The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-06-11

thS sdfoouhtepeTs ndu served III re-
gard to her husband was not a legal
notice. / told her that II was Just
an agreement among themselves. !
told her that IL her husband was
drinking vet she had better go to City
Recorder Bates and ask him to issue
posters to keep her husband from get :
ting any liquor ut the saloons. told he
that Mr.. Bates would attend TO this
In his regular course of business and
would probably be able to get out
the posters In two or three days.
took her to the office of Mr.. Bates
end she signed the notices.
THE notices were brought to the
Ipolice station on June 3. They were
gerved on all the saloonkeepers on
the same day. Mrs. John Duffy knew
ut that time that her husband was
rot legarrly posted at the time that
he made the complaint to Mayor Mey-
cr. because Mayor Meyer came to my
"ffice the following morning and told
re of the complaint that he had re.
Ceived from Mrs. John Duffy.
Il went TO the office OF Mr.. Bates
who has record of all notices that
are served on saloonkeepers in re-
gard to habitual drunkards and he
said there were no posters IN effect
and had not been for long time
There has never been woman
that has come to my Office for help in
o case of that kind and did not
get 1t.
I'm spite of the efforts of the
chief OF police and other officers post
ed men are bound to get liquor
There are strong indications that
posted men have been furnished liz
uor by people who ought to know
better than to do such things. OH
GERS have endeavored tn get evidence
To convict people who do such things
hut cases of the kind have had to be
dropped on account of lack of evil
dence."
statement-.Made BY Mr.. schritt.
County Attorney J. w. Schmitt
stated: my attention has been called
to certain destinations made before an
assembly i'm this city relating TO III,
duties OF my office. and castine
reflections upon me as an Of
fetal. The matter related to John
/ Duffey. Mrs. Duffey called on me nj
my office and was given courteous AMI
cnrfful attention. She said beer chips
with the name of saloon on then
had been found I'm her husbands
pocket. and that he has been drunk
from time To time. She wanted those
who furnished the LIQUOR to him pros
ecuted. | told her they should be II
the necessary evidence can be OBJ
tanned and asked her about the cyl
dcnce. She said the only evldesce shF
he'd was the beer chips and her hus
bands statement. 7 told her that thu
beer chips in themselves would not bs
sufficient 10 procure or sustain cor
viCticn. That unless her husband
would testify that he procured liquor
from some particular person or I'm &
particular saloon. or unless someon'
else who knew ID would so testify
there could be no prosecution. II
were as vindicitive rs some people are
perhaps ] would squander the money
of the county In hopeless prosecutions
with out sufficient evidence just 10 gp
even with some one. or TO make nv.
self ridiculous. But I was rot elected
for that purpose. and propose to ron
Duct my Office impartially. regardless
OF the malicious and false accusations
referred to. Nd prosecutions will -
started without competent evidence
which will be received i'm the court
Courts and juries do not base decis
ions and verdicts- on malicious gossip
Did you ever shoulder the responsible
ity Of a criminal prosecution and con :
duct II through the technicalities OF
the Law and through the court to a
final determination?