Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-24
THE FIRST SIDE
OF the SWEENEY INVESTIGATION
CASE.
Attempt to Bounce the Prsss-0fiesr ST.
Meyers TestimOny-lec's Denial
Commodore Danah on the Stand
Other Witnesses.
"ANO THE END IS NOT YET"

'AsO THE END is NOT YeT,'
The Sweeney Investigating Committee
met, last night, in the chamber OF the
First Branch Of Council. A full com
mittee was present, and the lobby
vas well filled with curious tpecta-
tors. The complainant, Davis, and his
counsel, w. p. Hubbard, ESQ.,, were on
hand, and the defendant had retained
John j. Jacob in addition to J. IL.
Good.
A. soon as everything was in order,
Mr. Good arose and suggested that the
BOUNCE THE REPORTERS
and exclude tie witnesses. tie didn't
want to see any "garbled" reports in the
morning papers, &c, &c. MIR. Hubbard
made q lew remarks, deprecatory oil
such action, and was followed by MIR.
Jacob, who went on IN strain modelled
after Mr.. Good. But the committee
did not take kindly to tho suggestion,
and ignored il by adopting a resolution
to proceed at once with the testimony.
Witnesses were then called and the oath
administered by Mr.. EoG. In giving
full account We omit many OF the queS'
tons, which are reported in the answers.
Can't. X. Il. Devrles testified that he
has been agent oi the b. x %. t. X.
Company and has had deputy sergeant
employed at various times about the
depot. lie had had none since last
October. Pate st. Myers, Moran and
James st. Myers were the deputies paid.
The deputy was on the pay roll and re-
ceiycd Sl5 per month. Didn't know
whether the officer carried on the roll
was the one who received the money.
Arrangements were made with both
officers and sergeant. Sweeney had
told him this money was to be
pEyIDEp AMONG THE OFFICERS
as special fund. DO not know whether
Sweeney directly or indirectly received
any of this money. The pay was dis
continued because he did not think he
was getting the service he should.
Didn't know whether he ever sald
Sweeney shan't have this money;
might have said 1t.
Cross-examlned-Co nant was Sergeant
wien these arrangements were madc-
or perhaps Ed. Davis. Didn't hear
Sweeney say what Was to be done with
this money. | came tn Sweeney not he
tu me Ii ne remembered correctly,
Officer Davis had told him that he must
see Sweeney, Us something was wrong.
L. ii. b. Haasc, ticket agent ut the u.
X q. depot, was asked when an officer
was on duty. Mr.. Jacob objected and
Mr.. Hubbard replied that the charge
was that Sweeney had been receiving
and
PUTTING IN HIS POCKET
money received by hiring out his depU
ties. This with much emphasis. Then
Haase testified to certain officers having
been on duty.
George T. thinner, cashier OF the Il,
x o., testified to paying officers Tor ser.
vices tie didn't rene mber all who had
gotten money, but knew j. L. 81. MYERS
had.
James St Myers Had been deputy
Tor some time, aud had his name carried
on the b. 4 q. pay roll. and drew sl1 II
month. Did not do much service;
Davis did most. Know nothing Oi Il
special police fund, or special police
purposes, nor any division among dep
utirs Had never gotten any OF 1t. On
the 10th of June, Sweeney made some
remarks 10 the effect that
JESUS CHRIST WAS A BASTARD
and the Virgin Mary aprostitutc. Don I
know what they were talking about.
Heard a number of remarks OF u prolanc
nature. Some jewelry was taken from
some work house men, and 1t went INTO
the hands OF George McCully. Witness
had ring or two, and the rest was Ill
yided among the men. Don't know
whether Sweeney got any. MCCully
made the division. The men came down
and applied to MGCully, think, but
some ui il | know they didn't get.
Don't know what answer was made.
Knew OF stolen property recovered from
MCAdams, which was brought to the
city building.
SWEENEY KNEW ~ IT.
The lot included stationery, pencils,
cheese, etc. Witness got part Oi the
cheese aud McCullv and Rutherford the
rest. Witness helped bring a set ui
stolen buggy harness from Ohio aud did
not know what had become Of it. A lot
OF tobacco was recovered and given over
to George McCully, the office deputy.
Don't know where 1t went.
observation-disclosures and other
things were brought To the building be-
cause they were stolcE; 80 were other
things. Mr. Speidel claimed the tobac-
co. The lcwelry was taken from prison
rrS, as is the habit; the habit under 9th
or Seryeants. The owners could get
stolen property, | suppose, but don't
know ii they gotit. About the language:
Mr.. Davis aud Sweeney were having
RELIGIOUS DISCUSSION.
Redirect Saw Major Sweeney in the
evening after the sham battle aud
thought he was u little full; saw the
Mayor about the building, and he re-
marked that
"JIN HApTAEEN TOO Much.
Sweeney STAYED in chair and slept
from seven in the evening To- three in
the morning.
Mr.. Hubbard asked il the Mayor had
said: Jim was full, and there must be
a head about the building" Objected
To and objection sustained.
PRISONERS RELEASED.
Know that Dutchy West was released
from the city prIson-Sweeney sent
Price and me up for him. George Will
Hams was released from the lookup
without any trial. Know Of no author
ity for release except by Sweeney.
Thomas Gray was also released by Nc
Gully without trial. A man named
Foster was arrested, tried and fined.
Kuhn, arrested at the same time, was
let oil, to the best OF my knowl ledge by
Sweeney. Their otfense was the same
prostitution.
THE SALOON BYE CLOSED.
Invent twice to Sweeney and told him
two saloon keepers in the Second ward
were selling ON Sunday, They were
never arrested. | didn't like TO get out
warrant myself. without authority,
Sweeney had told Lee to drop six good
cases" on saloon keepers Complaint
was made that cards were played and
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