The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-12

It was reported this afternoon that
Irwin Gardner's bond was being pre-
pared, moneyed men having finally been
prevailed upon to furnish. a surety COM
pany good security for the $4,000 bond
required. 1t was expected that the bond
would be ready to submit to the court be-
fore the adjournment this afternoon and
that Gardner. would be at liberty for the
time being before nightfall. 1852 =
While progress in the Norbeck case is
slow, it may be that the march of events
in the municipal housecleaning is rapid
Things working under the surface are ex-
pected to result in revelations that will
be more complete than any yet made.
Il vii be possible for them to be more more
startling, for the public has got past the
point at being ST rtled &c.,
i Mayor Ames has. gone. into his she'll
He seems to trust no one. His old-time
advisers are met with a level, uncon-
genial stare. And he has reason, for
many things are known to the authori-
ties which could have come only from the
inside of the Ames circle. The ST. Paul
Globe suggested this morning in long
editorial that, the mayor should resign
in the interests of decency. If the
mayors office becomes vacant more than
two months before election, a special
election must be held Even with this
cum bersome method of filling the office
it is not certain. that DR.. ;Ames will fill
out his term. [.-....
: The city is practically without an or
ganized police department. Colonel
Ames' discipline, always the fiimsiest, has
gone glimering and the colonel does not
appear happy even though Erwin apos-
trophized him in the closing address of
the Gardner trial With mayor and po-
lice chief both, staggering beneath bur
den of personal concern, the police ma
cline is running itself. If nothing is
dcne to change conditions already becom-
ing apparent, the city officials suspected
Of corruption will work terrible revenge
upon the community between now and
Jan. next by leaving 1T exposed to the
powers that prey. ~ 80 >
Gardr er is still an enigma He has not
"talked'-but it. isn't certain sthat he
won't # ~ a.., .
Grand Jury Meets Tomorrow.
The grand jury will reconvene tomor-
row, and it is believed that another batch
of true bills involving officers high in the
police department will be returned with
out much further delay. The object of the
jury in adjourning until June 13 is said to
have been to await the out come Of the
Gardner case. The state having secured
rapid conviction in the first case brought
against indicted officials. it is believed
that the grand. Jury will feel encouraged
to lay bare the sore fostering at the
heart of Minneapolis
Assistant County Attorney Leary was
busy to-day drawing UP indictments and
it was hintedi that one Of them would fall
not far short of Mayor Ames himself. The
grand Jury testimony Of two county com
;nissioners that the mayor had attempted
to bribe them and other evidence showing
the inner workings Of the depart ment
near the fountain head, are known tc
have impressed the jury profoundly, and
the return of a true bill against the
mayor at this time would excite no. sur
prise. At the least two more detectives
one of them Norm King-and, perhaps
one other official close to the mayor, are
said to be likely candidates for a leading
role il Judge Harrison's S court room.
Slow Progress in Norbeck Case.
|. It was with disappo that Assist
County Attorney Al j. SmitA, who il
prosecuting the municipal corruption
cases, looked at the jury box at noon to-
day. and saw only the same seven mel
who left there last evening. That not on,
additional Juror was secured after tw,
hours Of patient prospecting this morn
ing, when four were secured in the sam
time yesterday, was a matter OF much re
gret to all concerned. Especially was
unfortunate when. it dawned upon hin
and others that at least three of the mel
who escaped could have been secured an,
would have doubtless proved satisfactory