The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-21
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OTHER RAID WITHOUT CON-
SULTING HIS CHIEFS
MAYOR" GRIFFIN IN HOOK

Detective Christensen Superintends
the Visit to the Room mt 35 East
Seventh, Captures Fourteen Men
| and Orders Capt. ROuIeau Not to
Allow Them to Give BaiI-His Or
ders Garry the Necessary Weight.
Mayor" Griffin knows the difference
between being in power and out of power.
incidentally he also knows what 1t is to
| be picked out for a mark. Mayor Kiefer
| taught him that last night.
Since this grand jury has got after
Mayor Kiefer, he decided something
should be done to indicate that he was
not entirely in a trance. The recollection
! of his policy raid had about faded. So
| the mayor started off, after his grand
| jury seance, by ordering number of
/ houses near Ninth and Robert streets
| closed. Then he decided he would have
| to pull one of the alleged poker games.
| He couldn't trust his regular policemen
or detectives to do 1t, but gave his orders
to the new detective, Christensen, and de-
tailed few other officers to help him
cut. He told Christensen that the alleged
game at s. East Seventh street was the
place he wanted pulled. Detective Chris
Jensen did the rest.
At LIE Detective Christensen. License
Inspector Mcintyre, Detective Mckinley
and Tailor Stadtfield, of the West sider
walked into one of the rooms at 81. and
announced to Griffin that he was it.
large party of card players found them,
selves included. They were told the
patrol wagon would be around little
later. This ended the games, but nobody
cashed In When the prisoners were
marched down stairs crowd had congre.
gated and jollied the party individually
and collectively. AS the wagon started
off with the first load, vigorous cheer
went up and one of the bystanders be-
gan to sing:
ST want you, ma honey, yes. l do"
The officer on the beat, who had been
to the matinee at the Metropolitan and
stood looking on in amazement. re-
marked: ''Well, this beats me-.
Fourteen men were carried off to the
central police station. All Of them gave
fictitious names with the exception OF
Griffin, and were locked up for the night.
Capt Rouleau, in charge Of the station,
was asked to fix the batl~ef Griffin, out
Datectiya Christensen declared that the
orders Of the mayor were that the men
should not be allowed to give BAIL with
this declaration Of what the chief eXecu-
tive Of the city had ordered Capt Rou-
lean subsidized and informed the party that
no bail would be accepted.
An effort was made to secure an attor-
ney and have Judge Hine brought to the
station. but the statement that Judge
Hine was out of the city prevented TINS
plan being tried. AT O'CLOCK THIS morn
ing efforts were being made to secure the
attendance of Judge Orr at the station IN
order that those who desired could give
| bail for their appearance In the police
| court tomorrow morning.
The officers and patrolmen at the cen
trail station knew nothing of the arrest
until the patrolman on the beat was asked
to call the central patrol wagon
/ License Inspector McIntire, seen at the
station, said the raid had been very care
fully planned, and when the officers en-
/ tered the room three games were in
| operat ion There was no money In sight,
| hit plenty of chips and cards on the
| tables. Griffin, according to Mclntlre
/ statement, attempted to shut the door on
| the officers, but Detective Mckinley over
powered him and the rest of the squad
| were soon In possession. Two trips were
made by the patrol wagon to take the
prisoners and a third trip was necessary
| to bring the tables, cards and checks to
| the station. t*I
Griffin was charged with keeping a
gambling house, and the others with VS.
| iting a gambling house.
The other games on Wabasha and Sew
| enth streets and at the hotels kept on
playing as they have for the last six
months