The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-05
HALL ESCAPED THE"PEN'
PICKPOCKET WAS LET
GO AT A SECRET HEARING
At Least 1t Was Secret So Far as the
Participation of Chief Goss and
His Officers Was Concerned
Now the Republican officials Are
at Swords POints-The Bird Has
Flown.

The police department and Assistant County
Attorney Zollman are at outs. The police
claim the assistant county attorney "jobbed"
them In securing the release of Frank Hail
the alleged pickpocket, who was under ar
rest on the charge of robbing N. E.. Hanson,
of Grove City, during the capitol corner stone
laying exercises last week. Mr.. Zollnan
snaps his fingers at the accusation of the
police and assumes an air of What are you
going to do about it?' The police come back
with the declaration that much will be done
about the matter and chiefly that an effort
will be made to "show up the assistant
county attorney
The police claim that Assistant County At
torney Zollman acted in the matter entirely
upon his own responsibility and asked for
Halls discharge at a star chamber session
OF the police lice, over which Judge Hne
Wednesday afternoon. Halls case was not
to have come up until next Friday to which
date 1t was regularly continued. Several days
ago he was released $500 bond, one OF
the witnesses to which was Jake Sckles well
known to the police although not to the city
directory. The bond was approved by Judge
MI. zollman says he asked to have Hall
discharged and admits that he did not COM
m m his Intentions to the police. He says
Hall promised to leave the city and. think
ing this a good way to get rid of an un-
desirable character, he procured the dis
m mss OF the change against him. Mr.. Zoll-
out OF the regular order nor why it was
called after the regular session. The dupli-
cate of the court tab, which the police re-
ce1ved Wednesday,; supposed to record all
cases disposed of lduring the day. contained
nothing regarding lthe Hall case.
Chief of Police Goss says the case against
Hall was stronger than any case against a.
prisoner since his term Of office. He saws Mr
Hanson positively identified Hall, and that
three OF the Grove City mans friends did
likewise. Chief of Detectives Schweitzer says
Hall admitted to HIM that he stole Mr.. Han
sons pocketbook.
1T certainly seems strange seid Chief
Goss speaking of the case, that Mr. Zoll-
man did not go into open court and have Hall
discharged or if he desired q secret hearing
common courtesy demanded that he at least
Inform the police department of his inten-
tons We had evidence to convict Hail. and
MIR. Hanson promised me that he would come
here to prosecute the case next Friday 1t
is one OF the most remarkable instances of
h1gh-handed authority that have met with
and propose If possible, to place the re-
spoL sibility for this man Halls escape where
It belongs. / will have Mr. Hanson in court
Friday, and furthermore there is another case
against Hall. The witnesses in this case will
be on hand also, andom there Is any censure
IN this matter 1t will be placed where it be-
longs, II an assistant in the county attor-
ney's office Is at liberty to throw cases out
OF court as fast as the police make arrests
Just because ehea happens to so desire@ then
the police force may as =wefl be abolished -
Hall and his friends left the city Wednes-
day night. -