The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-12-25

last, resumed to-day. Inc street was
thus treated to Christmas surprise,
as it was not expected that the resump-
ton would take place before New Years.
A circular to the public has been is
sued by the firm announcing the fact
OF their resumption and stating that
they have effected euch an arrangement
OF affairs as to ensure the payment OF
all their liabilities in full AMI IN. con-
tinuation OF business on a firm baris
The Stock Boards.
But little business was transac ei
either in gold or stock at the Exchangr
to-day. The members INDUCED in
their great annual Christmas battle.
Nearly all the members came down
town prepared, with their heads co'er.
ed with last summers white hats.
From the opening OF the Boards until
the adjournment. the rooms were made
sonorous with tin horns, COW bells,
trumpets and roaring and hootings of
bulls and bears. Before twelve o o'clock
scarcely an occupied hat remained.
Both Boards adjourned at l o'clock.
Tomorrow will be observed in tinan-
cial circles as q legal holiday.
The special Committee ON Finance
OF the Chamber of Commerce and Pro-
ducs Exchange held another meeting
to- day and adjourned until Monday,
when the terms they have agreed upon
will be completed.
Trial OF mayor Hall.
The trial OF A. Oakley Hall was re.
sumed this morning, when Stoughton,
counsel for the defense. announced that
they proposed to introduce no evidence
and he at once began an address to the
jury. He alluded to the witnesses for
the prosecution who had gone
on the stand and openly proI
claimed their own guilt and
their own partiular share in the profts
in the robbery of the treasury. He
then claimed that no evidence had been
found TO connect Mayor Hall with the
frauds and he had, therefore, seen no
necessity for introducing any testim ony
whatever. He reviewed the public
services and official cares OF the defend.
ant and read long argument to prove
the absence OF any motive on the part
Of the defendant to connive at the frauds
perpetrated and the absence, therefore,
Of criminal intent necessary to consti-
tute crime. He concluded by requesting
the court to direct verdict OF ac9uittal
or advise the jury that under the law
and facts that it would not be safe to
convict.
Recess was then taken and upon res
Assem- bling Tremain summed up for the
prosecution. He cited large numter
OF cases OF official misconduct, iDclud-
ing one CAGE in which the defendant !
himself, while District Attorney, had |
succeeded in obtaining conviction Tor
the wilful neglect Of an official act
though corruption had not been proven.
He defined a:wIlful neglect of duty:in |
the meaning Of the act as merely an
intentional neglect OF duty no matter
whether it was corruption or not. |
Halls case differed from that OF Tweed |
Ia that it was not shoven that any o.
the six million three bundled thous-
and dollars which the defendant al
lowed to be stolen from the city had |
gone directly into his pockets, but cor.
ruption wasn't necessary element OF
conviction in the case. He examined |
all the points OF the case at length and
argued strongly for conviction. He
closed his argument at 3:30PN.
ACQUITTED.
At the conclusion OF Tremaines ar
gument, Judge Daniels charged the
jury in an able and impressive manner.
BE charged to confne themselves to
the question OF wilful neglect on the
part OF the defendant, because after
careful consideration OF the charges
be believed they were Insult
cient to found verdict ofguilty upon.
The jury retired at 6 o'clock, and at
$50 P. Il the jury re-entered the court |
room. In answer to the usual inquiry
they replied they had q verdict of not
guilty. At this announcement the
crowd in the court room burst into
thunders OF applause, which the Court
didn't object 10, and after the lapse OF
about ten minutes the court adjourned
until Monday.
Billiards.
The third game of series Of billiard |
matches now pending between Ubassy
and DAILY, came off this evening in |
Charles O'Conner's room, Ubassy win
ming; scoring 29l, while DAILY only
made 247.
The Gree!y Memorial.
The Joint Committee OF the Com.
mon Council appointed TO make the
presentation OF the memorial album,
containing the action OF the Common
Coun neil on the death OF Horace Greeley
to the family OF the deceased Journal
list, met to-day and decided that the pre-
sentation should take place on the l4th |
OF January. Tne presentation will be
made by Mayor Havemeyer st the res
ileuce OF the Misses Greeley, College
Place. The album is OF most beautiful
design, having about q dozen pages
splendidly illuminated, with the picture
OF Mr. Greeley in prefacs.