The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-12-12
Buyer Would
Impeach Mayor
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but Mr.. Buyer Obtained signed
statement from the drunkard's son
to the effect that the boy had led
his father away from the rear door
of the saloon which was then open
Mr.. Buyer presented this COM
munication to Mayor Meyer who in
vestigated the matter personally and
then sent Chief of Police Eli Klug-
herr to look at the situation. Both
of these men after looking at things
= failed to find enough of
charge to warrant going ahead with
the charge Sometime later the
mayor and Captain Buyer met on
the street and had a talk about the
matter The discussion got rather
warm and the mayor threatened to
remove Captain Buyers official po-
lice star
To this Mr.. Buyer said that he
replied: You can have the star
any time you like it." The question
of removing the star was then drop
ped.
At the parting, Mr.. Buyer asked
for the document which he had Civ.
Ell to Mr. Meyer and the mayor re-
piled that he had torn it up. More
words followed but the parting was
friendly.
Will Speak Tonight.
All of the happenings of this
meeting Captain Buyer related at a
meeting in the Baptist church on
November %. 1913.
Mr. Buyer will deliver practically
this same address in the Salvation
Army barracks this evening and
will take up the matter of law en-
forcement. especially the laws rela-
tive 70 the sale of LIQUOR TO minors.
" lad been rumored that there
was 2 "man i'm ambush who was
rfir~in" m the captain TO agitate
The revocation of the licenses 1t
vas said that this gentleman is
disappointed politician.
Captain in Denial.
Later in the day Captain Buyer
called at The Free Press editorial
rooms and fatty denied that there
was a man in the undarbrush egg
ing him on and said that there was
not enough money in the state to
force him into course that he did
not want to take himself. He said
he felt friendly to the mayor and
the city administration and he had
no grudge against the liquor men
personally, but felt that this situa-
ton was one that demanded action.
In the present situation, his SYM
pathy was entirely for the boys
and the girls of the city and thought
their safety demanded the enforce.
ment.
In connection with the names of
Mettler and Hagen, Frank Lorenz
is dragged into the present mix-up,
he having pleaded guilty a short
time ago to the charge of selling
liquor to habitual drunkard. From
the wording of the statute there is
chance for Mr.. Lorenz to
escape, for while the man who
bought the liquor was supposedly
posted in the saloon at the time, it
appears that the notices were re-
moved from all of the saloons of
the city by the person who had
entered the request that the notices
be posted. This action may be and
probably was illegal and did not
cancel the date of the posting, which
was to have expired on the 18th
of February, 1913. The liquor men
did not realize this and thereafter
treated the customer as if he were
not posted man.
Captain Buyer said to The Free
Press today: 81 am in a position
to know a great deal about what
goes OH in this city. Men who get
religion tell me great many things.
Why one Sunday a couple of young
men procured liquor at drug store
and drank themselves drunk That
night one of the fellows attended
the Salvation army meeting and
got religion. He at once gave up
where he got the liquor. eau
toned the druggist not to sell any
more liquor. He thanked me for
calling his attention to the matter"
Wait Until Monday.
When Mr. Buyer was asked if he
expected aid from the other pas
tors of the city, he replied Eyes
do"
will you call special meeting
OF the ministers to take I'D this
natter" was asked Mr.. Buyer
Yes. / intend to do that soon," re.
pied the captain.
How long. are you going to give
the mayor to get busy?'
Till the next council meeting
II nothing is done at this meeting /
shall request the president of the
Ministers club to call a special
meeting of that organization. |
shall lay the matter before the men,
bers and advise them in the prem
lses. If they wish to institute pro-
ceedings to impeach the mayor |
will join in with them. If they
do not want to do anything in the
matter, I'm through. l do not pro-
pose to be made the goat.
II don't want you to understand
this is personal matter" said the
captain. IF one of the saloonmen