Gus
todfan at the court house building and watch
man or elevator man. At the same time he
was after the janitors job at the Dayton's
bluff school house
AS to politics. l never was much of a poll
tictan [ have been employed thirteen years
by the board of water commissioners | never
had any trouble before I live outside of the
city limits and cannot vote in the city
was never in the city at the time of Mayor
Doran's election. l never knew Mr. Doran
until the 9TH OF January, 1897 when F. Kenny
told me he wanted to see me about the West
side station job. But one thing-my best
countrymen, Democratic or Republican, voted
for Doran. The first time in 1872 I voted in
Chicago for Gen. Grant for president and
once for Grover Cleveland and the last time
for Mckinley. About T. Kenny's politics: He
went to Duluth about three years ago as a
Democrat: boarded with q man who was
elected for alderman as a Democrat Kenny
worked for him. and the same man worked
Kenny into the postoffice building there as
engineer. He held the Job orly about six
weeks. r. B. c. Bement or John CaulfieId
any member Of the water beard never
asked me if | was a Democrat or Republican
until my name was in the newspaper I never
asked any Of my assistant engineers CT fire
men about their politics. I have no time for
politics; keeps me busy keeping the four
pumping stations in operation. working from
twelve to eighteen hours every DAY in the
year and have no time for man like
Kenny"