The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-29
REMOVAL.
A CARD FROM BELLAiRF,

In reply to an article signed beIidlle
Police, published In the last "cuhtSua!
edit on OF the REGISTER, we shall only say
that every member OF the BCllaire poIlce
io;ce. excepting Mr.. DugSn, have delltd 10
Us any know e 'ge OF the article previous
10 it's public alton: and so lar as ~ person
alitieS throughout are concerned, ~ -
only necessary 10 say that the people O!
Relial,e well und rSlsnd how gross is The
Injustice to us and how shallow the reply
TO our accusations. We shall Toxic thlS "r,
portunity to exp sc Mr.. DrugOh liIIlS, ana
will commence with his very loose man
ner OF returning some Executions as con-
stable OF Pultuey township.
On June II. 1872, there was an execution
issued against A. W. Shepherd in favor OF
Geo, II. Collier, and delivered to WIN. NJ.
Drugan, cons stable, and by him presented
ain ecily to Mr.. shepherd, ana which was
paid in full and receipted tor. BY the law
II was the COnstaDleS duty 10 make the
proper return IN at least thirty Gays, ana
II is one al the first duties learned by u"
green official after taking his oath OF
Office. Instead OF making the proper re-
turn 10 the Justice, after recriptlng ior the
money paid him. this Is his endorsement
on the back OF the execution: mo pro-
perry found whereou to levy With the
money III his pocket he thus condemned
himself, and his own hand writing and
signature "give him away" 10 this day,
~ found on tile at the Office OF squire J.
j. Powell, ana free 10 any citizen TO ex
return gained publicity and caused sever
nj creditors To- push hun, and so went on
10 the great surprise and wonder OF hr. ).
for nearly one year, when by accident ne
discovered the rascality that hSd been 81
grossly carried on 10 the injury OF his
credit, and OF course went directly TO the
Justices Office and detected the iai>ity of
this"woltin Sleeps clothing" after which
MIR. Drugan was hunted up and asked why
such return had been made, he DruganI
IA tFsN.
OF course he had 10 take back uqoE the
presentation OF his own written receipt
from him. He was G. mpel!ed 10 go To MI.
POwell's office, q In the presence OF the
Squire WAS tod by Mr.. :. tnat II he would
persist in denying the payment heshouid
ne legally punished, whereupon, with
that Characteristic nervousness OF the
man ne endorsed the same old execution.
Money made in full-retained my fees,
ana erased the former.
This is not the only case where Mr.. Dru-
gan has piacticed his cronkedness' We
refer the reader again To the records In
Justice Powell's office. In The case OF
CroZier & Mitchell vs.. A. w. shepherd,
execution was issued Sept. 2, lb'l, and
placed in the hands OF VIM. NJ. Drugan,
constable. When pres"r ted soon alter
ward To Mr.. shepherd the amount was
liquidatei and reccipteJ for in full. Un-
Ike the first case men Toned TINS worthy
official not only pockets the money out
accompanies IT with the execution Itself,
and constantly accused Mr.. =. OF rascallty
when in conversation with Mr.. CiCZier.
The latter gentleman, being exceedingly
magnanimOuS, was 10Th 10 hurt the ieel-
ingS OF Mr.. S.-who had at the tlme been
vero uLlucky, having his Jerry BOAT car
ried down the river with the ice-by re.
ferring 10 the matter, and did not mention
IL until the next February, wien he
concluded that "iOrbearance had ceased
10 be a virtue" and had talk win MI.
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disclosed. 1t viii be proper 10 state just
here that Mr.. shepherds suspicious had
been aroused, and Mr.. Crozler'S drop.
ping onto" him at the time he did and
making the discovery mutual was indeed
a coincidence, Mr.. CroZier-llke Us all
was human, and naturally made a
search for this constable, and did not
meet him in one OF his most pleasant
moods. Mr.. DruSan was threatened, and
segged few days in which to pay the
amount. No mercy was shown him,
howeN er, and he ahsented himself, pur-
porting Us an excuse, y chance 10 make
himself a creditor a.. e, borrow the
money!. He soon returned and satisfied
the return on file in Mr.. Powell's Office,
dated February -, 1873. From the fact
that Mr.. DrUgau had served so many
years as constable, and knew wen his du-
ties, he. like us, could not but know
that he had done wrong.
Mr.. Drugan took occasion 10 call on Mr..
shepherd soon after this aud beg OF him
not 10 expose him, saying: shepherd, II
YOU do 10 Will ruin me " At his solieita-
ton Mr.. 5. kept quiet, aud would perhaps
never have mentioned this had IL not
been for the very ungentlemanly manner
OF Mr.. ID. at the Council meeting. last
Tuesday evening. when Mr.. Shepher
was speaking OF his lDEugan s. b!ackmail-
ing of Thos. J. Lilly.
10 the Citizens al Bellaire and vicinity
we say that the above statements can be
subslantiated. Mr.. Shepherd will make
oath 10 II. The records of Justice Powell
are open FOR your inspection, and we ask
YOU 10 examine thsm before You again
cast your ballots tor this foul Calumnia-
tor. PkESL1 - COWES.