Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-26
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wlTHIHs SWEENEY INVESTIGATION,
MccuIy Again slueidates-Ho" Boo"
Were ksps-soral lecture on
Habits The PrSsesu'
ton Closes

The Investigation opened al 5 o'elock,
ali az the committee but Arkle being
present. Mr.. Hubbard began by put.
nny Ina evidence tso releases i6entIned
by Shanley. One was that 0i EdSAru
FitEserald, released By Net July ana the
other was Pete Curry, also by McSuiiy.
McCully was called ANA identified ms
signatures. be did not know whether
thew had paid on, or had been released
by The Mayor. The warrant Vas iouna
and showed the fine 10 have been PAID,
and Vet il was among those warrants
that made I'D the S4S IS run IN after the
Fsbruary report NcCuily could not
explaia-thousht il Vas 4 mistake -
probably Sweeney had ordered HIM 70
release him. One OF these warrants was
in Nav and one in August, and McIu''
IN could not explain Why the amounts
were not entered up.
"D.i not you and MAJOR Sweeney
know that THIS was money which
should have been paid over to the
city,
Il suppose We did"
WHY were they not entered
Because they were not paid until the
month aiterward.
"Then your books are kept III such 4
way that, although you and MAJOR
Sweeney both keep theul, money can be
received and not turned over unless
noise is made about II?
We'll, l didn't know anything about
these warrants. wish You would look
in MIR. parrah's bcok-he may haye
made the same mistake did.
Certainly; We Will listen 10 any eX'
PLANTATION YOU want 10 make. That :
/.
Mr.. Jscob-I understand you did not
get this money until after the month IN
which the tiue was paid?
Yes, sir.
And it would not beucd; you-in-
crease your revenues or reputation
No, sir.
Hubbard-But would it atfcc: Major
SweeRey2
con. | don't know
Jacob-Eou were. always confident
nothing VAS wrong with this book,
weren't YOU?
Yes, SIR.
Hubhar,i-Iou are not SO sure, now.
"Well-'
Jacob-Iou might be.
Hubbari-But he isn't
George Schwarizhsch testified 10 nav
in, PAID Sweeney about so for services
OF p6uremen at Turner Hall Sweeney
had presented the bill.
Col. UpdCgrat-l am clerk OF the city :
for the month Of September MAJOR
Sweeney received his usual amount,
$751; 66. which il paid Tor himSe!! anu
deputies: uOne Of this amount was ever
returned. could not say whether the
Sergeant PAYS the iull amount 10 hlS
deputies or not.
Mr.. Hubbard stated that. Godfrey
Price had been summoned, but was sick
and could not attend.
b. A. Gatligan, deputy collector, teStl'
fed have Some knowledge Of Sween-
nv's habits about his office; cuulint say
heiS more pro,ane than any other maa'
he i very eN,itabie, aUi sometimes lets
cut some pretty had language. | ONLY
remember one time, when DAVIS WAS
discharged, that he was using parucu-
layiy bad language; CTnt say thai |
know anv other officer about the city
builiiug who sNrarS Is much. To tell
the truth know very little about Il.
Iacuh-puu't he swear at one emf OF
the building and narrlh AZ The other!
Witness - | don't know - really
couldn't say.
Charles Howell. Of the Intelligence,
said he had seen Sweeney several times
under ,he influence II liquor Il have
talked with him several times on the
street and found him 50, though per
haps he WAS not 81 much 81 as 10 inter
irrr with his business. Once he was IN
/ the chair in the office aud was asleep,
and | thought hc Was under the int!u-
euCe OF LIQUOR. Ii was very late ant he
might have been asleep.
To Jacob-"He was this way giving
illustration o. >NccUrS : position WGlIe
in the chair. 1t VA, my inference that
he was drunk.
Hubbard-Had you any doubt about
it2
NO. sir"
Mr.. Hubbard said this closed the pros.
ecutiou.
Jacob-There is the prosecutor, Davis,
! who has sat bY Your sale anu has never
been put upon the stand.
Hubhard-Wo consider that he dIi
enough in prrierriug the sworn charges
and then proving them, which he has.
Here he i, however, aud vii, answer
any questions YOU may see ut 10 put.
We thought j, would be greater pro-
prie;v 10 have his charges proven by
other Witnesses and We think 50 still.
Jacoh-Weli, We would like 10 have
him here and, II necessary, subject him
TO the same crOSs-QueStluulng rs the
others
Hubbari-He will be here, gentle
men, but YOU mighta rs well ask hun now.
He canuot know more by waiting.
Mr.. Jacob said they would not be
ready to ~ into the defense until Fri
day night, Is their witnesses had not
been summoned.
Mr.. Jefferson said they might have
the same power 10 subpoena witnesses
as the prosecution, and with the under
standing that the defense would finish
in one evening, the committee adjourned
until 40 . clock tonight.
SInEWAI SCRAPS