The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-07
DORIAN DIDN'T STIR
WHEN ANOTHER COMPLAINT ABOUT
ALLEGED BRUTALITY WAS
MADE TO HIM.
VICTIMS OF BABES WRATH.
EUGENE f. BURNS AND HIS WIFE
TELL A PECULIAR
STORY
OF TREATMENT BY THE POLICE.
Came Here in Search of work, but
Are Landed In the County
Jail.

Eugene T. Burns and his wife are
locked up at the county Jail, as the re-
suit of alleged spite work at the hands
of the police, and in his story Burns
makes charges against Lieut.. Babe
He declares that he and his wife are
respectable people and that their arrest
is due simply to Lieut.. Babe Burns
accuses Lieut.. Babe also Of more Of the
brutality for which the big policeman
has been charged. He says Lieut.
Babe cursed and beat him shamefully
without cause, and was only restrained
from assaulting his wife by Sergeant
Ross, who was with the lieutenant at
the time. The day following the al
legged abuse Burns says he complained
of his treatment by Lieut. Babe to
Mayor Doran, and claims that the
mayor promised to investigate the
matter and discipline Lieut.. Babe if
the charges could be proven. Burns
and his wife were arrested Wednes-
day evening, and claim that on the
way to the station they were tainted
by the police and told that they would
be made to pay dearly for getting
gay" and lodging complaint with the
mayor. The couple is charged with
vagrancy. They were arraigned in
the police court yesterday and the case
continued until today Burns says he
has engaged Attorney Stan Donnelly,
and that he will make affidavit to his
charges against Lieut.. Babe.
Burns claims to be a railroad fire
man, and says he came to st. Paul
with his wife from Missouri Valley, To-,
about six weeks ago. He has letters
of recommendation showing he was
formerly in the employ of the Fremont,
Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad.
He says that he came here in search of
work. He and his wife took lodging
at the Arcade hotel. on Seventh street,
and it is there. he alleges. the trouble
with Lieut.. Babe occurred. One night
shortly after his arrival in the city he
says there was a knock at the door
about 1920. Burns wife answered the
summons, and upon being informed
that the callers were policemen, opened
the door. Burns says he had retired.
but got up and asked the officers what
they wanted. Thereupon he says
Lieut.. Babe called him a thief, cursed
both him and his wife, and further
he attempted to explain that he was in
the city in search of employment and
to set forth his claims to being an hon
est citizen, Burns says Lieut.. Babe re-
peatedly struck him with his fists and
once threatened to hit his wife. Burns
says the big lieutenant was in a ter
rible rage and would undoubtedly have
struck the woman but that Sergt Boss
jerked Mrs. Burns oUt OF his reach
Finally, Burns says, Lieut.. Babe dis
continued punctuating his remarks
with blows and left the room with the
statement that he was going to sum-
mon the patrol wagon. Burns says the
lieutenant was gone scarcely long
enough to reach the stairway, when he
returned, and Burns says the lieuten-
ant asked him if he had any money.
Burns says he told Lieut. Babe that
hehe had money to live on. when.
he says he was again assaulted
Finally, he says, the policemen left
the room, Lieut.. Babe telling him that
if he and his wife did not leave the city
before the following night they would
be locked up.
The above occurrence, Burns saws.
took place Friday night The next day
he says, he called upon Mayor Doran
and related the story of the abuse he
claimed to have received from Lieut.
Babe. Burns says he explained 10
Mayor DOran his history, told him
lie bad been promised q situation with
the Duluth road. He says he showed
the mayor his letters of Recommended