The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-21
THE sIpLEY-M,LuRE DIFFICULTY
EH 4 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DIX ftebLTE
A Case That Was Fully Ventilated nj
the Police Court Saturday Morn
ing-wbat n Register Reporter
Cleaned from a Conversa-
ton with Both M'Lure
and Ripley.


Cleaned from Conversa-
ton with Both M'Lure
and Ripley.
AS much talk has been caused by the
recent trouble between Cbief-oi- Police
Ripley and Harry Mcclure, and desiring
statement from these gentlemen,
REGISTER reporter called on each of
them at their respective homes and in
conversation with them obtained the fol-
lowing:
WHAT Mr.. M'LURE HAS To SAY.
Reporter Mr.. Mcclure, why were you
arrested by Chief-of- Police Ripley at the
Opera House last Friday EVENING"
Mr.. McLure-Well, the whole affair
arose in this way. On lsst Wednesday
evening, in company with Messrs. Frank
Hildreth, Brose List, George Linch and
James Patton, / was on the street in con.
versation, when one of the party
suggested that we go 10 the Gym
nssium, and there indulge in q
game OF billiards. We all went to the
place mentioned, and began to play on
a table in the rear end of the room.
After playing 3 while, and not liking
the position, we went toward the front
of the room and began playing. Having
become tired of the game, we started
down stairs, when Mr.. Linch missed his
overcoat, which had been placed on the
back OF chair IN the rear part OF the
room by Mr.. Hildreth. As we all came
down stairs, Mr.. Linch began hunting
| for his coat, and was told that
had it on under my overcost
List and Patton had gone down and
were standing on the pavement when
Linch came down and said to me, You
have my cost" and began to unbutton
my overcoat, in search of his own.
| informed him that L had on but one
overcoat, and that it was my own.
While Linch was searching for his coat,
the ianitor of the Gymnasium spoke from
the head of the stairs 10 Lunch, saying
that he had found the coat. Liuch hoi-
lowed to him TO bring 1t down. l.,
| in loud voice, in order TO be
heard by the isnitor, asked if the coat
had not been left in the room where we
had first began to play. During this time
tue rest of The party were enjoying the
joke by laughing at Linch and me-. Just
at this point of the proceedings Captain
Ripley put his hsnd on NE and said: 81
have got you now," or words to that
effect. l then asked the Chief OF Police
if be meant 1t. Ripley SAID, 81 do |
replied, very well, l will 90 with you.
Mr. Linch said, "As you mean this for
business, what will you require for Nc
Lures appearance In the mOrningp
Ripley replied SIS. Linch took out his
pocket-book, and Capt. Ripley said $40
would be- enough, and took the money
and told ali who wore present to appear
next morning at 81 o'clock at the Police
Court. Capt. Ripley took out a pencil and
some paper, and asked the names of the
parties, when Mr.. Linch named each
one. The names were not written down
by the Captain, who put the paper AID
pencil in his pocket. After this, the
boys parted. Linch and HiIdreth went
from the Gymnasium entrance to the
Mcclure House corner, whea Ripley
called 10 Linch TO come back, and said,
"Take back your money, l do not want
it." out did not say for the party 10 appear
at the police court next morning. At the
time for holding the court Eext morning
l, in company with my friends, WAS on
hands, but Captain Ripley was no where
to be found, as reported by some one pres
ent. MIR. Llnch, who was both witness
and attorney for me, asked Clerk Oar
rah if there were warrant or any
charges against me. Upon being in
formed by the Clerk that no action had
been brought against me, we left, think.
ing All was over, and nothing more
would be said or done.
About ten o'clock that day, Linch met
Captain Ripley and asked him il he were
going to arrest me, and was informed by
the Captain that he had intended u let
the matter drop, but as | had spread
the report that he WAS drunk
at the time he made the arrest be
would push the matter throu b. Captain
Ripley then went to Clerk Tom Darrsh
and asked for q warrant, which the
clork refused, but gave him a summons.
There ended operations until entered
HAMILToNs OPERA HOUSE
that evening. About $50 o'clock Capt.
Ripley entered the house, rs he thought,
with the warrant, having found me
standing IN section GA came near and
said, 81 want you Harry Mcclure, l have
warrant tor you" i remarked, AT
you want me come and get me-
and started out with the Captain.
AS we Were going out, l
SAW Harry Wheat and tod him
10 tell George Llnch that Capt Ripley
had arrested me again. While taking
TO Wheat, Ripley showed mo along to-
ward the door. near which l met Dir.
Barkley, assistant contractor on the 7,
". Il Ky. road. | asked Barkley if be
had any money, and was told that he
had, ana he asked how much | wanted
/ told him wanted enough to give Sc
curity to Capt Ripley, who had again
arrested me. Capt. Ripley gave me an
other shove, and said, "1ou shall not
have any security" l then told
Bsrkley TO come along. Having
reached the door OF the Opera
house, Mayor Sweeney came up and told
Capt. Ripley that he could not arrest me
as he had no warrant Tor my arrest, but
n summons only. Capt. Ripley made
some reply that was not Understood aud
then said TO the Mayor, al am running
this arrest" Lunch came to Ripley and
asked how much security he wanted for
my appearance the. next morning. Rip
Icy said u $1,000 would not take me out,
that had to stay in the lookup until
morning. The crowd which had gather
ed during the time, followed Ripley
and myself towards the lookup. On
the way Ripley said to me, will
show you how to write articles
in the Standard about me-" told him
that had not written anything, but that
the piece in the psper WAS just and had
been written by some person who was
doing the part OF good citizen. At
McLsin's corner Ripley stopped and
swore at the crowd Tor following U.s. We
then continued our way up Twelfth
street toward the lookup. Ithen asked
Ripley bow be got home the night he
made the first arrest. This made Capt.
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