The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-14
Former Chief of Police in Mime
apolis Taken to State Prison
al Saltwater.
DECLARES HE OBEYED ORDERS
Sentence of Official Convicted of
Municipal Corruption Is At
tirmrd by the State Su-
prcmc Court.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Minneapolis. Mimi. July IG.-l'red W.
-Arles. former Chief of Police OF Mnneap-
olis,sfS now known rs No IG.; on The regis
ter OF the State Pcnitcnt!ary ut saltwater.
Saturday morning at & O'Clock the former
commander of the Thirteenth Minnesota
ana Sheriff prcger and Deputy Sheriff 10th
boarded an interurban car and Went 10 st.
Paul. where they had breakfast.
Later they took an omaha train for Still
wafer. ana It little before 10 O'Clock they ar
rived at the State prison.
They Were met Mt the gate by Deputy
Warden Glenn. and III Il short time the
Sheriff had delivered his papers and the for
mcr Chief Of Police. who has been convicted
OF the charge of accepting a paltrv SIS from
woman Of the town In return for ''protcc-
ton" had been shaved and sholn and at
tired in the carh OF Il convict.
There was 4 trying scene at the prison.
A number of the guards were members OF
the regiment which Colonel .tmcs COM
manded IL the Philippines and while they
symltathiZed with him in his trorI;:eS. they
could do nothing but treat him as any other
prisoner
After the formalities. the late Chief of
Police was taken 10 the room of the Depdty
Warden and given copy OF the rules to
read. Ii has not been decided to which line
of work he will be assigned, but in view of
the fact that he has had considerable cX-
rerisnce in clerical capacity. it is thought
he will he employed in some similar position
III the State institution.
Colonel Ames had little to say to the Of
fcers who took him to the Penitentiary.
He declared that he had obeyed orders. as
his military training had taught him. and
he regretted that his wife and family would
suffer more than he.
We can only say that It presents a case
of the clearest and most palpable sort Of
corruption. and a wilful and fragrant viola
ton OF official duty. The evidence is SO
clear and persuasive. and so fully tustif!es
the verdict that 1t would be nothing less
than usurpation of power in us to disturb
it"
So declared Justice Brown OF the Supreme
Court in the opinion he handed down yes
terday denying a new trial to Colonel Fred
". Ames. former Superintendent of Police
OF Minneapolis. who was taken to the Peni-
tertiary at Saltwater yesterday. Continu-
ing the Justice said:
We have considered all the assignments
of error made by the defendant. not spec-
fically referred to. and find no error justify
ing new trial: and the result is that the
order appealed from is affirmed
The court asserts there was an agreement
between Chief Ames and "Reddy" Cohen
relative to the collection of the graft
There was no evidence to the effect that the
late Chief and Cohen had conversed about
the matter. but the court holds that 1t was
proper TO admit testimony which might
show there was an understanding. On this
point the court says:
This evidence was sufficient to warrant
the Jury in finding that the officers named.
including defendant and Cohen, conspired
ard confederated together to commit the
| unlawful acts complained of. and that de-
| PENDANT authorized and directed Cohen to
| receive the money for him."
On the point that testimony as 10
| ether payments Of money was .mprop-
| erly admitted. the court distinguishes the
Aules case from that of the late Captain
| John A. Fitchettc. who was granted a new
| trial after he had died.
Justice Brown says it was not intended
| to lay down a hard and fast rule In the
| Anes case.
Evidence Of the commission of other
| crimes is admissible. says the opinion, wher
| 1t tends corroboratively or directly to estab.
| lish the defendants guilt of the crime
charged in the indictment on trial. or some
! essential ingredient of such ofense."