The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-07
LAW AND ORDER.

A Step Taken Yesterday That Will
Likely Bring Things 10 a Focus
Newspaper Men Cannot Print Their
Papers ON Sunday-AnsWering Before
squire Phillips To-Day for the Desc.
Grafton Of the Sabbath-The Law and
Order Men RepudIate the Bogus Pro.
acknowledgements SaIoonists and
the WheeIiug and Belmonnt Bridge
Company Included.
Several weeks ago movement was in
itiated in this city by the Protestant Clergy
and laymen, having for its object the draft
ing Of an ordinance that.would harmonic
with the State statute and compel an OBJ
seryance Of the Sabbath in our midst that
we did not now have, and could not in
duce without great trouble and expense,
whereas the ordinance in contemplation
by them would compass all that they de.
sired and aimedat. This movement was
anticipated in very generally by our cits
zens outside Of the clergymen, and a very
general interest awakened in the subject.
Several meetings were held, and com.
imittee composed Of several lawyers aud
business men appointed to prepare the
ordinance, or at least anticipate all meas
ures relating to its preparation. This
committee will meet again Monday night
to report progress to the gentlemen hay.
ing the whole affair in charge. :.
The movement just described created
quite an excitement among several classes
OF people 10 the city, and considerable
feeling was manifested in the matter. The
saloonists thought their rights were to be
abridged by fanatics; the cigar men were
excited by the same reason, and those
patronizing the street cars were alarmed
least they should have to walk TO church,
or to visit their friends on Sunday, and
threats were made that should the move
ment be prosecuted TO the extent OF the
reports In circulation in regard to the in.
tentions OF the claw and Order men,
Wheeling would be the most PuritaniC
city on the continent, but as the matter
became understood all feeling In the affair
subsidized, and nothing more was heard Of
Yesterday afternoon as an INTRLLI-
oESCER skirmisher was "plodding his
weary way" across Twelfth street at Chap
line he was accosted by q lawyer with the
remark, "Have you heard the news?"
| OF course we hadn't, aud he continued:
"Warrants are out for your bosses and all
the other paper men, together with sew
eral saloonists and cigar men,"
"Well, this is bonanza sure enough"
was our mental commentary, and inquir-
ing before what magistrate the charges
had been brought, we learned that Squire
Philips had the contract for keeping up
the purity and sanctity OF the Sabbath.
We sought that worthy at his office, but
found he was out. However, we soon
discovered him in an adjoining law office,
and asked him about the matter.
esquire, what do you know about these
prosecutions before you. In the so.called
law and order question:
II know nothing at all about the matter,
all do know is that complaint was made
OF violation OF the statute, and as had
no discretion in the matter issued"
"Who is the complainant"
"W. II. Sadler; he and John Grub
came In here together and Sadler mode
the informations."
"what do you think Of the cases, are
they good onesH"
II do, under the statute. In 1877 l
sent several cases before the Grand Jury
In which cigar and candy men were
the offenders, but that body refused to in
dict. 1fthey had we would have had the
deadwood on them sure. Here is the
section, said he, referring to "Kelleys
Revised Statutes" or to section 10, chapter
l49 OF the criminal code and read as fol-
lows:
nIfs person on the Sabbath day be found
laboring at any task or calling, or employ
bis minor children, apprentices or SER
wants In labor or other business, except
household or other works OF necessity or
charity, he shall be fined not less than S.
for each oflense,an every day such minoi
child or servant is 80 employed shall con-
stitIte separate ofIense."
~ think that is explicit and will hold,
don't youY
We declined to commit ourselves on the
point, and the Squire continued: my
own opinion is that this will result in the
wiping out OF this section, as the same
was done in Ohio recently, and new one
prescribing certain ofenses substituted.
Why, Sader even wanted to swear ont a
warrant for the street cars, but that ques-
ton has already been decided, and re-
fused to issue for them"
Just then A. ]. Clarke, Esq, director
OF the Wheeling and Belmont Bridge
Company, came In, and oyerhearing the
latter part OF the conversation said:
''There Is very serious question as to
government jurisdiction in the matter
Squire. There is no question OF your
right to issue, but have you right to try?
| think you must send 10 the County
Court for indictment"
Philips claimed that he had "the same
right to try as In other misdemeanors, or
the same right to fine as Col. Miller and l
had to, fine DR.. 0'Leary the other day; in
that case he was pursuing his profession
as public lecturer, and our right TO fine
Is unquestioned."
We then asked the Justice to show US
the names OF the parties complained Of,
and he produced the following names:
John Frew, A. W. Campbell, o. G..
Genther, G. Duliield, Ham Silvey. Thos.
Carnahan, Lewis Baker, Jack Loughman,
WI. johnson, Joseph Wells, VIM. Jones.
Edward Robertson, Judge Bowler, Richard
Robertson, W. S. Meek, George Stull, Gus
Black, Wheeling and Belmont Bridge
Company, August Weidebusch, VIM.
Sweet, Wills. Faris, Chas. Hanke.
He also stated that the trial would take
place at 2 p. NJ, to-day, at which time he
had no doubt the facts in the case would
be brought out.
We next hunted up ". q. Sadler, the
complainant in the cases, and proceeded
to interview him. Mr.. sadler was stand.
on the corner Of Twelfth and Market
streets, docking for man" he said, and
from his restless, uneasy manner we
concluded he was.
"Mr. sadler," said We, "what was your
object in bringing these suits this after.
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