The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-22

more them. He may have known that
a friend Of Chief Goss Is running
poker game in one or two of the leading
hotels, and for that reason didn't dare
trust even Goss with his desire to pull
a game.
~ - PUBLIC LAUGHING STOCK.
Kiefers action made the heads of the
police department and the entire police
force the laughing stock of the town yes
terday.
He cannot trust any of them, but he's
afraid to fire one of them" was re-
mark that covered the public's idea of the
case.
Mayor Kiefers action in giving his de-
partment such a black eye doesn't cause
any more surprise than his arbitrary or
ders In relation to the prisoners. Even
the constitution of the United States
was turned down by the mayor. who or
dered Griffin and the fourteen other prls-
oners confined without bail until Monday
morning. These orders were finally dis
regarded by the police at the instance OF
Corporation Attorney Markham, who ad-
yised. the release of the prisoners on ball.
The ball was accepted without the ap-
proval Of Mayor Kiefer.
AS an indication Of what the prisoners
and their attorneys regard as a high
handed action Of Mayor Kiefer. and Illus
trating his apparent malice In the case,
the prisoners who were compelled to lie
in jail until yesterday afternoon point
to the arbitrary release of four Of their
companions for whom no bail whatever
was exacted While every technicality
of the law was exhausted to keep some
of the accused IN Jail as long as possible,
Mayor Kiefer is said to have personally
directed the release of the four men who
were let go on their own recOgniZance.
It was bruited about yesterday that LII
cense Inspector McIntire and Christensen
blundered when they got into the alleged
gambling room, and pounced upon several
of Mayor Kiefer's friends. The officious-
ness with which the little carpenter from
the West side ordered Capt Rouleau not
to accept bail from any of the prisoners
when the accused were first landed at the
station has caused general merriment
save among the seventeen who were an
moved by their enforced detention.
After they had laughed themselves sick
over the discontinue and discredit the
raid had brought upon the central dis
trict police, McIntire and Christensen are
,, said to have had an interview with sew
eraf of the prisoners They; hurriedly left
the station and were observed making q
| "hot foot toward Mayor Kiefer's home
FAVoRITES ARE RELEASED.
A little later they returned to the sta
ton and ordered the release of the pris-
oners who gave the names of Jim Brown
Fred Wilson, Walter Scott and James
Nelson, all of which are assumed names
Capt Rouleau was confused by the con-
| flicting orders. He was emphatically In
formed that Mayor Kiefer had instructed
that the men designated should be re-
leased without having to give any Sc
curity, alRd SO, not wishing to make trou-
BILE for himself, he let the men go with
out further questioning, while the other
prisoners languished In their cells, won
dering how such favoritism could pass
under the guise of justice.
What further interest Mayor Kiefer OF
his chief raiders may have In the favored
individuals may develop at the trial unless
! Mayor Kiefer concludes to let them off
also without an appearance in the munich
pal court.
While the favored quartette slept sound
Nv in their own beds at home, the prin-
cipal objects of Mayor Kiefer's raid were
hustling their friends on the outside about
in an effort to secure bail. Attorney
Hall, as counsel for Griffin, visited the
| station at o'clock in the morning and
made a formal demand that the prisoners
be admitted to bail He was told that
| Mayor Kiefer had ordered the lnen held
without bail, and when he began to talk
about the illegality of such action he
was given to understand that the mayors
order was the only law recognized in the
| case. Then Attorney Hall visited Judge
| Orr. of the municipal court, and secured
| an order from the judge, directing the
| police to fix the usual bail in such cases
] 300 for the individual charged with keep