The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-06-05


dence Is not mere street tsIk. or
woman talk or saloon talk. think
You kniw more than you have told u.s..
Cannot Produce Evidenes. 4
Il cannot produce. more evidence.
unless the parties that gave me my.
Information win come forward" said
| the city attorney. Il relied on. the
work OF those that told. me those.
things. Mr.. Hagen .ansered me and.
ignored me and would tell me moth.
ing. II was then that ] made I'D my
mind that there was something that
twas absolutely wrong. ] know Mr..
Hagen will corroborate what / have
said, He win not blame me. There
has been a lot Of sflly talk. He
reafizes now that IL was his duty.
Ito give me some explanation when
talked to him about. the matter.
I had always supposed that the bin
Of sale and other papers were all
fright" 3
This letter" said the mayor. '.'is
very direct and very positive. IL
you had no evidence you should
have used different language. I had
Ito act on the strength OF this letter
and close up that place OF business.
n do not like TO have the mayors
ozfice used for little quarrels and
bearsay stories. II cannot be used
has a football. I am dumfounded 10
see that you have no evidence for
what you said" 80
Il left word for Mr.. Hagen To
come to my office, said Mr.. schaub.,
you sent me this letter" said
the mayor. mir. Franciscus, who
gave you that letter."
"Mr. schaub told me he had n
sensational story" said the reporter
He said he had the goods ON
Hagen"
Where did he tell you about it?'
| I'm Oscar Olson's saloon"
did he tell you anything the next
morning." %. p. -. IA
He said II was an right"
/ Il told you," said Mr.. sehaub, ito
60 to the mayor" .H
as that your story7" asked the
mayor. !.
| "That Is my story" said Mr. :Schaub.
l Kaufman Called, upon. b.,
| Mr. Kaufman was now called up
ON as to what he had to say to prove
that he was the owner of the sa-
loon. 8. B. Wilson. as his attorney,
bproduced the bin OF sale, a collection
Of checks ANA other papers. He Of
fered to bring IN the bankers TO
prove that the checks were all that
they purported to be, hut the council
seemed, satisfied without them.
| "Gentlemen."' said tire mayor, II
am satisfied that Mr.. Kaufman Is
the legal owner OF the Mint saloon ,.
/ A motion was made by Councilman
Lamm and seconded by Councilman
Gerlich that the Mint be allowed TO
reopen its doors. This was carried
by the unanimous vote OF the I'VE
members.
Hereupon. AFR. Lack produced a
copy OF the city charter. and read
the passage giving the council the
power to rem6ye The city attorney.
Il feel that the city attorney has
made o monkey" of this council
and that he should be removed, !"
said Mfr. Lack.
! Asked Attorney 20 Resign.
'tAs mayor Of this city" said Mayor
Meyer, 81 do not feel that he ought
Ito be allowed to make a fool out
OF me. must ask the. city attorney
to resign"
At this about two-thirds OF the az
gregation that filed the chairs out
side Of the railing arose, stamped
their feet In applause and walked
out. Two or three officials raped
| for order. u
Il would like to make a motion. /"
said Mr.. Lack. I'm fairness to sa-
loonkeepers that have gotten into
trouble. TO give them a chance to
sell Aout their places of business,
that they cannot make application
for new licenses in the names Of
itheir bartenders." This motion was
likewise passed unanimously.
! The mayor was here Informed that
the names of Mr. Hagen and Mr..
Leas were still used on the signs Of
1.-THE Mint saloon. He ordered that
tthey be removed and that the signs
show only the true owners name. x
Plea Made For schaub.
| Judge w. L. comstock Of the NUM-
lcipal court here arose and addressed
the council urging that that body
be not hasty in removing Mr.. .Sehaub,
IHe said Mr.. Schaub had number
Eof city cases before the municipal
and other courts. which It would be
very hard for any. other attorney
ito take up. He believed that Mr..
scbeub had acted too hastily, but
ne believed that Mr. Schaub's only
motive was the enforcement OF the
law. another man could not step In and
handle the .eitys legal matters prop,
erIy at the present jdncture. DIR.
schaub shunId be given q reasonable
time 20 get tire city's legal affairs
into such shape that another man
could step IN and handle them.
Mr.. Schaub declared that hts I'M
DERIVING motive IN what he did was
to protect the city. He was willing
b '-Re ahead ana tn the coses on