The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-29
LASHED THE POLICE
DENOUNCED FOR THE NEFARIOUs
PRACTICE OF LICENSING
WHOLESALE PROSTITUTION
ATTORNEY HALL SPEAKS OUT
Attacks the Pet Plan of the Present
Administration for Raising Rev
enue for the City-His Defense of
Franklin C. Bishop Results in
Another Disagreement - Judge
Hine Scores the Police.

Another Disagreement Judge
HiRe Scores the Police.
EVERY member of the police depart
ment In any way concerned with this
nefarious practice of licensing wholesale
prostitution throughout this city Is
guilty of an objectionable offense against
public morality, as well as an offense
against the law, and is subject to indict-
ment by the grand jury
With the above words Attorney Hall
closed his argument to the jury In the
case of Franklin c. Bishop, on trial on the
charge of conducting disorderly house
at 54S Wabasha street An hour later the
jury of seven members reported a disa-
greement and was discharged. thus
bringing failure second time upon the
police department in its prosecution of
Bishop. The jury stood four for &C
quittal and three for conviction.
Throughout his address to the jury At
torney Hall strongly denounced the
methods of the police department in at
tempting, as he declared. to legalize i'm
morality, and in particular paid his com
pliments to Patrolman Christian, who,
Mr. Hall of frequenting Bishops place
He declared Patrolman Christians testi-
mony was inspired by malice and venge-
ance, and that it had been planned by the
police interested in the prosecution of the
case to besmirch his character He as
serted that he had been threatened be-
fore the trial by the police that If he
undertook Bishops defense he would be
compromised. Mr.. Hall declared he had
defied the police then, as he continued to
do, and denounced such methods as in
famous. He said it was true that he had
visited Bishops house. but declared tina.
he went on legitimate business, as an at
torney to his client, while the police had
sought to distort his action into conduct
that would prejudice Bishops case with
the jury, regardless of whose reputation
might be injured by the insinuations and
inuendoes he declared had been thrown
out by Patroiman Christian.
The practice of the police in licensing
prostitutes in every section of the city,
Mr.. Hall said. under the guise Of impos
ing a stipulated fine, was q fragrant Vio-
lation of law. He cited Ordinance 1885,
which prohibits women soliciting, and
said that the course of the police was
entirely at variance with this regulation.
Heretofore he said, the police had urged
this ordinance in securing the conviction
of the unfortunates, whom he charged
they were now endeavoring, for con-
sideration, to shield from the same law.
City Prosecutor Arnold summed up for
the prosecution He denied the claim
of the police that the assessment of
questionable characters and resorts was
for the purpose of securing revenue for
the city, claiming that the course pur-
sued was for the purpose Of restraining
an unavoidable evil.
God forbid that st. Paul or any other
city may have to resort to such means
of revenue" declared Mr.. Arnold. SAG
In his charge to the jury Judge Hine
administered rebuke to the police for
the attack upon former City Prosecutor
Hall, declaring that Mr.. Hall was repu-
table member of the bar, whose reputa-
ton had been attacked without warrant
A week ago Bishop was tried on the
charge of selling. liquor without license,
and the jury in this case also disagreed.
The police say both cases will be retired.
In explanation of his stand for &C
quittal one of the jurors said:
1.-THE jury could not agree for the SIM
pie reason that it is patent that dozens
of other places are running with the
consent Of the police, and this man Bish-
op appears to have been picked out for
persecution