Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-28
THE COMMITTEE A0I0URNS UNTIL
the Bird PR0X.

the Bird PR0x.
The Deiiers inyt stigstion stlll drags
along and no man can as yet see the
end. For the purpose OF giving the
counsel time, an adjournment has been
had until June Srd. Yesterday was
about the same as the day before. In
the morning a sharp. bitter running
fight between Cracraft and Hubbard;
in the afternoon it vas dull and mOroto-
nous, being enliyened late in the after.
noon by Mr. Hubbard stating that he
had reason to believe that Sl,15O still
was in Deiters' hands as the result OF
certain transaction. Mr.. Deiters was
conspicuous all dav by his absence and
this, together with the absence OF other
witnesses, clogeed affairs. The report
is as follows:
The continuation OF the examination
OF the condition OF affairs at the Com
missioners office began, yesterday morn
ing. with dispute similar to that OF the
DAYS preceding. Mr.. Cracraft desired
further time TO examine the experts re-
ports and prepare to answer the speclh-
cations, and the committee was deslrous
of proceeding. The evident determine.
ton 80 to do, called out some warm Ian
guage from Mr.. Cracrait and quite a lit
lie breeze between him and MIR. Hub
bard. Ii seems that report No. 4 had
only been given Mr.. Cracratt for eNami'
nation, at 4 O'Clock on the preceding
day, and since then he had had no op'
portunIty of comforting with Deiters,
who was not present. The committee
decided that the non.appearance OF Del
teTs was his own FAULT and the case pro-
ceeded without him, Mr.. Cracraft say
iny, however, that while there might
have been neglect, the Committee had
found nothing criminal against him.
A PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr.. Spiedel said he would like little
matter 10 be more fully ventilated. On
Thursday Deiters had charged him
with having signed an order tthe Akin
son order in way similar to the Max
well order. Mr.. Spiedel desired to say
that he had not signed that order, which
was before his time, but tnat even II he
had, il would have been right, as 1t wa.
allowed by the Engineers estimate and
was not a parallel case.
Squire Gillespy said he vas not goinG
to allow the experts to be mlsrepresent'
ed. The Atkinson order had been dis
covered by them and was not reported,
because upon examination, it was found
correct. The Maxwell order, on the
contrary, was not allowed by any estl'
mate; and fuss by the lawyers made
it seem that all of the cash obtained on
TIT order had never vet been properly
disbursed. 1t is fair to say, however,
that Mr.. Cracraft claims that Delters
stood ready to pay this, but was prevent
ed from obtaining the necessary vOuch'
er5.
OVERHEAD CONTRACTORS.
Settling down TO work, the committee
took up the case of Joseph Marshall,
who IS claimed to have received, on Il
contract oi May II, 1879, S776ll, where
as he should only have received S639.4l,
showing an overpayment OF Sl36 81. To
attempt to get at the bottom OF this
transaction, an hour was consumed.
The affair was considerably complicated
by the fact that there were sub-cOntracts,
the holders OF which were paid out OF
the order, and also'by the fact that the
contractor gave out orders on the cOun-
" Tor various debts.
Il. haI
was perfectly square, and based the
statement upon the fact that Mr. Mar
shall testified that he had never received
any money from the county to which he
was not Justly entitled by the engineers
estimates; also, that upon the stubs
were endorsed in red ink, the purposes
to which the money was applied. lie
snid thief did not usually write down
such things, which was characteristic OF
an honest man. But on the other
hand, Mr.. Hubbard claimed that several
orders were paid and not taken from the
general estimate; further that the red
ink marks were placed on the stubs
after Deiters knew the committee was
on his track.
HOT WORK.
In the course OF this case there were
about two dozen angry passages be-
tween the attorneys, each accusing the
other OF small practices. Cracraft's face
was transtigured with honest indigna-
ton and Hubbard lower physiognomy
was cleft BY sardonic and MephistO.
phelian .smile. Mr.. Carnahan was
drawn into the vortex and he and
Hubbard had it for awhile, over an
interview the former had had with
Deiters. To tell which was worsted
would be difficult, though Cracrait told
Hubbard he was in a tight place and
was trying to squeeze out.
"I've seen you, Bridge" said Hub
bard. Tin many a tighter place"
YES" said Bridge, land ! have seen
you squeeze through mighty small
holes"
"But here is a small hole through
which your client will not squeeze out"
"Oh you may laugh and say that, but
I've got the records and | defy you to
show where ever cent was misapprO-
priated by Charlie Deiters."
And so on, dd intinitgm.
Judge Rogers testified that away back
i'll his youth, when he was Clerk of the
Board, there was no money came into
the clerks hands, and that ii endorse
ments were ever made on the stubs they
were made when the orders were drawn.
George Ankle and Adolph Yoke were
recalled, but threw no additional light
upon the matter. The latter contradict
ed himself many times, and finally adj
mitted he could tell nothing definitely,
without his book, which was lost.
DOUBLING UP ORDERS.
1t appears from report No. 1 OF the
experts that Bernard STANLEY, Poor