Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-04-14

No other ertuence hhs ueeh V"Vi,
showing detention Of fees due wit
nesaea. the committee are Of the opinion
that this charge IL not sustained
CoLLprlNu FINES.
charge No. 81 further ehafve aud
can prove that the SAIL ]. W. Sweeney
has collected many fines and costs from
nersons who paid out Of the Wofkhouse
after his monthly settlement wac made,
and has not accounted for the same nc
curding to law. -
oninion.-This charge Ia fully sus.
tanned, not only by the testimony OF
lisiuterested witnesses, but by the pro.
cesses produced by your committee and
aud also by the admissions OF the ser
geant and his deputy, Geo. McOuily'
DRUNKENNESS.
Charge No. p.--l further charge, and
| can provp. 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 un..
III for any business at all, both day anu
night, aud has, therefore, brought dis.
grace on himself and his office, and
made II very unpleasant Tor any one To
do business with him.
Opinion-lour committee reports
that this charge Ia not proven. The
evidence of several good and respectable
citizens goes 10 show that the Sergeant
has AT times been under the influence
of LIQUOR. Hut does not show In the
language oi the charge that he ever was
beas,ly drunk ur that he has been at
anv time unfit tn perform the duties OF
his office
PROFANITY,
Charge No. 10 further charge, and
can prnyp that the said James W. Swee.
nov IL immoral and prolane in his
speoch and habits about the City Build
ing, and is utterly unfit to I've retained
there.
Opinion-As it will I've seen 10y refer.
pnre tu this charge, II contains two sep.
arate and distinct allegations. Immoral
i'm his habits aud proiane in his speech.
No evidence has been made I'm support
of the charge of immortality in his hab-
it's. We arr therefore Of the opinion that
This portion ut the charge has not been
sustained
The testimony NJ many witnesses on
the charge OF profanity fully sustalns
this portion vt the charge.
nFrRENpINu siLOoNlsTs.
Charge No. Ill further charge and
can prove. that the said James W,
Sweeney did tell aud direct one uf his
deputies not. Ia arrest certain saloon
konuors for a violation uf the Sunday
law,
Opiniun This charge IL not sustained
bv evidence satisfactory to your COM
mittce,
RELEASING PRISONERS.
Charge No. III further charge, and
prnvc, that the said James Sweeney did
release both from the City Prison and
CITY Work House, persons without any
authority oi law.
Opinion - This charge is sustained Ivy
proof satisfactory tu your committee,
and hv the admissions " the Sergeant
that ho had released persons from the
CITY Prison and from the lookup without
authority uf law.
The undersigned nilpr Tor the Consid-
e,atinn If Council the following.
WuEuFNs. II has been proven that
James W. Sweeney, Sergeant ~ the
city. has hired ont the services Of his
deputies ~ special duty, Tor which he
harp,iupl aud received money com
ponsatinn and retained the same for his
own use that lac has retained and does
still retain, money belonging To the city
in hia pnascssipn, that I've has used pro
fame and abusive language In the dis
charge ui the business ol his office, that
he has usurped the functions and pow
ers of other departments oi the city gov
ernmont therefore,
RRnir,i, That the sail James W,
Sweeney. now iilling the office Of the
City Sergeant, Ice
REMOVED rRON uIs OFFICE.
R,alrd. That the Committed On Or.
dinancps ho instructed to report nv Or-
,linanrr ~ ordinances provisions pro.
hihitmu the hiring ont oi the services ~
tho Sergeant ~ any ~ his deputies ~
police tn ANY individual ~ corporation,
aud requiring the return to the City oi
any money received hy any officer OF
the city tn pnV subordinate officers ur
employees, not 80 expended.
R,,olrni. That the hill ol Michael El-
wards Market Master, hereto attached,
amounting tu dollars, for summon
ing the committee AMI witnesses iur this
Investigation, ho paid
n. ,olr,i, That the Hill oi Alexander
q. Fon, Notary Public, hereto attached,
amounting tn Sll ~, tor administering
the oath IN Witnesses, ho paid,
Respectfully submitted.
lSipnpi ALrN. q. Eurr, Charm.
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