Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-01-21
CARD.

To the Voters and Citizens of Wheeling.
feel it due to you aud to myself to appear
before the public in improper character. In
the first place, / wish to keep none of my pub.
lie acts, as an officer, from you. The Times OF
this morning makes some grave changes, as you
see, all for the benefit OF James y. ha"Iey, Mno'
he SAYS is the first deputy and acting Sergeant
AR HawleyEis not first deputy, and never was
ANYTHING more than the balance of the deputies
under me.
Now as to my dishonesty in the case of Hen
~ Gardener, who, he says, was lined $40. he
was fined as stated, and he paid me 50 on the
fine several DAYS after the trial. was not pres
emit at the trial and did not know anything of 1t
until he came voluntarily to me. had no com.
mitment for him, nor never had one. He told
me he got the So from his mother and would
| get the balance and pay me. On this promise
he left. 1t salso stated that he was at the head
of set of rowdies, going through the city, and
has not been arrested. Iam-p prepared to prove
by Perry Tracy and the balance OF the depu-
| ties that told them l would give them $50
| cash to take him. They watched for him day
and night but he left the State Immediately
Donaphon was with him and was arrested and
sent to Jail. Mr. Craig, it is stated, was fined
before Aid. Wright So, and that a commitment
was issued for him, and that / released hlm. l
say most positively that this is as false as the
source from whence it came. never spoke to
Craig, nor was present. and there was no com
lmitmcnt for three days after the trial. This
same Craig was afterwards taken for another
offence, and tried before Aid. McCourtney and
fined and the same was appealed and quGsteCt
| in the County Court. In the case of young
! Over, who, it is stated. was fined So, nave
I only this to say that he was fined as stated and
/ went his bail three days after, and never
thought of anything else but TO pay the fine If
he did not. He is young man of n resPecta-
BILE family, and he had no money and plead for
Nc fla.
Ecunty.
| Now these are the cases on which the mon
strous charge of dishonesty is based Any per-
son acquainted with the difficulties thata Ser
geant encounters will see at once that all this
parade is to ruin me and my reputation, and ell
evate Mr. Hawley-a man that very few of you
know He and his f.iends have published all
over the city that he has been .he Sergeant and
not me. took Mr.. Hawley in my employ be-
cause it was represented 20 me that he was very
needy, and he Immediately commenced IN an
under current 10 operate for himself and ihsln-
uate against me. ~ have been amongst you tor
| the last IL years in business for myself nave
served in the City Council several years, and
tried, by industry and attentiontoa business, to
! be good citizen, and never have appeared be-
| fore the public as n dishonest man, and now
only, as you car plainly see, by stranger, who
wishes to pull me down to get position for him
self and friends at my expense. / would asl;
the gentlemen: Who followed the counterteiters
day and night and detected thenl and caugh.
them to protect you? And who paid S175, and
| that out of his own funds, for night watch to
protect you'and your families in your houses
and on the Streets and to protect yourproperty
Ask Wm. Scroggins and Perry Tracy, if did
not pay them out of my own fees, and appeal
TO you, if you have not seen inc yourselves, al
all hours of night, passing through the streets,
Hooking to your interests.
As to the charge of CARRYING water on both
shoulders, and denying my politics, tits too sill
lly to controvert You all know that was al
ways a Clay Wbig and acted with the American
party, and voted with them. and never did try
10 conceal it and never viii,
JAS. 90, 1858. A. S, HALLowELL.