The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-06-01
OUTRAGE AT THE COURT
HOUSE.
Wilson's Gang Break UP the Mount
Wood Cemetery Meeting.

Wilson's Gang Break Up the Mount
Wood Cemetery Meeting.
About haltpast eight last evening, while
the annual meeting Of the Mount Wood
Cemetery Lot Holders was in progress,
and just as they were abont to proceed to
the election ofoficers, they were invaded
in such force by a noisy crowd who
wanted to holda meeting in favor Of sub.
scrlptions, that they were forced to aban.
don tho room. Outsiders had been grad.
ually dropping in during tho progress oil
the meeting and had already made some
disturbance, but about the time mentioned
they began to yell for "MuslcI !" "Rail.
road !" and "HUBBARDl" and persisted
till the meeting was broken up and the
lot holders were compelled to withdraw,
and the WILSON crowd went on with
their performance.
Wednesday a large number OF Main
street merchants held q consultation and
concluded to have a meeting in opposi.
ton to the New York sharpers at the
court house, Friday evening, The New
Workers getting word Of this resolved to
head 1t off by getting control of the court
house first, and to effect this 1t appears
DR.. BAIRD, one Of the WILSON party,
went to Mr.. KLEIvEs, Chairman Of the
Supervisors Committee on Court House
and Jail, to secure the use of the court
room on Friday evening. Mr. KLEIvEs
told him the Mount Wood Cemetery lot
holders had the use Of the room for that
evening and must have itit they wanted
1t. Further circumstances Of the case,
showing who Is responsible for driv.
ing out tho lot.holders' meeting, will
appear from the following statement made
to US in our office last evening by MIR.
ROBERT CAMPBELL, Of the Seventh Ward,
one OF the Directors Of the Cemetery
Association:
Thursday night about half past nine
o'clock, I called on Mr.. Kleives, Chair.
man Of the Supervisors Court House Com.
mittee, and he told me that when DR..
Baird spoke TO him about tho Court
House he told Baird the Mt Wood lot.
holders had the use of the Court room for
their meeting. The Doctor said If the
Cemetery Association wanted tohold their
meeting there they would, be entitled to
1t; and with that understanding that we
were TO have the Court House until we
got Through with our business, Kleives
told mo 10 go and see Dr.. Baird and
tell him what he had said to me- l
went TO hunt up DR.. Baird and could
not find him. Was directed to go to
Cochran s. Hubbard's office and they
would answer the same purpose. went
there, found them and told them what
Mr.. Kleives had said to me. One Of them
remarked that they had secured the court
House sometime ago and felt that we
ought not TO have any priority over them.
told Mr.. Hubbard that we had the Court
House and intended to hold It. Hubbard
said: then how long will you need the
Court House? / said 1 could not tell.
Will you need it till halt-past s o'clock?
l said: we may need 1t that long or long.
er. Won't you fix time? l said: no sir
l will fix no time. Then Mr.. McColloch,
who was present remarked: gentlemen
you must settle this matter right here.
1t will not do 10 have any fuss, any clash,
in the Court House. j then said to Mr..
Hubbard We will hold Our meeting
there. We will hurry things up just as
fast as We can, and whenever we get
through we will surrender the Court
House and you can do as you please with
it, And with that understanding left
Cochran & Hubbard's olllcc-I then went
to Sheriff Brown and told him the con-
versation l had with Kleives and with
Hubbard and Cochran, and Mr.. Brown
said TO me: DIR. Campbell you shall have
the Court House; you shall not be dis
turbed in holding your meeting; am sat
ished these gentlemen will not annoy you.
Then afterwards went TO Baird, who
said TO me: Mr.. Campbell, will you get
through with your meeting by o'clock.
| said: Doctor, I think we will in all
probability. Said he: We want the use
Of that Court House, but don't want to
oppose graveyard, nor will not. Isaid
Doctor, we will get through as soon as
ever We can, and think we will get
through by nine o'clock, and then we will
surrender you the house. The Doctor
said: That is all right, Mr.. Campbell,
and on that ground we separated.
Then Hubbard met me in the street
again and asked me Ii I would allow him
to make statement to their people when
We organized; that they would hold a
meeting after We were done. l told him
most assurcdly We would admit them 10
DO that. He did not come in and make
that announcement or ask the privilege to
do so.
We were about going into the
election of officers of our Association
and under the law this was the last day
on which the election of officers could be
held, should have said they been com.
ing in gradually and we had to request
them two or three times to keep order
and let us get through our business.
But just as We were about to commence
voting they commenced yelling for "mu.
sic y and "RailroadM and then yelled for
Hubbard" and kept it Up SO that We
were Obliged to leave the room.
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