Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-05-12

At the close of Mr. Caldwell's argument
the Committee retired up stairs to consider
the matter of finding. The door was
locked and guarded, and every attempt TO
obtain admission was fruitless.
About 1920 o'clock the committee
emerged from the upper chamber, and the
looks OF the gentlemen told of a decision.
1t was matter of no little difficulty to OBJ
tain the result, but after some little time it
was ascertained that the committee was
unanimous for
CONVICTION
on eight of the twelve spec iiications, and
they the most important of the lot. Mr..
Hall had stayed until the committee decid-
ed guilty on the charge of feeding his
horse from the city crib, and he retired, as
he was not well. Proceeding with the
specifications, the committee was unit in
the verdict of guilty on eight charges. The
more trivial ones they passed by, but on
all the important ones brought in
a conviction. The unsupported charges
are briefly these: Drawing Gamers pay as
extra man; unnecessary delay in sending
an engine to pump out the trench at the
corner OF Market and Tenth streets; neglect
OF property, in permitting hose to lie about
the streets, and making misrepresen tations
in relation to the horses purchased of Love-
Joy. These four are to be returned I'M
proven. On the following he was
FOUND GUILTY:
During the months OF November and De-
cember, 1851, and January and February,
1882, he did. without right or authority,
use the feed Of the city, purchased by the
city for the horses OF its department, for
the feeding OF horse which was and is the
private property of said Eccles. or claimed
to be such by him, without paying or COM
pensating said city for the same.
That he did direct and order said horse to
be shod at the city's expense, and the bill
rendered against the city without any right
or authority, and did certify to the correct.
ness of the same before the Committee on
Fire Department of the Council, and pro-
cured the shoeing of said horse to be paid
for out Of the city treasury, without right
or authority.
That during the year 1881, for ten months
of the year, he did collect and receive from
one Miss Mary White, the rent for the
second story of the Hook and Ladder hou Sc,
such house being the property OF the city,
at the rate Of 81 per month, the said rent
aggregating $40, and failed TO make return
thereof tn the receiver or any other person
and converted the same to his own use
although il belonged to the city and should
have been turned over, as he well knew.
That on or about December /, 1881. he
did sell and deliver, without authority,
oats that had been purchased by the city
for the use of the department horses, to the
amount Of so, which he converted to his
own use.
That he did instruct and order one: Mart
Clark, foreman at the Vigilant company,
TO cut down or break down the hose reel
nSad hy the hanarfruaut and connarfad
with said company, meaning thereby TO
destroy the property Of the city.
The next charge sustained is in relation
to the 200 pounds Of zinc from Hussey d
Co., of Pittsburg.
That he has no divers occasions conceal
ed from the committee bills and vouchers
for goods purchased, and which were
placed in his charge to be presented BY
him to said committee for audit and pay.
ment.
And last that be did exceed the authority