The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-02
the discharge Of the duties of the Office
than would General Garfield, Of ohio.",
Card nom W. n. GreaVes IN Reply % The
Superintendent of the city GGs Wos6a.

Card Erom W. n. Greaves IN Rsply % the
superintendent % the city cas- Woska.
IWHEKttSo, VIVA, January l, 1871.
EditdS IntSlllssnesr, ,f.. ...f,..uaI LEX ...,
Please give me space In your valuable
paper TO reply TO Mr.. Truthful Browne.
Superintendent City Gas Works, In hIs
card Of defense on Tuesday, Decem.
Der 3lst. s.-Ht i".Ha.pl, i-u} m
He says, in the first place, that I was not
discharged Twill report his language to
me; First, on Saturday, December 9lSt,
when I asked him about certain duties on
Sunday that I had always attended TO, he
said, ''You need not come about the works
atGll. Some Of the men employed here
can do It" And, again, on December
eSth, he said, "Why don't you resignr
And again, on the Goth, when he told mo
II went to the Trustees I could 70, and
stay home, how could construe such
language as that viii leave the public 10
judge. rtira1aMu', 'lgs5
His next statement about the lime ,puri.
tefs is as false as he could possibly have
made It. Hetalks abotitme causing my assis.
tant toprepare the lime improperly. This
is also false. II / had had any authority
could have stopped the high pressures.
but ! dare not make any change, ior he
told me and the man who mixed the lime
4 he didany thing ! told him he would
discharge. him, thus compelling me to put
in any thing that was brought me.
Mr.. Browns card was well gotten up
and seems very plausible, and well calcd.
lated to deceive the public. When he
speaks about hydraulic seals, &c, would
ask Mr.. Brown II this Ia the first time We
have had high pressure, and II heknew the
cause. He would make the public believe
that there was danger Of general ex-
plosion OF the gas works. i would ask him
II he had not changed the lime hiinself
would there have been any back pressure.
and what was the cause OF such high back
pressures in August, 1877? Why did NOT
he blame me before for something had
no control over? could relate q number
OF instances where could have done good
for the city II had any authority, but /
dare not. had to put up with q food
many insults, and was always retarded In
my duties by Brown and some Others Of
the employees. '''P ~ 'IfN977IF 40
i really pity the charitable old ass.
When he says he loaned me money II Was
done TO suit his own interests, he loaned
me eight dollars and twenty-five cents Of
my own money, probably out ofthem money
he receives daily for coke sold at me
works, (this Is something that onRht TO be
Investigated. Now Messrs Editors, I vim
ask Mr. Browne few connundrums, and
then am done, as am poor man and
cannot waste my time on him, but hope
some member Of Council will have man.
hood enough to stand up and do what he
Is sworn to do. But Browne IL shafp
enough to know that this Council can do
nothing, and he has his plans laid out to
defeat the reelection Of several members
who have opposed his receiving $4,000
per annum. ,,. r. -.
In conclusion, Mr.. Browne told me In
the presence Of the Trustees that he had \
poor memory. told him had rood
one, and | will jog his memory little.
Flrst-Wtll MIR. Browne remember telling
me in what loose way the books were kept
up at the office on Twelfth street? WIN
ne deny telling me to ask some Of nv
friends In Council to ask an examination Of
the books and register? It was then he
told me he did not think there were me.
tiers in several houses in the city, ana
more especially on Nineteenth street. I
answered him that did not like 10 saw
anything; that l was satisfied IL allowed
TO keep my position, He then told me Il
would not hurt him bit, as he was pre-
pared for fight, only he did not want 10
begin II. He showed me his books and,
said he had evidence there that would de.
stroy the Trustees and their blustering
nephew, John Maxwell. "[fi ~ ~"
Will Mr.. Browne deny sending me out
70 get thirty Democratic tickets ON the 8th.
Of last October and scratching them Tor
Republican? He sent me up to the Thlrtl
Ward polls to electioneer and was seen
by several prominent Democrats, and /
partly attributed this to my discharge.
VIII Mr.. Browne deny what occurred In
his office on the 9Th OF October last and
the cause Of It? O. no" p 'FNlTf -
This reply is all can make at this time.
as think 1t covers all the grounds set forth
by Mr.. Browne in his card. Mr.. Browne
has denied great many things, suppose
on account OF his memory. He has told
me he could not remember anything, but
truth crushed to earth will rise again.
and | will take an affidavit any time OF
what have said. He denied telling me
would have to endure fresh prosecutions
on account Of my appearing at Major viii
sons funeral In Masonic regalia. ,'- .'5r
Respectfully, WV. n. GREAvEs.