The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-21
He ACCUSES Mk|N[EY
FIRST WARD REPUBLICAN SAYS
HE WAS ASSAULTED BY THE
BIG SERGEANT
PARTISAN ANIMUs ALLEGED
Assault Is Attributed to a Political
Meeting Which Was Held Re-
Gently In the Sixth
Ward.

Police Sergeant big jack Mckinley,
who was promoted from the ranks of
the West side policemen, according to the
story of Charles o. Johnson, brutally as
saulted him Monday night, striking him
In the face and about the head Mr..
Johnson claims the assault was without
warrant or provocation, and charges that
the giant policeman attacked him because
OF political animosity. Mr. Johnson, who
Is about one-fourth the size of the giant
policeman, says Mckinley knocked him
down. Afterward, apparently realizing
that he had made bad break, he says
Mckinley procured glass of water for
his victim, and offered to send him home
in q carriage. Mr.. johnson sustained a
cut on the left side Of the face, which
bled freely after the assault, and SAYS
he was stunned for more than an hour
Mr.. Johnson says he visited Mayor Kief-
ers office yesterday to report the assault,
but that Secretary Fred Hammer stall
ed him off, and advised him to keep the
story quiet lest it get into the newspa-
pers.
Mr. Johnson believes that Sergeant Me
F1nley attacked him because Of political
animus. Johnson attended the West side
meeting that a week ago Endorsed August
Filter, Of the Sixth ward, for city treas
urer. A mob of Kieferites, including Chief
of Detectives McIntire, Detective Chris
| Jensen and Sergeant Mckinley, were at
the meeting, presumably to forcstall the
Endorsement of any mayoralty candidate
| other than Kiefer. Johnson says as he
was leaving the place Sergeant Mckinley
| accosted him and demanded what he was
doing Ci1 of tho
What in h are you mixing I'D with
politics on this side of the river for, you
dirty YOU had bet.
ter get back to the First ward, where you
belong, or l fix you plenty" is what Mr.
Johnson says Mckinley said to him. Me-
Johnson explained that he had visited the
meeting as q spectator interested in poll
ties, when, he says, Mckinley again o.
| dered him to get over the river as quick
| as he could, with the remark that You
are brother Of that Albert Johnson
who works in the clerk of courts Office
and we don't need any of you over here
The next Johnson saw of Sergeant Nc
finley was Monday night, when, he
claims, the big policeman slugged him.
In company with Daniel BayIess, dairy
man at 1861 Selby avenue, he left an in
terurban car at Ninth and Wabasha
streets. The two friends walked down
Wabasha street to Eighth, where Nj
Johnson says Sergeant Mckinley and
Lieut.. Joe Davis were standing In front
of the Palm Garden. He says Mckinley
made rush at him and demanded 20
know where he was going. Johnson SAID
ne was going home, and started down
Eighth street He says Mckinley follow
ed him few steps, and then struck him
savage blow on the side of the face
knocking him down. The blow, accord
Ing to Mr. Johnson, cut the flesh AMI
when he got up he says his face ard
clothing were covered with blood. At this
| 1uncture Lieut.. Davis took hold of Nc
Kinley. according to Johnson, telling the
burly sergeant that he had struck the
wrong man. Mr.. Johnson says he Is con-
fdent Mckinley remembered him in con-
nection with the West side meeting In
cidcnt, and slugged him to get even be-
cause Of his open opposition of Mayor
Kiefer this spring
When assured that he would not again
be knocked down, Mr.. Johnson went to
Gallagher's saloon for a glass of water
and says Mckinley followed him into the
saloon and asked the bartender for the
water. Afterward Mr.. Johnson says Nc
| IIinley told him the best thing he could
| do was to screw home and say nothing
| to anybody about what had happened, at
| the same time volunteering to get a
! hack to take the injured man to his
| home Yesterday morning Mr.. Johnson
!
| assault. He met Secretary Hammer and
was informed that the mayor was out
Mr.. Johnson was born in st. Paul and
has taken an active interest in Republi-
can politics ever since he could vote. Two
| years ago he was one of Mayor Kiefer's
! most ardent supporters but this spring
| has been opposing Kiefer.
| THE attack of that big, burly giant
| upon me was a shameless outrage de-
| clared Mr.. Johnson yesterday, in speak,
| ing of the affair, and was made, in my
opinion, because am working against
| the mayor that promoted him. l sup
| ported kiefer two years ago, but he has
! made such failure that I have been
| against him since this campaign opened
! up. Mckinley charged me with this at
the West side meeting and then threat
, ened to get even with me. I was walk
ing along the street. as any well behaved
citizen might do, when he began cursing
me go and then followed me to a dark
place, where he slugged me and knocked
me down. I tried to report the brutal
| ity Of Mckinley to Mayor Kiefer but
| Fred Hammer wanted me to go over to
! the Astoria hotel and meet him later.
| Instead, l went to Nick Rottgieser's sa-
| loon, and there, too, was told to keep
| the story quiet. I won't keep it quiet
| though, and if the mayor takes no ac-
! ton I'll have him arrested for assault and
| battery. L will make this a personal
matter and appeal to all of my First
ward friends to work against Kiefer
| and his bullying brutal DOlice'