The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-28
SLEUTH STANDS PAT.
HE ATTENDED DANCE MON
DAY EVENING
OFFICERS SAY THAT HE WAS

Lieut.. Bahe, Sergeant Ross and Pa
trOlmaR Perro Are FIatIy Contra
dlcted-May kIefer Admits He
Is Greatly Mystified by the Con-
fusion OF Testimony, but VIII Not
Listen to Charges of Conspiracy.
The charge against Detective Charles
F. Meyer, recently appointed to the force
by Mayor Kiefer, that he had, while in
toxicated. raised a disturbance at the
dance held Monday evening at Eighth and
Wabasha streets, was partly investigated
by the mayor yesterday.
Detective Meyer denied the charge; in
fact, he stated that he could prove by
witnesses that he was not near the dance
hall Monday night. This was a facer for
Lieut. Babe, Sergeant Ross and Patrol
man Perro, and before the three officers
could recover from the effect of the state
ment, Detective Meyer backed up his de-
NAL by announcing that the charge was
part of a conspiracy on the part Of the
officers, or some one else, to have him
removed from the force.
Mayor Kiefer quickly called his new
sleuth down on the latter assertion, and
said he would not listen TO any such
statements. The statements Of Lieut..
Babe, Sergeant Ross and Patrolman Per-
TO as to actions of Meyer on the night
in question were related to the mayor, the
facts being practically as published in
the G o e. Each Of the three officers
stated that Meyer was the person who
was at the hall, although they admitted
that Meyer was not at gil boisterouS
when he was being conducted down the
stairs to the entrance Meyer, in reply to
the statements, said he had not touched
a drop Of liquor since his appointment,
Dec, IS, and that he could prove by wit
nesses that he was not near the hall.
He also declared that he was the vic
tim Of conspiracy, but, as stated, the
mayor did not allow him to proceed with
this theory
1t was suggested after the hearing was
over that the person who took tickets at
the hall might throw some light as to the
Identity Of the man who created the dis
turbance with Meyer, and it Is understood
that the ticket taker, as well as the man
who went after Patrolman Perro, will be
called in to tell their story and corrobo-
rate the testimony Of the three police Of
icers that Meyer was the person who
was elected from the hall by Perro. Mey-
er will also be given an opportunity to
bring witnesses who. he says, can prove
that he was not at the dance hall at
the time he was charged with having
created disturbance.
Mayor Kiefer, seen last evening, said
he was somewhat mystified over the tesu-
mony adduced at the investigation. Mey-
er had denied most positively that he was
at the hall, and claimed 1t was case Of
mistaken identity. AS to the conspiracy
charge, the mayor said he did not take
much stock in 1t. IF I should find" he
continued, that there was anything to
the statement that there was conspiracy
against Meyer, then, no matter how high
the officers that were connected with 1t,
they would all be discharged
The case was taken under advisement,
and Will not be decided by the mayor
until other witnesses have been heard,
both as to the presence of Meyer at the
hall and also those whom Meyer claims
can prove that he was somewhere else at
the time.