Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-25

with this booklr / said there was no.
He said: '~People say there 10, ana
there must be. l said the book
wss kspt al right. He said to 20 UP to
the workhouss and get the book and see
that things were right, -, -,
aNow, Mr.. McCully, hoH DID you gel
that Sis.45 at the end OF February :,
"Well. we found those out atterward.
"why did you not put them down
here2|
aDidn't have room.N =
"Did you itemixe them on your report
to the committeey
mo, l wanted the report to be just
like the book" .ifi,I!l.3.y,. go, z
1GWhat Is that $4s. IS made up of"
"Well. we found fines that had been
paid and we run them in there,
"When did you find that Quit"
The witness couldn't say whether u
was the last Of February or the hrst part
Of March.
aHow did you happen TO find out that
these amounts had been paldy'
by hunting over the book at the
work house and seeing who had been
released =,
HWould that tell youi"
swell. we couldn't always tell who
had released them, but when there Was
a doubt, We gave ourselves the benefit
OF it and considered the money re-
ceiyed." i.
Elbow did you make up this amount
Of $4S 453''
The witness was handed q memoran.
dnm by the Sergeant, which he handed
over TO Mr.. Hubbard. II contained a
list of fines collected, the total being
S4S As. The counsel disputed over this
for some time, and 1t was finally put In
evidence, and the examination resumed.
"when did you begin to look up these
amounts2' -,
after the charges were preferred.
"Did you make up the list"
"No, SIR
"Who did,"
"The Major and me-"
The Sergeant was requested to get the
warrants corresponding with the lines on
this list, and they were, alter being
looked over, placed in evidence.
WORD ON HABITS.
"Now, Mr.. McCully, what do you
know about Major Sweeney's hab'tsr
The witness had seen him drink, but
couldn't say he was ever drunk. HAD
seen him lively, but never so as to stag
ger. On sham battle day he was very
tired, having ridden all day, anil went
TO sleep in his chair. No, the witness
did not think he was drunk.
"How about his habits OF speech
Well, about the same in the office as
on the street. The witness had heard
him swear some, like Anybody else, but
had heard men great deal mere pro-
fame. Couldn't and wouldn't say the
Major was very proiane. He continued:
"Do not know Of anybody applying
for the jewelry taken from the men
committed to the prison. II land about
i'm the drawers and was handled by a
number of persons who came into the
Office. III they ever came for the jewelry,
never knew OF it, Ii came wrapped
up in an old old handkerchief, along
with pair Of dirty socks. The rings
were worth about ten cents peck. The
deputies played with them, or carried
some Of them oil, for all | know"
Cross rexamined-"lt is usual
habit Of Sweepey's to sleep very much
in his chair; so that there was nothing
TO attract attention about his going to
sleep i'm the chair the night after the
sham battle" 1.-THE "police book" was
taken up ave never enter money
except when it is paid. II the money Is
paid after the month in which
the fine was imposed, We cant
enter il ia that months account.
There is no writing In that book
but mine. At the end Of the month we
20 over all the processes Tor the preeed-
Ing month, but no further back When
we afterwards discovered them they
were Jumped and thrown in at the end.
This was the case with all but Meehan
and Major couldn't remember whether
that had been paid or not Major said
he would rather give 5000 than have q
mistake in that book. He never gave
me any instructions to leave out any
amount with which he was properly
chargeeble.'
Van b. Hall testified to having seen
Sweeney in front OF the street car oihce
and he was drunk. 1t was in summer,
but could not tell which-thought II was
last summer.
Adam Kepple, treasurer OF the Turner
Hall Association, testified to receiving q
bill from the Sergeant for S22,50, Tor
services OF policemen at balls, which was
paid. Did not know which officer had
done the service. The receipt was in
the hands OF the secretary. Mr.
Schwartzbach had received the money
and brought back the receipted,bill.
Harry I. Black, city editor OF the
REalsrKR, testified to having seen
Sweeney, at different times, under the
influence OF liQIor.
Hali.past ten, the time 6xed upon,
having arrived, the committee adjourned
until this evening.