Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-09
THE SUNDAY WAR.
FIRING AND splxlsa Tdr flasT GUN.
The "Nsws.lster'o Test Case Before
Squire Phihps--flrst Blood for the
Prominent Opinions
sadlsr Rspudlated,

Quite a tiutter Of excitement was oc-
casioned about the city, on Saturday,
and especially among the deniEens OF
newspaperdom, by the announcement
that The Law and Order Society what
ever that isl had made complaint against
John Frew, A. w. Campbell, Professor
q. G. Centher, G. Duilield, Ham Silyey,
Thomas Carnahan, Lewis Baker, Jack
Loughman, W. ]. Johnson, Joseph
Wells, Vim. Jones, Edward Robertson,
Judge Bowler, Richard Robertson, W,
:. Meeks, Geo. Stull, Will ). Faris, vii
liam Sweet, Charles Ilanke, August Wei
debusch aud the Wheeling & Belmont
Bridge Company, charging them with
having. on February |, 1850, violated
the statute provisions for the protection
of Sabbath sanC,ity. Ii subsequently,
transpired that the complaints had been
made hy W. ". Sadler, watchman at the
Washington Hall, before Squire Philips,
and set forth that the above named
were, al tho time specified, pursuing
their customary occupations, which
werr not works either Of necessity or
charity.
Il was announced that the case
against the Nc,rs Latter company would
come up for trial at Philips office ut :
o'clock, aud in the character ui a test
case. Accordingly that hour found the
Office filled with noisy, motley crowd
of men, iour.iiithS Ot whom were report.
crs and printers The j. L. was absent,
though expected momCutly, aud the in
term was occupied 10y the crowd IN u
lively discussion ol the situation. SadlUr
came in Tor some pretty severe com
,nents, and ~ the universal oplnlun Was
that John T. Grubb was the real lnsu.
gator, hc was lRudlcd without gloves
Mcssrs Jacob, tracralt aud FrrguSsun
apprarrd Tor the defendants, ANT tho
prosecution had failed To show up.
Presently Squire Miller saun,rrcd in
aud Squire Philips followed soon after
aud bouncing pair OF h,tBigurI' t.
portcrs from his seat, pulled oil his hat
and announced the court Was IN session
aud the crowd would have L. let up on
that smoking" The trial began with
Philips Well, Where's Martin oh,
| there he is; Martin, where's Jordanp
Martini don't know; haven't seen
him.
Cracrait 10 Jacob (,a'ip un,.I- Ii ANY
attorney appears We have 4 right To-
know whom he represents, aud we'll
have him named prosecutor aud make
| him give security for the costs,
4 voice-Back nuvCncr's going to
prosecute these cases
Anothcr-No he amt, ! heard hun
| say So.
Court Well, lit throw these eases
out. pretty Quirk, IT some body don't
appear
pocnaod2
Court No, SIT.
CracraU We ask that he bc sum
moucd.
Constable Martin stated on this cr.
rand
Jacob lets ~ CA with the ease.
| Where's Sadlcr'
Court To- Constable Exlcy Charlie,
call Sadlcr out the door, will YOU
Exlcy Excuse me- don't have to.
This amt my court
Court 1t won't hurt you,
| Exlry know II won't hurt mo.
Constable II. Movers called Naddlcr,
| but he failed tu respond.
Martin, vino had rcturucd-l cant
lind Gruhh, they told mc ut the jot1idi
| office that he had gone 10 Bridgeport.
4 voice 'Iain't ST.. lie went down
| Market street "A lew minutes ago,
Cracralt Well, Your Honor We ask
that these cases bc dsmlssrd. II is per
| irctlv plain that they are the result ol
malice, aud that the c"mplalnants du
not propose to appear We ask i"r
| judgment.
Court You should have IT, MI these
| printer cases are dismissed al the cast oi
| Sadlcr
Chorus Of Witnesses | claim my at
| tendance. want my dollar. I'll get
tina, dollar il hall Stlicr ruts IN Jail,
| &c, Sc.
The other cases were postponed AMI
| the crowd made its way out \ few mo.
ments allcrward REGISTER reporter
met Capt. Black nnveucr and asked:
"Nhy were YOU not on hand 10 prose-
cute the SUNDAY Violations
What have tu du with thrmt
"Arc You not retained ior the pruSr-
| Cutiour'
"Nui much. John Gruhh came 10
mo on Friday aud asked me what
would charge To assist Jor-
dan IN the prosecution 81 some
SUITS To he brought 10y the
Law and Order society, Tor Sunday
violations told him IL the grand Jury
should decide that any persons wcrn
guilty ui such violations aud should
bring them before jury, would, at
course, 20 IN and assist the prosecution.
hut | would demand 500 oi u retainer.
lie said the money would he lorlhcom'
Ing"
ibid you get itY
"No; haven't seen or heard OF him
since"
John baltic aud g.. l., Crmmcr were
next interviewed 10y the reporter aud
denied any connection with the So
called Law and Order Society, which
had brought the suits. Squire Miller
said John Grubh had been trying To gct
him 10 enter suit against the newspa.
pers aud had been accompanied by u
Young man named GLASS, whom he did
not know. lie had refused To- enter
suit, unless Gruhh made the afliiavts.
About : O'Clock. on Saturday, the re-
porter WAS aCcustcd hy W. II. Sadlrr, IN
the Mcclure House. who asked II lac
"had seen John Grubb lately Thv
reporter had not, but he asked.
"Why were you not ready To- appear
this afternoon
why, dang it ALL | wasn't asoiu to
appear. Grubh said he'd 10 that. lie
knuwcd had 10 ~ out to liuubruok's,
early in the morning. Wasn't lac up
thercr
"Nu."
"why. hc told me lac would. sure.
lie got me to make the complaint. aud
said he Was going to open oUt on It,
Tie made me believe hc VAS agent ui
Law and Order Society
Who pays the costs IN sheSc cases.
asked the reporter, but Sadler had
passed ON, in his search for Grub. The
reason this question was put was, that
it had been in,imatcd Sadicr was With.
out superilui,y Of this worlds goods
and the State would come In for the
costs
Yesterday the reporter tackled
prominent member Of the ult's Hall