The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-03-06
THE LATE FAILURE.
The Excitement Continues.
The Meeting Saturday Night.
A. c. Quarters Case to go
before the Grand Jury.

According to announcement, a meet
ing of the depositors in the Wheeling
Savings Institution was held at the
Court House on Saturday night An
attempt was made to have the meeting
a secret one, why we do not know.
This, however, was impossible from the
very nature of the case If none but
depositors were admitted then the rep
resentative of the city, and various
agents for other parties, would be ex.
cluded, and they had as much right to
be present as any one.
The idea Of one of the speakers that
the proceedings were to be kept from
the press was simply preposterous. 1t
couldn't be done, or certainly not by
excluding the reporters, for the attempt
to keep them out would most certainly
result in full report being given. No
thoroughbred reporter would fail to get
the proceedings OF a meeting from
which he had been senselessly ex-
clnded. q
Before givinga report of the proceed
ings OF the meeting, we will state that
the Grand Jury has been summoned to
meet to morrow morning to find
or refuse to find, as the case may
be, a true bill against A. c.
Quarter for the embezzlement Of funds
belonging to the Wheeling Savings In
stitution and the larceny Of gold, bonds
and negotiable notes belonging to
other parties placed in the Institution
for sac keeping. Messrs. George Men
del, Aaron Kelly, Archie Paul and
other gentlemen, and Mrs. L. Greer and
Mrs. John Thoburn have been suhpce-
naed as witnesses.
The meeting at the Court House last
night was a very large one, and
composed of about two hundred per-
sons OF both sexes, representing all
classes Of society, professional men,
mechanics, laborers, seamstresses and
washerwomen, who had lost their all
or suffered severely in the failure.
The meeting was organized after a
good deal of declining, 10y calling John
Clator to the chair, and electing Dr. II.
ii. Logan Secretary.
Mr.. Taylor stated that: q meeting
had been held at the house of Peter
linn, Esq, on Friday, where a number
of sufferers met, and it was thought
Lest to call this meeting to consult as
to the best means Of protecting the in
terests Of the depositors in the Wheel
ing Savings Institution.
Mr. linn said he was in favor o:
appointing a committee TO guard the
jail and keep that robber there or to
wait upon the Directors and compel
them to keep Quarter fast.
Mr.. Harrison said that he was at the
meeting at Mr.. Zinn's, and there was
nothing said or thought OF there that
would warrant Mr.. Zinn's remarks.
That gentleman had no authority for
saving that Mr. Quarter is "robber.
Mr.. Ii. did not believe in condemning
man until he was tried. If Mr.. Quar-
rier were released from Jail to-day, Mr..
Harrison would be willing to assist him
to start in business again.
Mr.. Bcckel said that perhaps it would
be best to appoint committee, or Sc,
cure counsel, to lock after the interests
of depositors.
Mr.. letters was assured that the
larger losers by the failure have EN-.
ployed counsel to guard their interests.
If the larger. ones were protected the
smaller depostors were sure to te. 1t
would be wrong to ask those who had
lost their little all to assist in deiraying
the expenses of counsel, when those
who can afford it had already done so.
Mr.. Bickel moved the appointment
of committee Of three to act in con
junction with the counsel of the city
and larger depositors. Adopted, ard
Dr. w. j. Bates, j. NJ. Bickel and r.
G. Barr were appointed.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
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