The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-31
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mr.. Good Says He Il Not, While Mr.. Hub
bard .Anirms with Equal EmphastaT
He Is-As These Doctors Disagree coun-
ell Will Decide.
The members OF the Sweeney Investiga.
limo Committee mat in the chamber of-the
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.'ecohu Dtai''t i'Ass n'sus' l Eue At''.l
bers oil the committee were present ana
also q very large crowd OF spectators
cnrious IN hear the efforts Of two OF our
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Mr.. GOOD opened by saying tnat ne
very reluctantly trespassed upon the in.
dulvence thatthe committee had attended
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Good, reflect upon MAJOR sweeney IN MS
official capacity, and he had demanded q
the evidence familiar to Won. and ii can
only impress Il more fully upon youf
minds by grouping III
M. Good went out of his road sew
eraI times 10 nav his resnects To me press
and the reporters who have so pdtie,tIy
remarked , the tedious minutiae Of tbe pro.
eeedinps Of This Investigation. saving in
nne Instance Hthe daily napers pnblished
| a mi Tenort Of the testimony Of the prose.
cntine Witnesses. Int Won have ali noticed
the rneapreness Of the Testimony for the
deIense.
Mr. Good here nroduced a eopy of the
Reoia,r Of Saturday last, and read the
cautions of Inc article In regard 10 the
Nearing Of the preyious evening. and
asked the committee to takeit into consid.
GRAFTON as an Instance OF discrimination,
saving ~ have no charges 10 prefer
arainst Mr.. Black. He would. no doubt,
Ike 10 see the charges sustained. He but
/ knees In humble recognition 10 a higher
mower. and / pass him by.n
After thisi initial phillipic Mr.. Good pro-
ceeded 10 nav attention To the inferior
iactoT apparently. In the problem. viz:
W. I'll Davis, the prosecutor, and to crit.
else the motives, malice, &C., Of this gen.
tleman In the matter beiorethe COMMITTEES.
and adyerted In way NOT at ali compli.
mentarv IN Davis. IN his fDayisN refusal 10
testify In regard 10 the affair. THe was
the nrssecutfne witness. and vet did not
"a on the stand, nor aid he, throw a
ntillo, nj livht IN the eyidence.D
M Good fben took mn the charges seri.
atm and Considered them abstractly and
reIstivsIy giving some Of. them only a
passine notice, and In Others going into
details, In order to more clearly present
10 the committee the real inYardness of
the whole matter. In regard TO the
money pail to Sweeney by The B. & o.
Ia. ior special police services at their
denot and their stIbseouent withdrawal Of
tbis aextra." MI. Good explained that It
was not on account Of the fact that the
Major pocketed ne money himself, but on
aceonnt Of his SPARTAN firmness in sticking
IN tbe city in her hour Of need when that
grasnina CORPORATION was engaged in the
neiarions attempt NOT only against the
civ Int mat weak and defenceless cor
nora.;on. the Pennsylyania Company, last
Engnst when the dPewiky" took posses.
sion al The ground north Of the creek and
was hacked by the city.
Mr., Good then examined the second
charoe in regard 10 hiring deputies for
nieees Of months and drawing salary for
he whole month and never returning the
!, difference. showing It was the custom and
Ieustom makes law
Gaming IN the third charge. he said /;
GWhen there Ia no law and when there Is
mo ordinance. and when all have seen
what custom. which makes law. had done
before. / contend Major Sweeney has done
nothine In v;olation Of any ordinances
AZ M the fourth charge. which charges
him with taxing money for the services OF
depnties al halls and 'appropriatine IL to
III own use. This was Similar 10 me sec.
ond charge and similarly handled. Mr..
Good SHOWING the custom that had OBJ.
; tanned among all sergeants In regard to
this.
As TO the 9Th charge, viz: not return.
ing stolen property turned over 10 him BY
III deputies. IfMaior Sweeney has done
this ia h ouilty Of larceny. He iGood)
then attempted 10 refute the charge by
the testimony of the deputies. Stolen
property il never turned over until claim.
: ed. Major Sweeney has requested in ad.
: dition TO his vigilance in the matter the
city editors 10 advertise the property in
The papers. The property Is still in the
possession OF the Major, Subject to the
demands Of the owners.
The sixth charge accuses him with tax.
inc one dollar from a prisoner by The
name Of Richards. COR some such name.''
fThere yas.n said Mr.. Good, ono evidence
) brought forward 10 proye it. Ii there is
any substantiation OF 1t, 1t is in Davis
breast II there Is one thing that Major
Sweeney is punctilious about it Is in re-
gard TO his moral honesty.
As to the seventh charge, viz: retain.
ing witness fees. Does Sheriff ever hunt
u you up and tenderyou your witness fees
In any case upon which You NAV have
. ham irtarastaA % a ,p;tna.s0 JV;traasa.
: do not demand their fees on the street.
; Since last February, a year, he is only
charged with a single instance Of neglect
: ling to return witnesses fees, and that too.
in a court which has before Il from two to
ten cases day. Is this charge sustained.
Eighth. sto the collection Of fines and
: costs OF persons who paid out OF the Work
House after the monthly reports were
made. McCully shows that ali such were
promptly turned In and accounted for.