The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-08-16

then, sir, from that moment l became Just
as energetic To bring out the tacts as l had
been anxious that they should be found
innocent. Ny feelings for the Superin.
tendent Of the Gas Works were OF the
kindest nature, and after the new Trustees
were appointed l went TO two Of them and
said: "Gentlemen, thus far there has been
nothing found against Mr. Browne. We
have not o n through the Gas Works.
1t would be unjust to him TO remove him
without good cause, and / insist that you
retain him." When we came 70 our ex.
animation we found the most indubitable
audience OF negligence aud Of carelessnesS,
Thy which loss had accrued, 70 the city.
Not that there was any evidence that he
had soiled his own hands, but by negli-
gence, / say. Then what was my duty?
To do Just exactly as that committee has
done. The honorable gentleman from the
Second Ward (Horkhelmerl says that out.
siders were permitted. Who were the
outsiderS2 The attorneys for the city In
this prosecution against Maxwell and
King2
Mr.. Horkheimer ALLOW me q question.
Wasn't the City Sergeant admitted
DR.. Reeves-f will tell about that. The
Trustees were invited, because 1t was the
Trustees who are most interested In this
matter. There had been 0 question In this
community about the propFiety Of retain.
ing this Superintendent. They were In.
vited, and the Chief OF Police Was there In
the discharge OF his duty and to serve
summons. That was true, and what was
the result Before one line Of the report
was written the book OF superintendent
Browne, from which the committee made
up It's data, was opened and every item
shown to them. One OF the Trustees alter
wards remarked that the public would not
tolerate the retaining Of the late Superin.
tendent after such an exhibit. j have In
my pocket that report propose that 1t
be submitted, and hin order, l propose to
read 1t 10 Council.
MIR. Horkhelmer-As the courtesy was
shown to the gentleman from the Fifth
Ward
DR.. Reeyes-I am not done with my
privileged question. Iwant to call Coun-
ellis attention to the fact that in this news
paper card also Is q g~ratuitous fling at the
Secretary OF the Committee. Don't you
remember, fellow 0ounollmen, at the reg
ular meeting in July, when this committee
made It's report, they reported progress,
aud that Mr.. Horkheimers name was APP
pended thereto.
Mr.. Horkheimer-If you can show me
my name appended to that report ! will
give up.
DR.. Reeyes-1t was my impression It
was there. II you say 1t wa not there,
] will say 1t is not there. l will say this
, much. five members OF that committee
: made known to this Council the valuable
services Of Major Wright, and for fear that
the expenses attending the investigation
would be too great, O resolution was ap-
pended asking Council TO say whether or
not his services should be continued in q
certain way. Both Branches agreed it
should be done, unanimously.
II has been well said by one OF our
. morning papers that the labors OF the
Committee arc in the hands Of the Court.
i is not proper, Gs was said in that paper,
the Committee should "show lis hand"
before these cases are called to trial. I
submit, therefore, that point may be con-
sidered as settled. The Committee are
now engaged on valuable work. They are
engaged in such work as will bring out
facts from the evidence already before us,
!, which may still further aStound this
Council. Laughter by several members.
Laugh at it as much as you please, they
are facts. The question Of pay was re-
) terred to in Mr.. Horkheimer's communi.
cation. That was an appeal to the public
prejudice that this wasan expensive affair.
, Investigations and prosecutions arealways
costly, andif that be the question, what
p it costs, then may We as well abolish our
criminal courts. There is a far higher
duty to be taken in consideration, it Is 10
set an example to evil doors. From the
scathing examination now being made
q there will probably be no more such IT.
! regularities in Wheeling in the next seven
r or eight years. l am done now, Mr..
President.
So for as Major Wright Is CONCERNED,
q and his treating OF John Doerr, that mat!
> teris settled in this batch Of papers l hold
, in my hand. know the honorable gen.
tleman from the Second Ward Is a kind.
a hearted man, and l regret exceedinly that
he has made tho furnace for his friend so
hot that he has scorDhed himself, It is a
a dangerous thing for a man to rush into
y print, he ought to think well before he
, does it, and, as l say, the documents are
a here to show that my good.hearted, kind
hearted friend was never more mistaken
a in his life than when he penned that COM
municatjop to the Register.
|, M. Horkhei@er-lst that irony?
! Dr.. Reeyes-No sir,
Mr.. Arkle sent TO the Clerks desk and
had read the article in the Register referred
= to in DR.. Reeves speech. Mr.. Horkheim.
er then spoke in reply to DR.. Reeves as
follows:
II ..-|--..
Dir. Horkheimer-Mr Chairman, I think
3 Council will extend 10 me the privilege OF
replying to the remarks made by the pen-
tleman from the Filth Ward (Reeves). In
regard TO that article I will say here and at
{ all times, every word Of It is true, and I
can prove 1t by affidavit as we'll as by my
: statement here madein Council this even
/ ing. What / state here | will stand by.
In regard 10 the meeting Friday night the
gentleman admits that there was no quo.
rum present. At all the previous meetings
OF that committe he was present and
took, down the testimony OF the witnesses
verbatim, There, at that meeting, he
was not present, On Saturday night
when l saw how things were being CON.
Quoted, ! demanded that the stenographer
should be recalled, then he was not found.
objected to going on without him,
and still Won turning to DR.. Reeyesj
went on, and then you reeolleet ! called
you aside. You can prevent q great deal
Of testimony taken orally which Is not re.
duced to writing. l think 1t Is proper and
right that some things should come to the
knowledge Of Council as TO how things
are somRtimes in committee. That / am
helpless in the minority cannot helm,
but l will do my duty, come what NAV.
When that committee was called on Friday
there was no quorum present. What was
done there wa Of no value. / sat there
and listened as much as anybody present,
We adjourned until Saturday evening
when Mr.. Doerr was called IN. Every
witness heretofore has been examined
privately, 50 that witnesses subsequently,
called could not boar what they had sworn
to. There was a guard kept gt the door,
which was not the case at the meeting
held on Friday and Saturday.