Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-05-27

adoption OF the following preamble anu
WHEREAS, William Eccles, Chief Mar
shall of the Fire Department. Of the city OF
| Wheeling, has been guilty, as stated IN me
report; therefore be it
Resolved, b. sne Council OF the city OF
! Whsslins tgo-thiris OF the whole Council
of the city, concurring in such removal,
that the said William Eccles be and is
hereby removed from his office Of Chief
Marshal of the Fire Department Of said
city.
soon as possible, TO said VIM. Eccles a copy
of the foregoing preamble and resolutions,
Rssoised, That the City Clerk shall be In
structed to deduct from any moneys due or
to become due the said VIM. Eccles from
| the city, the sum Of forty-one dollars,
balance of Miss Whites rent collected by
| him and not paid into the city treasury.
s. P. HILDRErH,
Chairman.
Mr. Hall as soon as the reading Of the
renort was concluded, said: This is q
very important matter, and it is especially
important to Mr.. Eccles. This report is
very neatly gotten up, well worded, etc.
| There are many things in this report
against a city official. Every marshal this
city has ever had has been guilty Of just
what is charged here. 1t is the outgrowth
of a loose system of conducting things.
WHY make this man the scapegoat of an
wears of evil doing. / want everything
done fairly. / want the evidence read TO
his body. saw evidence introduced that
was not relevant to this case at all; eyl-
dence entirely foreign to it. Here is a man
whom you wish 10 condemn, to fix upon
him and his children the stain of infamy.
What was there in the charges? What was
there in the charge that he kept his horse?
He could not do without it. The city
should have bought one for his use, and
fed it too"
Butterfield (contemptuously)-"Oh, yes.
| Three" :,
Hall-'The Chief Marshal Of Pittsburgh
has two horses and two wagons. l have no
part nor parcel in that report. / have
nothing TO do with it."
Butterfield-You had an invitation to meet
the committee.
HALL had a sick child and for the last
three weeks have had daily two or three
heurs sleep, but l feel an interest in this
thing and am here tonight. l want the
evidence read.
Miller-I would like to hear Miss Whites
evidence read. i know her and would have
! confidence in what she says.
Hall-In regard TO the oats, Eccles knew
nothing of their sale.
Butterfeld-wasn't Eccles in the car
when they were sold2
Hall-No, sir.
Butterfeld-He was in the end of the car.
| This man, referring to Mr.. Hall, wants to
| fling at somebody and mods his head at me.
l want him to NOW that if doing my own
sworn duty is prejudice, / am and always
will be prejudiced.
Mr.. Hall-Mr. Butterfeld let me ask you,
I do not say that it is true, but did you not
say in a certain saloon, that Eccles was
guilty, and guilty or not guilty, you would
send him to the devil?
Mr.. Butterfield, with a strong dental
emphasis, each word being a sibilant-The
man who says that lies, and il you say that
you heard it, you lie. Sensation In the
lobby
Then followed a ''toomuchuous' scene.
Mr.. Miller moved to read Miss Whites tes-
timony. Mr.. McAdams said the testimony
was the work of u long head. Schultz
moved to adjourn. Boring asserted that
the whole thing was unsatisfactory to him,
that one piece Of evidence rebuttS another,
that one Chief of the department after an-
other transcribed his authority, that the
Chief before Eccles had collected rents
from the Second ward and the Fifth ward
hose houses and never turned them in, and
spent them how and where | don't know
! mir. Buttertield.."Did you know that
Boring, tmournfully, )-"1 did"
Them
(Sorrowfully) Il did"
And you q member of Council!'
Proudly 81 was, sir, but l was not so
certain then as now. Anyhow | was not a
member of the Fire department when he
went 'beyant' his duty. All the offices of
this city have transcribed their duty. l
am an independent man with no enemies
to punish or friends to reward"
Mr.. Criswell L want to know if this re.
port was gotten up by The committee, by
the prosecutor, by the City Solicitor, or
facts in il. Is it the committee or whose
is it?
Then followed another little seanCe,
during which the Mayor and Mr.. Schultze
had a little bout on a parliamentary ques-
ton.
Mr.. Miller said as there was no minority
report, he would vote for the report of the
committee.
Mr.. Hall talked about justice, and Mr..
Halsted about nothing.
Mr.. Butterield again came at Mr.. Hall,
and Mr.. Criswell talked about the attenua.
ted evidence.
Then there was a "babelish" scene for a
little while.
Mr.. Schultze said he had TO 60 home.
Mr.. McAdams said the paper was one
sided.
Mr.. Boring accused the gentleman from
the Sixth ward MILLER with an intention
of voting right or wrong, guilty or not
guilty.
Mr.. Schultze motion to adjourn was lost
by a yea and nay vote.
The adjournment question being settled,
Mr.. Galligan was about to begin the read
ing of the testimony, when Mr.. Criswell in
terrupted:
Mr.. President, cannot some one else
beside the prosecution read the testimony,
Mr.. Galligan might feel a delicacy about
reading it?
Mr.. Schultze-I move that Mr.. Criswell
read it.
Mr.. Cracraft thought that Mr.. Criswell's
structure was undeserved.
Mr.. Myles-I also protest against men,
hers of the lobby whispering over the rails
TO members inside.
Mr.. Galligan then tackled the evidence
in the case, and read about so of the 800
pages, when, on motion Of J. C. Miller, the
branch adjourned till next Tuesday night.