The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-31

Nv AntM VI inc pAle tfAus1ctlout ana what ne
knew about It He said Cline told him.
The committee refused to admit this part Of
his evidence, though Mr. Caldwell was dis.
posed 10 insist.
The witness was shown a postal card, which
he identified as beingin Chief EcCles' hand.
writing. II was addressed TO Q. D. Husey &
Co., Of Pittsburgh, and was an order for 200
pounds OF Zinc The witness received the card
from Mr.. Nesbitt who had received Il from
Messrs. HusSey with letter saying that they
could not collect for the zinc, and aSking
Nesbitt q Co., to investigate and report
whether they could collect tho Bit. Mr.
Bowers asked Chief ECcles about the matter,
and was told that the Chief had ordered the
zinc bat II had been long time Coming,
and - II he intended to pay it, JIG
asked the clerk 10 write letter to this OtIct,
MI Bowers was then. asked whether Coaif.
ell had ever given Chief ECcles authority to
iced his horse out OF the stores belonging TO
the city, to have his horse sliod at the city's
expense, or to sell oats, to all OF which que.
ries he responded that no such authority had
been granted since lie became City CLERK.
This finished bis examination by the City So
liCitor.
The counsel for the defense ctoss-examined
him upon one or two points, and unearthed
one credit for rent paid over which had eS-
! capped notice on the former examination, 1t
was also brought out that Clerk Galligan, OF
the Committee on Fire Department, was the
first person TO call the committees attention
to the bill for the zinc referred to. Mr.. DoVener
asked who, II any person. had access to the
pigeon holes in the City Clerk desk, in which
such papers were kept, and was told that no.
body but .Galligan and bowers had. He was
asked II The bill bad been among the papers
INFn tn
by him at the last meeting before the one at
which Galligan called the committees at.
tentton to It. lie was positive that II was
not. At the close Of that meeting the papers
were all returned to the compartment Of the
case where they we're always kept, and they
were taken out ut the next meeting by him
and given to the committee. lie had not
noticed whether this bill was In the lot at
that time, his attention first being directed
to It by the chairman OF the committee, Mr.,
CFswell, whose notice had been called TO II BY
Galligan, whOtook 1t from the papers on the
committees table.
An amusing spat between Attorneys Cald.
well aud Dovcner here took place. Mr..
Dovencr produced letter and a postal card
70 MessrA. HnsSey, the former written by
Frank Haley, OF tho Atlantic Engine, and
the card by Chief EccleS, asking what was the
reason the zinc bought In Pittsburgh had not
come to hand, and saying he had inquired at
tue depot several times. but could hear moth.
ing OF 1t.
Mr.. Il. W. Dunaway, City Receiver, was
next sworn, and examined as TO the sums OF
money received by him from Chief Eccles,
Ills accounts OF course, are the same as those
oil Clerk Bowers. In relation to the $40 for
oats sold by Foreman Haley OF the Atlantic,
Mr.; Dunaway narrated conversation with
Haley who said that the oats were sold By
him, and that EcCleS knew nothing Of the
transaction. He also testified that in Janu.
Hry, 1882, he had had a conversation with
EcCles in reference to the rent
paid for the Guards Hose House
by Miss White, md at that time the Chief
had said he had about $l2 or so in bis hands
received from her. lie paid over S2i on the
twenty.tirSt OF March, inst. rs rent due the
city for that house. A charge of SIG marked
on the books rs for old brass sold was enquir.
ed after, and Mr.. Dunaway said that since
this investigation was set on foot ECcles had
told him that that was a mistake, and that
the money was for rent, and had been paid
by Miss White,
Robert cline, hostier of the Hook and
Ladder Company, was asked in reference to
the oats purchased by him before he became
AoHHeCteu Win TIE department. lie testified
that he had heard the Chief say that he had
not room TO store the oats, and he offered TO
buy Sotne, aud did ufterwards buy SO worth
Ut 81 cents a buShel, and gave; the money 10
Haley, EcClcs not being present.
| Clerk Bowers was recalled, and asked IL he
had not seen receipt for rent paid by Miss
White, corresponding in date and amount 10
the entry for old brass sold lie said that he
had, and that barney Galligan had it. Mr..
Dovener asked Galligan TO produce it, and
getting no answer Mr. Russell asked II he
understood Mr.. Galligan 10 refuse to show
the receipt. Solicitor Caldwell directed him
not to reply but Nj. Doyener insisted upon
his either producing the receipt.or positively
ever,
No other witnesses were called, and the
Committee adjourned 10 Monday evening.