The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-12

with witt the Menage concern. streeter was on
ira oTial IN the district court IN June 1884. In
appears the following condensation of the
report of the trial for that day:
Charles Robinson, clerk of the Guaranty
Loan company in September, 1891, and d.
rector Of the company since that time was
called He examined a page Of the book OF
records and testified that some Of the min
utes of the directors meetings were taken
by him and dictated to the clerk, Miss
Rosenquist, who copied them. He swOre that
they were the correct records Of the proceed
ings.
"Mr. Robinson then read the minutes of
the meeting of directors held Jan. g. 1891,
which contained the statement that a special
committee, consisting Of W. II. Eustis H. f..
to pass upon all future loans to be made by
the company, was appointed The further
report states that Mr.. Menage called Mr..
Streeter to the chair and then stated that as
he Menage, personally had been attacked, he
wished to resign as president of the Guaranty
Loan company. He then left the room, after
asking that his resignation be acted upon at
once. By unanimous vote the directors re-
fused to accept the resignation. The directors
present at the meeting were W. H. Eustis.
G. H. Petit W. S. Streeter, H. e. Fletcher,
Charles Robinson, B. H. Baird, G. A. Pills
bury L. r. Menage and Thomas Lowry.
The minutes of special meeting held Jan.
70, 1881, which the witness also read, con-
-tained the report of the committee on loans
as named above, which stated that reliable
and disintereSted parties had declared to
them that the loans placed upon certain prop
erty under investigation were good, and the
property good security"
1t should be stated that this was the in
vestigation under the celebrated charges made
against the concern by John H. Burke.
WARNING BY o. G. WALL.
The pamphlet continuing, says:
Hon. o. G. Wall, an old soldier Of the
Union war, an ex-member Of the legislature.
lnnn pnVA loan and M I'm
peachable character, who now Is editor of
the Ortonville Journal, lost $4,000 In the
Guaranty Loan swinde.
In answer to the attempt to eXculpate w.
H. Eustis for his connection with the gi-
gantic fraud. Mr.. Wall says:
Mr.. Eustis' special champions, with less
issue and prate about Mr.. Eustis' name hav-
ing been used by the swindling company
without his permission. This is pure rot, and
the less said about 1t the better, SO far as Mr..
Eustis is concerned. Mr.. Eustis was a di-
rector Of the infamous Guaranty Loan con-
Germ, his name was used as a director be-
cause he was & director, and the record, IN
less it has been destroyed recently, as is
hinted will show that he participated In the
meetings Of the directors Of that unholy fraud.
The writer knows whereof he speaks, having
he was personally interested in an investiga-
ton Of the facts. The less said about the
Northwestern Guaranty Loan swindle the bet
ter, 30 far as the Republican nominee for
governor is concerned, and his fool friends
should touch the subject lightly"
Then comes his story Of Mr.. Eustis'
attempt Of the fight Of the city Of Min
neapolis with the street railway sys-
tenn in which Eustis, then mayor, cast
his influence and veto for Thomas
Lowry's monopoly, and following this
are some aff1davits about
EUSTIs AND THE OLD SOLDIER.
The purely personal side Of the case
against Eustis consists Of af1davits
and statements Of the many violations
Of the civil service laws as to appoint
ments, and individual cases of i'll treat
ment Of the old soldier, and even in
suit
The first is that of Comrade R. H.
Leonard, who makes oath to an insult
Of himself by Eustis, in the recent cam
paign, because Leonard was supporting
Capt. Van SAINT for governor. He was
moving g. safe from the corn exchange,
in Minneapolis, when Eustis asked him
why he did not go to the city Of Wi
mona (the home of Van SAINT to move
safes. Aff1ant declares that this was
because he had been a worker for Van
SAINT in the Hennepin county prima-
ries.
In an affidavit, ex-Police Capt. John
West, whose word no man will ques-
ton, details his interview with Eustis,
after he had been installed mayor.
After exchange of the morning saluta-
ton, Col. West said that, like the West
Pointers, who, at the breaking out of
the war, rendered their services to the
government, he offered his, in any ca
pacity the mayor might see fit to call
him to. Mr.. Eustis' answer was: ION,
you are too old. I want younger men,"
And" says the affidavit, with wave
Of his hand he waved me out of his Of
flee"
Col. West was then fifty years old,
and had served as patrolman from 1873
to q, been promoted to sergeant, and
to chief Of police, and his whole record
was honorable and one Of which to be
proud. Col. West considered, and so
states, that he was insulted.
An affidavit by Capt. Alice, an In
diana soldier, gives his experience with
election promises. He worked for the
Republican committee, when Eustis
was running for mayor, having been
employed by John Goodnow and Geo.
a. Bracket, with Eustis promise,
through them, that he should be re-
appointed to the police force, on which
he had served with a good record and
left to engage in a mining enterprise.
After election Mr.. GOOdnOW reminded
him OF the understanding and he ap-
piled to Eustis, who at first denied
making any promise, but said that he
had decided not to appoint soldiers, for
they were to old, and 1t was an impOsl-
ton on the taxpayers. Capt. Alice re-
cited his previous service and that he
was sound. and finally asked Eustis
what G. A. r. men were going to do
to live if they could not have an equal
show with other people. Mr.. Eustis
then said: There is provision made
fer you. You can either go draw pen
sion or go to the soldiers home" 81
then SAID" Capt. Alice states, that l
could not get a pension, neither would
they admit me to the home; besides I
had a family and Eustis could not find
a scratch Of pen against my record
as a policeman while I was one; that
l only lest three days by sickness while
serving He then said, I cannot do
for you, waving me off with
his hand"
Comrade M. c. Poster describes his
experience in trying to be appointed to
a place in one. of the new police sta
tons as janitor. He was informed that
those inside positions were to be re-
served for policemen crippled in the
service Then Poster told Eustis that
he was an old soldier. and Eustis said:
"The state has provided a place for you
old boys" NJ. G. Poster stated: 81 am
a man with a family" Mayor Eustis
waving him off with his hand said: II
cannot dc anything for you. This is
not a sympathetic administration. This
Is a. business administration" and to
the best of my knowledge" says the
affidavit, mayor Eustis did not ap-
point a cripple, but good, rugged man
to the pla ce"
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