Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-02

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use it, and finally put it in in Nor.
gan county.
Mr.. Geyer said the tools we're
sent to his house without hisl
knowledge /; seen Boyd afterwards
and he told him about L.; said he
had seen Baker and tried to sell
him tools, aud that Baker said the
town had no money Boyd seen
me several times, and finally
told him / would buy
them if | could them at
q bargain. Boyd offered them
for SO 1 offered him $3.50;
he refused, got III ally to look a,
he tools and made oIt a memorais'
da; / seen Boyd and offered him
so and he said all right told
him / didn't want to get the best
of him to come and look at the
| tools, and the memoranda; At
ter he seen it / offered him twelve
dollars Boyd said he didn't
want the tools in his name as
several persons would attach them
Boyd demanded SIS and said he
would make an assignment so
they couldn't be attached and put
in a bill to the Council; l got $3.50
and gave him, seen him after
| afterwards and offered him the
other $3.50 and he walked away
from me had other con versations
! with him but he always left me
lindifferenlly | didn't know VIVA,
he was going TO do about i and
that is why knew nothing
about it when the bill was pre-
scented toCouncil; told Mr.. Bak er
/ the tools could be bought for $40 !;
afterwards told Mr.. Baker / had
bought the tools for SIS, and had
paid $3.50. If / had got the tools
would have expected the Council
or any other person to pay me the
worth ofthem. Mr.. Baker made
an additional statement to the
effect that no had the tools and
had better give Mahoney an order
for them; supposed that he had
bought them from the corpora
| ton
Mr.. Fiske stated that Geyer had
informed him that The tools could
be purchased cheap,for about SO !;
tried to find Boyd, but couldn't
until next morning, when Boyd
informed me he had sold the tools
to Geyer.
This closed the evidence. and
Mr.. Faulkner proceeded to argue
the question. Whilst the town
clock was striking twelve the
Council adjourned until this even
ing, and the members started
for home, through snow and rain
to receive lecture on the pleasant
duty of councilman. We sleep
lily sought our post at the INDIE
PENDENv Office.
APRIL Both.
Present, Mayor Shut and
Messrs. Baker, Rutherford, Cline,
Wolfes, Perryman, Scheelkey,
Bohda, Russler. The following
persons were granted license to sell
spirituous liquors, viz: John S.
Robinson, j. A. Isanogle, Jacob
Wisner q Son, A. l.. Shut, Philip
Bush j. Johnson, T. Riordon VIM.
Ruttledge. Charles Tunnel, Fred.
! Warner, John Feller, II. II. Specie,
! James McSherry, A. G. Miller,
Curtis, Downs & Co. License was
granted Asahcl Vanmeter and G..
! p. Matthaei to sell wine and ale,
and beer license was granted Fritz
Barber and Jacob Schleus. The
application of Allen Henshaw was
lad or the table for further consid-
Grafton.
On motion of Mr. Wolfes the
rates for breaking stone was fixed
AZ 80 cents per perch.
Bill Of Mr.. kearfott was referred
to Mersrs. Perryman, Rutherford
/ and Scheslkey for examination'and
1 report
Petition of Messers. Fleischman,
Wolfes, Kratz and others, in refer
ence to the sale of foreign goods by
a licensed auctioneer, was referred
the committee on ordinances
with instruction and authority to
act in the premises.
The following state ment was
presented in writing to the Cou-
neil:
MARTINsBURG April 20, IA.
TO The Hon. Mayor and 1oaca Coa0a-
Gil Of Mdrtinsburg ". Va:
GENTS:
/ beg leave To make the fol-
lowing explanatory statement of