Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-04-14

ChseS scelesT ON -ihe stand-A Lively
Time.

The collection OF distinguished and in.
huential citizens that assembled outside OF
the railing in the chamber Of the Second
Branch last night was probably not so large
a. has been seen Oh previous evenings, but
il more than made up In quality what 1t
lacked in quantity. The counsel for both
sides were present, and when Lieutenant
Sylyis called the gang to order Capt Eccies
was placed on the stand and his eHamina-
To Mr. Russell-It was at Jim st. Myers
instance that / went into the thing
(referring presumably to the suit
against the REGIsrER); st. Myers
wanted to bring suit against the REG.
IsrER; in regard TO my horse, when got IL
i spoke to Mr.. Handlsn about it; he was
Chairman of the department at that time;
he told me TO 90 ahead and feed the horse
as IL was in the City's service aHd use;
never made any concealment OF 1t.
To Mr.. CALDWELL don't remember when
/ first got horse; have had two horses
did not know that Handlan had no right to
refuse me the horse; never made any re-
port of my horse to the committee; didn
know that after the chairman told me to
feed the horse had to report to the CON-
mittee; supposed that IL there was any
thing wrong about il, he would tell me;
never had the horse shod at city expense;
the feed was different matter; was told 10
feed him, but not to get him shod; don't
remember how long / had the horse; don't
remember how long after the alarm was put
up l got him; the spotted horse be,
longed to Dave Henry; he lei
him and also the others; also had another o.;
horse; think spoke TO Crisweu and Kim.
berly about il; think spoke to Criswell
about the feed and told him of the past
usage in the matter, and he said 10 go
ahead and do as I had done in the matter;
did not hear Mr.. Criswell say the other
night that had not spoken to him about
il: use the horse at night whenever occa-
sion requires it; don't know where drove
il last: never drove this horse out the pike;
drove the black one out once 10
look at pair of Dr. CampelIS horses;
went into Office in 1878; Miss White was
then teaching school in Guards Hose House.
WITNESS was shown receipt dated Deem
Der II, 1873, given to Miss White, which he
recognized She was there some time be-
fore | knew anything about her; she gave
me So; she sent for me to come up stairs
and gave il to me: | told her she needn't
give il 10 me, but took it and turned 1t
into the city; it is not in my handwriting;
Here the receipt was again shown him:
Don't know whose writing IL
is and will not be positive;
don't know the writing on any OF these re-
Ceipts, either exhibits l. or NJ. Miss White
often septchiIdren to tell me to come andget
the money. tell you (irritablyI that do
not recognize the writing. The handwriting
of the memorandum is not mine. The
memorandum was on one OF the receipts.
The witness was then shown number OF
receipts, some of which he recognized, viz:
one December IA, 1850, and July, 1880. One
he repudiated. Another, marked q, he
said was written by Frank Healey and got
ten by Miss White at his (Eccles)
house. | didn't keep any account
of bills and assets OF the Fire Department
since the Committee Clerk took charge;
didn't sell off old hose except what was
shown; kept some account of rents; never
got to keeping up accounts until about 1880;
couldn't tell which of the entries were
Guards and which Hope, re. the proceeds,
from rents of the two houses; don't recol.
lcct the item 81 so in the book; have paid
money to Receiver and got the receipt;
generally got receipts however the oats
were sold to Cline, think, in December
the oats sold to Ilogg were sold
about the same time; | authorized
Hea!ey to sell the oats as
there were rather more than he could get
away with; Che foreman at the Atlantic
got the money and paid it into. the city,
March 18th; first learned, well, | can't
even approximate the time of payment for
the oats; if | knew, have forgotten it;
Cline told me that he had paid money to
Hcaley for the oats; don't know exactly
when / found it out Healey is still fore
man at the Atlantic; yes, sir, | have the
power of removal: didn't hear the teSti-
mony that showed that Healey had lost the
money gambling; have paid over to the
CITY every cent | received for rents
since | was Chief of the DepIrtment;
she was allowed more than s. to clean up
the building: there was man there who
was paid to clean up the rooms; Miss White
was wrong in saying that | only allowed
her 81 for clearing up the room; she Is
wrong in other particulars; don't remem-
Der what told the mavOr in regard to the
votes; did tell the mayor that we had not
room to store oats. also told Criswell the
same thing and was told to sell them; sold
them to IIOgg; it was cheaper to buy them
in Chicago; Mart. Clark was mistaken when
he says that told him to cut down the
reel; Dunaway was mistaken | think about
the brasses; Miss White was mistaken
about the money paid; st. Myers was mis-
taken. Mr.. Criswell here handed EccleS
a postal card which had been sent to Hus-
Sey & Co., Pittsburgh. which Eccles identl-
fed as his writing. Don't know how much
harness have bought since my induction:
sold and turned in the proceeds for the old
harness; the old hose has been cut up, sold
and given away; the Mayor got some
would give it to any one who would take II
away, as it saved us from hauling it down
the bank and throwing itaway; didn't give
the braSSes or nozzles away; Mr.. Oesterling
has some; don't know where he got it; he
had il when came in; Mr.. Baker, J. c.,
has some old hose and q wrench; | took
the coupling away: didn't authorize him to
open up plugs; hadn' any authority.
To Mr.. Butterfeld-Didnt remember
how many bushels OF oats sold to HOgg.
The oats were IS cents 'bushel. =
Here lively war of words took place be-
tween Capt. Doyener and Mr.. Galligan in
regard TO an indictment against Capt.
Eccles, which had been ignored by the
grand jury sOWC years, ago and which
Dovener accused Gallgan Of trying to resur-
rect.
The defense rested here, and w. G..
Ilandlan aud Mr.. Ililderband not respond
ing, squire schultz was placed on the
stand. "Davc kulls testimony was lie"
said the Squire, opening out.
Mr.. Dovene--l.et us try the Eccles case
Mr.. HALVES that has nothing to do
with this case.
Capt. Doveacr insisted that Schultze's
testimony should be voted upon. and
vote stood five to take the testimony
against two not to take it.
Scnultse then said; Mr., Rose came to me
one day and said Il would like to have a
pair OF lamps for my reel; l told him that
l would get him pair; | told Bumper
that would introduce in Council a resolu-
ton authorizing their purchase; Rose
showed me pair of japanned tin lamps at
a cost of s. or $40, which said would try
and get; Eccles said it was all nonsense as
he would get them out of his allowance;
never saw them and asked Eccles about
them. He said: I'VE are going to New
York and he would get them" | know
that the lamps we got didn't cost $50. Here
Mr. Russell laughed little, and Schultz
said he would wait until he got through.
Mr.. Hall-Did the city ever pay for them
lamps?
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