The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-06-05
Schass L. Asked ..al !,
~sr To Quit His Job

nesday evening on fhe strength
Of the city attorneys letter. stat
ING that ne had evidence 10 prove
that the real owner Of this place
was not the man who held the
license, was allowed 10 reopen.
Arthur schaub. however, 10
still city attorney. ,Judge ~. L.
Comstock of the mnnloipal court
presented to the council the view
that the city attorney had a great
nsny cases on hand In which
the city Was interested, apd II
would be hard for anyone seise
to take vp that work at the pres-
ent time. The council took no
action on this matter. A.
In. calling the meeting to order
this morning, the mayor announced
that the council lad been called to
gether for the purpose of investigat-
ing a charge that had been made by
the city attorney against Louis p.
Kaufman and John C. Hagen. AT
the direction of the mayor. the city
clerk read the letter that the mayor
had received from the city attorney,
stating that the city attorney had
proof that the Mint salooRswas not
owned by Kaufman. IN whose name
the license had been taken out. but
by Hagen. ar-s 49, .,
You will note" said the mayor,
that the city attorney says that Il
is a secret shared by all of the people
of the city that John C. Hagen is
conducting the Mint saloon in this
city without license, I am sorry
TO be informed that i was In per.
feet ignorance Of thing that was
known to all of the people or the
city. Other members OF the council
were equally Ignorant OF this thing
that the city attorney says has been
known to all the people of the city
He says that he has the evidence
to prove II. This letter was mailed
to me on the evening before closed
the saloon. In view of what the
Letter said, could not act otherwise
than / did. I fully expected and ]
still fully expect the city attorney to
prove that which he alleges" 80.
Hereupon the mayor had City Clerk
Bate read his letter TO Mr.. Kauf
mann, ordering the closing Of the
saloon, pending an Investigation.
Il have called Mr., Kaufmann,'
continued the mayor. TO prove that
he Is the owner OF the saloon, rs
he claims. / viii now caii upon
the city attorney to prove bis
charges"
ststeu,ert 5y sehasb.
81 wish to make. a few state
ments." said Mr.. Schaub. "You re-
member when! Mr.. Hagen's license
was revoked. The gentlemen came
TO me and requested me to make out
n bill of sale to Mr.. Kaufman.
said l would do II only on condition
that It was a bona fde bin OF sale
I said I would not do II unless II was
a legitimate business move. was
assured that Il was and the bin was
made. Some weeks ago certain par.
ties came TO me and told me that
Mr.. Hagen was sim the real owner
OF the saloon. I was told that
Mr.. Hagen had the property back.
They claimed that there was positive
evidence that this was true. ! did
not believe Il at the time.
Last Wednesday / left on a frip
to st. James. Before I left I was
told that Mr.. Hagen had remarked
that he had slipped one over on me
! said I would take the matter up
when came back. While was In
81. james i mentioned this matter
to some people and I heard OF what
was a personal -siander against my
self. II was something that was
wholly untrue. When I came back
TO Mankato went 60 Mr.. Hagen and
told him that I had heard that he
had circulated this SANDER and also
that he said he had slipped one over
on me. saw what terrible light
all this talk had placed me In as
city attorney. I admit that 4 was
hasty In what i did. 49,
Hagen Was 'Evasive, said sehaub.
Il told Mr.. Hagen OF what I had
heard and ! said 7 wanted to be
sure before Ibid anything. He would
give me no explanation or any salts
faction of any kind This angefed
me. i tried to see him again ION
Wednesday evening, but failed.
left word for him TO come over to
my Office that evening. and said that
II he did not come ana make me an
explanation. a would notify the mayor
of what charges had been brought
tn me against him .and DIR. Kauf.
mann. 4 waited IN my Office until
nine o'clock for him 10 come but
he did not come near me. Then
I wrote that letter tn the mayor.
The mayor was out of the city the
next day. so he did not get my letter
promptly. Tsdid not know that ne
was In the city that night.
Tried 10 Get witnesses.
81 tried 10 get those gentlemen
who had made statements against
Mr.. Kaufman and Dir. Hagen to
come forward with the evidence that
they said they had. They thensbacked
out and would make no attempt tn
produce Il. Mr.. Hagen later made
me a satisfactory explanation of 1t
all. Mr.. Kaufman. I am told. does