The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-23

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Case to the County Attorney.
Ihere is row on between Assistant
City Attorney Griggs and ATTORNEY
George Walsh that has already aroused
considerable bitterness. and the end is
not yet. The trouble arose over the is
suance OF a warrant. Attorney Walsh
ofeW up the complaint and secured the
Endorsement of Assistant City ATTORNEY
1ohn F1nehout, but Assistant City Attor
ney Griggs revoked the Endorsement and
ordered that no warrant be issuad uera
the case rests for the present, ATTORNEY
Walsh contending for the issuance of the
warrant and Assistant City Attorney
Niless declaring that it shall not issue
until certain conditions are complied
with. The conditions are that ATTORNEY
walsh return to Mrs. Luck. OF Hazel
PARK, SlO he is alleged to have charged
her uLder the representation that he could
get the warrant.
Inc trouble arose over the application
oI MRS Luck for a warrant for the ar
rest OF young boy at Hazel park who Is
| alleeeo TO nave taken liberties with Mrs
LUCK 5 1our-year-old daughter. When
|
Mrs Luck appeared in court Monday il is
| SGtiu James Cormtcan, who was recently,
oIsoaIFed from practicing law. accosted
MRS. Luck and directed her to AttornaI,
C WaIsh, Later Walsh appeared before
| ClerK Conroy with a complaint which bo
| HH uIaWh and requested a warrant.
| clerk Conroy informed him that no war
rant would be issued without the indorso
ment OF the city attorney. ATTORNEY
Walsh went away and came back with
| the y. X. of Third Assistant Civ Anton
ney F1nehout written on the con1nIaint
meantime Assistant City Attorney Griges
got wind of the case and ordered that the
| warrant be withheld
| MY reason for countermandfne Attor-
neH flnehouts order for a warrant in
TINS case said Assistant CITY Attorney
| GIlsgs is that l do not propose to allow
| the story that the city attorneys office
Is roDblng people who apply for warrants
10 become prevalent if I can help it. lam
informed by Mrs. Luck that she paid At
torney Walsh $40 for the privilege of get
Iiils out warrant, promising him IS more
wheh the papers We're issued. Nm one but
the city attorney has the right to Issue
| warrants, and when there IS inst cansa
Tor giving any one warrant there is no
pay necessary. Mrs. Luck saws she wa 9
informed that 1t would cost SO to get the
warrant and claims that she paid the
money Tor this purpose. If Mrs Luck
mao applied to the city attorney and the
| cause justified the act, a warraut would
nave been issued without any considera-
tlon. AS 1t is now she is under the i'm
preston that she parted with her money
under misrepresentation and 1 do not pro-
pose to allow her any one else to be-
heVe that money for warrants IS being
exacted by the city attorneys office
| nave Informed Attorney Walsh that q
| warrant will not be issued until he re-
| turns to Mrs. Luck the $40 she claims he
| got from her, and 1 mean to maintain
| this position"
When confronted by the stand taken bv
| Mr.. Griggs, Attorney Walsh visited Judge
Orr and requested that a warrant be is
sued Judge Orr lodged the responsibility
! OF an embarrassing position by referring
| the case to the county attorney on the
ground that the offense alleged to have
| been committed was a state offense sub
Ject to action by the grand jury Attor-
| ney Walsh consulted County Attorney
| Bigelow and this official has the case I'M
der consideration. If the county attorney
decides the case is within his jurisdiction
| then the matter of issuing a warrant is in
! his hands, but If the case simply proves
one of assault and battery, Assistant CITY
Attorney Griggs still holds the whip
hand.