The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-25

amounted to s4s As. Witness then ex-
planned that the fines, &C., drought for
ward" were three, six, nine or twelve
months, men who had been discharged
on the payment OF their fines, which had
Just been Jumped.
Have seen Sweeney when knew he
had been drinking liquor. Never saw
him stagger in my life. l have seen him
talk very lively. The Major was very
tired the night alter the sham battle. He
was very tired. He had been riding a
horse all day, thing he had not been
used to. BE sat down on a chair in front
OF the building, and was asleep when re-
tired at IL o'clock. Don't think he was
drunk. His habits Of speech are very
similar to those OF other people. have
heard more proiane men.
"Does he swear much or little2'
"What doyou call much or little?" asked
the witness.
~ am asking you" said Mr.. Hubbard
"Oh, he swears, ! know; but how much
/ can't tell"
"Ah, you are trffiing with the witness,
said Governor Jacobs.
"No, sir, Governor; he is trihing with
me" replied Mr.. Hubbard.
"The jewelry," resumed the witness,
twas in the drawer at the City Building,
and every officer who pulled out the
drawer would take ring. The jewelry
was wrapped up in an old pair OF stock
ings and handkerchief, which burned
There were about two dozen rings and
some shirt studs, which Mr.. Grub said
were worth about ten cents peck.
To Gov. Jacobs: Major Sweeney fre
quently sleeps in chair; he Is unusually
watchful and frequently sleeps in chail
in order that he may be very vigilant, and
thus attend to his business; witness ex
planned that he did not enter fines in hi
book until they were collected; Sweeney
told me at one time that he would rather
pay $500 than have any mistake in the
books; the Meighen payment was the frs
thing that attracted my attention to omis
sions; there was no demand ever made
for the jewelry; when property is taken
from prisoners take charge Of and lock
1t up in room kept for that purpose;
this jewelry was not locked up, as / con
sidered 1t worthless and did not take care
OF them; as to the cheese there was about
fourth OF II gone when we got IL; Ruth
erford or st. Myers proposed that We cut
it to keep 1t from spelling, and l did, di.
yiding it; we have made constant efforts
to restore stoled property; notice was
given to the reporters several times Of
theits and the recovery OF goods.
Van Buren, Hall, sworn: have seer
Sweeney under the influence Of liquor
He was standing in front OF my office. II
was either this or last summer. rather
think II was last summer. was aston
ished at the sight OF the Major in such q
condition.
Adam Ruppel called: Am treasurer O
Turner Hall Association. We got bill
from Major Sweeney for S22 so, which the
society ordered me to pay. Il was regu
larly written bill. The bill is in posses
sion @. A. Schaeffer, Secretary. George
Schwarzbach brought me the bill receipted
This was before Christmas.
To Governor Jacob: We charge s. 81
TO each party to whom we rent the hall fol
police purposes. Our bill was for nine
nights at So so per night, or $22 so.
Harry T. Black called: Am city editol
OF Register. Have seen Sweeney severa
times under the influence OF liquor. Or
the night OF the sham battle ! tried to ge
to speak to him. He was in chair. HI
opened his eyes, but did not speak to me
He went to sleep again. Have seen hin
at other times under the influence OF Ii
quor. Have heard much talk about the
Majors habits in this matter, and have
talked about it myself. Was tired mysel
that night, and could sympathize with
him.
At this point the committee adjourned
until 1880 this evening.