The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-29

When Mayor Kiefer read in the G l ODE
yesterday morning about the way cases
are disposed of in the municipal court he
waxed exceedingly Wroth. So the mayor
sat down and dictated livery formal com
munication to the judges of the court,
demanding an explanation. The commu-
nication set forth that the mayor had
read that the system Of keeping the mu-
nicipal court records and of disposing OF
cases was not just as clear as it might
be, cited the particular cases referred TO
in the G l o e, and requested the judges
to inform the mayor If such apparent
irregularities were permitted to exist.
He will get an answer to the commune
cation, will the mayor, SO says one Of
the judges but it won't be the kind The
chief executive Is looking for. The judge
In question was even more Wroth at the
communication than was Mayor Kiefer
at the news in the G l b e, and forcefuly
announced that Mayor Kiefer would be
| Informed in plain language that it was
none of his official business whether the
disposition of the cases had been made as
stated in the G o, b G or not The judges
OF the municipal court were fully capable
of discharging their duty, declared the
judge who had read the mayors commu-
nication, without any dictation or in er-
ference from an executive whom many
people thought had all ne could attend to
in taking care of the affairs pertaining
particularly to his own office, without en-
deavoring to usurp the functions of the
judiciary. In fact the Judge mentioned a
place where he declared Mayor Kiefer
could go for the information he sought
II he had any intention of cutting in on
the affairs of the court, and the place is
only found on asbestos maps Today, 1t
was announced, Mayor Kiefer would re-
ceive reply to his communication that
would read something to the effect that
the article in the G 10 b was true, with
the appended query, What are you going
to do about it," Then it will be the may.
or's next move
The disposition of the case of Maud
Ryberg in the police court, when the wo-
man was arrested on the charge of Wis
iting a resort of i'll repute, Is not acc pta.
BILE to her husband, who caused the ar
rest. AS stated IN the G | o b the woman
pleaded guilty and was fined $25. After
ward the case was reopened and the ac-
cused was allowed to enter plea of rot
guilty, being released without security.
In speaking of the case yesterday Pr.
Ryberg said:
Il married the woman about eighteen
months ago and believed at the time that
she was respectable. Finding that she
was III, in the e, habit of frequentiing the place
grounds for a divorce. When she was
taken before the police judge she pleaded
guilty and was fined sos 1t was stated
at the time that she would be given a
few hours In which to raise the money
and escape going to the workhouse Later
the time was continued to yesterday and
then fur her continued. At the last con-
tinuance she was allowed to withdraw her
plea of guilty and secure trial I don t
understand how this could be DONE
AS to the case of Peter ]. Vogel, Judge
Hine says:
Mr.. Vogel was brought into court upon
| failing to assist him in arresting a man
a few days before. AS understand the
! facts Mr.. Campbell was trying to arrest
! man for disorderly conduct and Mr..
! Vogel came along and wi hout knowing
who the officer was, he being in citizens
| clothes, told him to let the man alone. The
| officer then told him he was trying to ar
rest the man and commanded him to as
sist him. Mr.. Vogel then said to the
! man: You better go on with the offic er
| and walked away without giving him any
! physical aSSiS ance. 1t was technically a
violation of the law, but after talking the
matter over with Mr.. Vogel, and learning
| from him that he had no idea that it was
/ necessary for third party to enter in O
| fight with which he had no concern at
the direction Of the officer, the city attor-
ney asked that the defendant be allowed
! 10 plead guilty, and moved that the case
| be stricken from the calendar City
| Prosecutor Finehout asked the continu-
ance in the Ryberg case.