The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-04-04
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peeted spice Lacking.
The inquiry into the truth OF falsity Of the
charges brought by .. A, Gatligan against
Chief Fire Marshal EccleS was continued last
night by the joint special committee Of the
City Council appointed for the purpose. Al
before, the lobby Of the chamber Of the Sec.
ond Branch Of Council, where the inyestiga.
ton took place, was crowded with spectators,
and the same members Of the committee
were present as before, Messrs. Hiidreth,
Hall, Clark, Buttorheld and WaterIiouse,
The first witness called was Martin Clark,
q former foreman at the YlgilAnt engine.
house, In North Wheeling. He was CxaMl.
ined In regard to the alleged instructions
given atone time by Chiei Eecles to cut down
the VigilHnt reel, so as " render II worthless,
and procure new one. He said he had sew
erHl Conversations on the subject With Eccies,
and the Chief told him 10 make II break down
ifhe could. lie believed EcclGs was In earnest,
He said he had also once sold quantity OF
old hose ut 10 cents foot aud turned the
money over 10 Eccles.
He was cross.questionVd as to his reasons
for volunteering information to this effect
to Barney GAlligan, and said be 'tyDnted tC
get even with Eccles."
Jim St Meyers testified that ECcles Ind
given han the same Instructions when De
was connected with the Vigilant engine
This witness was not on good terms with
kcctcs, did not speak TO Eccics "beCause he
was not forced to- had quit at the Vigllant
because the place was not congenial. The
Chiefs words lie said, were run the thing
In some place and break Il down, we'll neyei
get u new one til We do" Once, however.
when 1t did break down, he Chief sent 1t 10
the shop to have 1t repaired
William lInggins was rext SwoFp. He Is
q collector for Beliz 4 Flading, and had left
three bills 1.-THE Atlantic engine house FOR
work, or for lumber and kindling wood sold
to the fire department. One bill was render.
cd In December, and tho money not received
till March. Such delays had happened several
times. The defense asked II the reason this
bill was not paid sooner was not that there
was an error In the bill OF $50, The witness
replied that 1t was.
City Clerk Bowers was examined 0S TO the
habit OF the Committee on Fire Department
In meeting to audit bills, the object being 10
show that Chief Eccles had withheld bills
that should have been submitted, but this
was not very clearly accomplished.
City Receiver Dunaway was called and
asked as to the payment Of William Garner,
an extra man At the Atlantic for the months
OF June, July and August, 1881 He said
that the money was paid to N. Salinger
Mr.. Doyener, Of counsel for the defense,
asked II he did not know that in those
months James Burns was serving as substi,
tute for Garner. Witness had no such knowl
edge.
Mr., N. Salinger was examined and testified
that he had collected the pay OF Vim, Garner
for June, July and August, 1881.
James II. Riddle, Superintendent OF the
Water Works, swore that carly IN March
there had been break In the water pipe al
the intersection OF Market aud Tenth streets
and he had asked Chief Eccles to send up q
fire engine to pump out the ditch, but thai
be was Obliged to repeat the request three
times before he could get it, and two hour.
elapsed before It was sent up, and then there
was no fire Ia the engine, and he heard Drfs
coll, an attache OF the engine, ask for q
match to light the fires. Alter the water
was pumped out 1t only took half hour to
get the leak repaired and the water turned
oil again. The delay was vexatious 10 yariou.
manufacturing establishments.
Mr.. James A. Dunning was put on the
stand to tell what he knew, us u member Of
the Council Committee on Fire Department
about the purchase Of two, wheels for Inc
Vigilant engine. Hesnid he had gone to the
house to examine the wheels, and found thai
new wheels were needed. Eccles wrote fol
prices and got them. Mr.. Dunning advised
him to lay the matter before the committee,
and he acquiesCed in this idea. He after
wards purchased the wheels, however, so far
as Mr.. Dunning knew without authority
from the committee, though he could moi
say Of his own knowledge that he had moi
had such authority.
James Robertson, resident OF the Fourth
ward, testified that William Garner, the At.
lantic extraman, was out Of the city part
OF the summer OF 1881, during which time
his name was on the pay roll OF the depart.
ment.
Several witnesses on behalf of the prose.
cution being absent, the City Solicitor sug.
gested that the Committee adjourn, which Il
did to Thursday evening.