The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-03-17
TmE GAs CASES.
The state Concludes It's CpSc Against
King and the the Defense Get u COatih'
nance Max UPIl'S Case T0.ORy

kluE ana tue TIE Defense gel eOHuH'
nnnrc -NaxWeIIS Case To-Day.
The hearing, before Squire W. II.
Caldwell, Of Andrew King, charged with
embelzIing the fnnls Of tile Gas Office,
wa, resumed Saturday in the Municipal
Court room. 'fheusnal numbered SpeclH.
tors-~ese present to learn something Of
| the workings Of tic Gus Works aud Office
The first witness called was " y C.
} Wright, who testified substantially a. iOl'
lows: Was engaged in blsincs' last year
un Main street, member Of the firm uf q
| Il. TAYLOR < Co.. kept books NJ that firm;
also Tor January OF this year; witness tcs'
titled to paving certain bills Oi the firm Oi
which he was q member also his own in
dividual bills aud the bills Of Geo K. Tdy.
lnr, and paving the money Ia Andrew
King, John Maxwell hcing present atsuCh
times and apparently making entries Oi
the fact uf such payments.
james VI. Wheat was the next wilneS,
called, and testified 10 the payment Of Ger
tain bills Of the firm Of &. Mendel 4 Co..
aud certain individual bills, TO King aud
/ Maxwell.
James Grogan, II bruther.in.ldw Of I'm
drew King, was next called, and testified
substantially Us follows: | got q check
from Andrew King about two weeks agu
at his house; he Just handed Inc the check
and told me Ia 90 down to the bank and
get il rashcd it was the evening previous
TO the day Ilu?kin gave his testimony; il
was Building Association check; ] wen
to the bank the next morning after he
handed il To me, To get il rIshcd; got Il
rashed ut the Commercial Bank. went
to the Peoples Bank TO get it caslrd; Mr.
Carney said he would 90 with me to the
Commercial hank and identify me. gsI
a check ciIshcd for Sli, the same day, u
Kings; -; it from Mr. A. q. Robinson
il was coke bill; il was my habit To col
lpct coke bills ! was passing the Com
mcrcil Bank aud thought ! would get TIT
little one Cashrd, and then went 10 tliI
other bank and handed nthe liz one, AM
Mr.. Carney then went to the Commercial
Bank with me; didn't present the larger
check when presented the smaller one
because thought could present it when
plpasrh; had no reason for taking III,
larger check TO the Peoples Bank for III,
purpose Of getting it CaShcd; Mr. Kin!
tol me To 90 10 Johnny Carney an,
get the money. gave the money
! got from the larger checks to Andrew
King outside Of the COur! House on III,
steps, between haii.past . and 10 o'clock
had no conversation with him; he dihn'
count it: ! didn't see James Dnrkin n
that time; when got the money cam,
from the bank In Twelfth street, AMI M
Twelfth street tn the Court House step,
and handed the money 10 King; nObnd!
was with him; there was some persons 20
in. in and ont OF the Court House at tn
time. and some few standing on the steps
| remained outside few minutes. an,
then went into the Court llpusr; saw
Durkin that day about T. u'clock;
couldn't swear As Ia whether ! saw hin
LriOrJ that thUampuni ri the larger ulrrI
was $i;j ".
= QucStion-Mr. Grogln, didn't Won CONT
. up the alley by the Presbyterian ChurcI
and meet James purkin and hand hin
, this money?
Answer That's wrong ! never ha'
, anv conversation with Mr.. DurSin abnu
this money. I hal no conversation witt
. King with rclercnc" 10 lUrEin getting TN
money. lie didn't tell me who he gave i
to- The name Of the building Association
was the Riverside. understood Kin!
To savlhc evening before he wanted tn
money To pay hiE lawyers.
ilrcu.s until " o'clock +. VI.