The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-27

T Police Captain Coffee John''
| Fitchette. and Detective Fred Malone ap-
peared before Judge Simpson At the noon
recess to-day IN answer to indictments.
Their ball was fixed and they will be
allowed to make their formal pleas later.
Detective Charles Brackett is indicted
jointly with Malone on charge Of being
accessory to felony. Fitchette Is
charged with selling police appointments.
! Events are coming swiftly. The frui-
tion of the grand jury's work is rich.
One by one the corruptionists who sold
their official services te:crooks and thugs
and let down the bars for the vicious
elements Of tho country to swarm in are
being brought to book. - .,,=-.,s....
Fred .Ames Is Next.
/ After the case; against Inspector
| Norm King has been disposed of, Colo
mel Fred Ames, superintendent of police,
| will be tried and this will end the court
trials for tho time. *.
1t is understood that the trials of
Mayor Ames, Inspectors Georgia.. Harvey,
! John e. Morrissey, James c.. Howard,
Fred L. Malone, Charles F.. Bracket and
Captain Fitchette will be continued until
the September term Of court
Superintendent Ames' conviction is con-
fdently expected by the state. Billy
Edwards testimony, corroborated here
and there, was sufhciel to convict Irwin
A. Gardner, the conftdel sial man of the
administration. This, supplemented by
the testimony Of Christopher G. Norbeck,
| furnish even stronger evidence against
Ames Nprbeck's manner is 50 sincere
land HIS :speechsso, frank that it. is de-
tpended upon to convince any set Of Jurors.
e.. J. About Through Now.
with. the indictments reported to-day,
the grand jury has landed practically all
the police suspects whom 1t has had un-
der consideration.
It would surprise no one if Captain
Charles Hill were arraigned upon his re-
turn to the city. It is also believed that
the grand jury has followed up the testi-
mony in the Gardner case indicating that
| Joe ("Red,'j Cohen had oficiated as COL
lector Of. protection money from aban-
Idoned women. Il.
The indictment Of these two men, If they
are to be brought to book, will probably
complete the list OF police CAGES. There
will undoubtedly be additional police In
| dtctments reported but they will be for
men already on the list. Some OF these
| supplementary indictments will be based
upon evidence given before the grand jury
by Chris Norbeck yesterday. Others who
are known to be corrupt may not be In
dicted. as there is feeling among some
Of the grand Jurors that the investiea-
tion has been pursued far: enough thor
oughly to expose and remedy police cor
ruption and that further. indictments will
simply make more. expense. for the county.
"A i Migration of Vice.
As q result OF the grand jury's work,
Minneapolis Is getting awretched repu-
tation among certain vicious elements.
The secondary effect Of the police inves-
tigation sup to date is even more positive
than the direct results in the shape OF
convictions. Already there have been no
less than helf q dozen houses OF Ill -repute
closed. One woman to-day gave notice
/ that she would close her place sand COM
promise her payments on q 81, 500 contract
for furnishlnss the yellow watch
storss and places whore robbery has been
Ipricticsa under ! din disguiss. hsve ssn-