The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-18

with considerable State money that came
into bis hands, Il d alleged, Dr.. DOFeh up.
propfiated to HE own use. II allegations
arc true he deirauded the Stats ont Of from
500, 600 to 100000. r
a legislative investigating committee
has been investigating the matter, but
have arrived at no conclusion, and are not
likely to. Officials in Ohio are too lax in
the discharge OF their duties. The State
Board Of Public Works has been imposed
upon BY q young spFlg oil clerk, who sue
ceeded In getting away with go, 900. lie
has been brought into court and has had
one trial There are fity.twO indictments
against him. A committee was appointed
TO investigate this matter, but have report
ed nothing, Then there Is the Standard
OIL Company, Of Cleveland, which needs
investigating badly. llottenness and crook
edness Is rank in that company, TOC
many men are elected to Office who can be
persuaded with hOnied lies or bought. A
legislative investigating committee In thi,
State seldom II ever completes its work
There Is not much now for the sOlons L
do, The redistricting question Is the only
one oil importance pending.
A committee Of twenty, ono from each
Congressional district, were appointed Il
perform the aEtlaoHstask. Having FILTERED
away month and accomplished nothing
the committee appointed II subcommittee
to take all the bills and deduCe one, which
will be considered at the next meeting
which will be next Tuesday night. The
sessions Of this committee have beer
stormy. Jones, the chief Hgiiaior in TIT
house, is chairman Of the subcommittee
Jones Is also the chief liquor legislation dd
vOcate. lie is the only eX-CongreSsmar
in the Assembly and desires 10 renew his
Congressional h0n0rs. Tho great trouble
in redistriCting the State is that every
member wants ii arranged so that he will
have chance to go TO Congress.
Frederick W. NGwburgh, the STATE
Board OF Public Works torger, has had one
trial on the lifty.two indictments that stant
against him. Attorney General Nash as
sisted Prosecuting Attorney Clark in thu
case. The jury found Newburgh guilty. A
motion for new trial will be heard Satur
day and beyond doubt will be ovcrruled
by Judge Wyiie, who is q terror to tie
criminal ring. II the motion is overrulet
the case will be carried before the Supreme
Court, where the former decision is likely
to remain unchanged. The indictment
against him can be divided into three
classcs, obtaining money by false pretenses
forgery and presenting fraudulent eyi
dence of Indebtedness TO thu
Auditor OF the State. The minimum
sentence that can lie put upon him for al
Of his indictments is fiity.two years-th,
maximum is about two centuries. II h,
receives a long sentence now the other in
dictmeHts may be Hollied. BY fraud ant
forgery Newbnrgh, in four years, acting a
Assistant Secretary Of the Board Of Public
Works, succeeded in obtaining and sQuan
deriDg $4,000. lie is about twenty-five
years old and married. He was very ex
travagant. Twenty-Five suits OF clOthe:
scarcely satisfied him for year. He wa
a winc-bibber, a gambler, a THE
and a libertine. Notwithstanding,
he had a wife, he gave
an admired courtesan q seal skin sacQut
valued at 500. Since his confinement ii
jail numerous efforts have been made Il
release him. The prisoners reYolted ono,
and came very near escaping as the Sherit
was bringing their supper in. TWAS after
wards learned that buggy stood waitin,
under the shadow Of the Jail TO bear younl
Newburgf away, should he succeed in get
ting oul. No decision here could give NOR,
universal satisfaction than the sentence o
Newburgh for long term in the Stat,
prison, +,