The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-11
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
SWEENEY ARRAIGNED.
The Chief OF Police Confronted by Ten
Specific Charges by Ills Deposed De-
puty-The Charges Referred TO n Joint
Special Committee for Investigation.

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specific Charges by Ills DepOsed d
puty-The Charges Referred TO Joir
Special Committee for Investigation.
Last night after nearly all the busines
:. had been transacted in the Second Branc
the following charges against Chief
Police Sweeney were read:
To The Mayor and Council Of IEhteling:
First-I charge.and can prove that Jane
W. Sweeney, now filling the office Of Git
Sergeant, did collect and receive from tn
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
through one OF his deputies, Sl35, for ser
vices rendered said company by you
alliant, and did appropriate to his owl
use and benefit the said sum OF .Sl35.
Second-I further charge and can prov,
that the said J. W. Sweeney did Collec
and receive 500, In the month OF January
1850, from the Turner Hall Association
and did appropriate to his own use ant
benefit the said sum OF S29.
Third-I further charge and can prove
that the said James W. Sweeney drew
from the City Treasury S22, or more, II
and above the amount required to pay hi'
deputies in the month OF September, 1870
and did keep and apply to his own ust
and benefit the said sum Of S22, and did
not account for them according to law.
Fourth-I further charge and can prove
that the said James ". Sweeney has re.
Ceiyed from his deputies several sums oi
money, the amount unknown 10 your
aftiant, for services rendered by them at
sundry dances, balls and places Of amuse.
ment, and did apply the same to his own
Use and benefit.
Fifth further charge and can prove
that the said James W. Sweeney had
turned over to him by his deputies many
articles OF property recovered from thieves
and that the said James w. Sweeney has
not accounted for them according to law.
Sixth-I further charge and can prove
that the said James W. Sweeney did take
and keep without authority OF law one
dollar belonging 10 an escaped prisoner
named Richards, or some such name, and
did appropriate the same to his own use
and benefit.
SEVENTH further charge and can
prove that the said James w. Sweeney
has now in his possession many witness
fees, amounting 10 many dollars, which he
has never paid over though frequently
asked to do so.
Eighth further charge and can prove
that the said j. w. Sweeney has collected
many fines and costs from persons who
paid ont Of the Workhouse after his
monthly settlement was made, and has
not accounted for the same according to
law.
Ninth-I further.charge, and can prove,
that the said James W. Sweeney has been
beastly drunk. time and again, on the
streets and in the City Building, and has
been utterly unfit for any business at all,
both day and night, and has, therefore,
brought disgrace on himself and his Office,
and made it very unpleasant for any one
to do business with him.
Tenth-1 further charge, and can prove,
that the said James W. Sweeney Is i'm
moral and profane in his speech and hab.
its about the City Building, and is utterly
unfit to be retained there.
Eleventh. further charge, and can
prove, that the said James W. Sweeney
did tell and direct one OF his deputies not
to arrest certain saloon keepers for vio-
lation OF the Sunday law.
Twelfth further charge and can prove
that the said James w. Sweeney did re-
lease both from the City Prison and City
Work House, persons without any author
ity Of law.
Your afIiant most respectfully prays that
your honorable body will cause an exam
ination 10 be made concerning the matters
hereinbeiore charged, and II found true to
remove the said James W. Sweeney from
his Office as City Sergeant.
WILLIAM II. DAVIS.
Personally appeared before me this day
W. II. Davis, and under oath declares that
to the best OF his knowledge and belief the
above charges are true and correct.
Given under my hand this l1th day OF
February, 1850. W. J. W. CowDEN,
Notary Public, Ohio Co., W. Va.
Mr.. Arkle Immediately moved their ref.
erence to a joint special committee OF
three from each branch to which Mr.
Larkin moved to amend by referring to
the Committee on Police. Lost. The mo-
ton OF Mr.. Arkle was carried. The joint
committee consists of Messrs. Cracratt,
McAdam and Eolf, OF the First Branch,
and Warehouse, Arkle and Jefferson, Of
the Second Branch. The Second Bransh
chamber was crowded with an excited
crowd all evening awaiting developments
A reporter Of this paper me! Major
Sweeney last night during the session OF
Council and asked as to the charges:
"They are malignant, malicious and
mendacious ISLANDERS, emanating from the
RcqiSier office, in order to avoid a prosecu-
ton for SANDER" said the Major. "This
man Davis is the most ungrateful dog in
the world. "But let the committee settle
it." said no turning of abruptly. ,
The police embroglio was the general
topic Of conversation yesterday, and di.
verse opinions could be heard, the adhe-
rents Of Sweeney on the one hand assert:
ing his right to pursue the course he did
in the matter and condemning Davis for
his ''two faCedness," while on the other
some did not hesitate to indorse Davis
and assert che truth OF the charges. The
committee have the thing in their
keeping.