The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-25
STEIN is GUILTY.
Sd ~ a. spIolAL eoMMTrTeE
or ths so,rd ., cspnlaIosi,r,, Appeipt.d to In.
,.s,irA,s the Cass-chstgss Of Neglect Of
Du,y. Incompetence and 0mslal MS
souduet 10 b, Preferred.

Messrs. George W. Woods, Louis Delbrugge
and j. W. CommerioEd, the three members
OF the Board Of County Commissioners
appointed on the special committee TO inves-
tig,te the official conduct Of Michael Stein,
Commissioner Of Washington district met
yesterday in the Committee room at the
Court House, 10 tske7trsshnopy In the case.
The sessions were held with open doors, and
MIR. Bt.tn was present In person and repre-
sented by Hon, III. WOODS 81 bis attorney,
The Interests Of the county were In charge Of
Hon, w. Z. Hubbard and Prosecuting
Attorney Jordan. The committee metal 10
IA. ", and continued in session until nearly
o in The evening, with . recess for dinner.
ATT O'CLOCK tue members sgsin mel with
closed doors, TO prepare the report to the
Board. This work wa not flushed when
they adjourned till Friday evening next,
when tue report will be prepared and signed.
THE TESTIMONY.
Capt. Planksy, superintendent OF the H.
firmsry, was the first Wituesa. All the wit
nssses we're sworn BY Clerk Woods. The
Captain's story is already familiar to the pub
no. having fist been published In the INTEL
LloENcER. His testimony was that MI. stein,
In company with . man whose face he could
not SEE on account Of n siouch cap or hat,
had come 10 the InErmaryo one night In June
last with an infant, which they had lsft with
MIN, Mr., Stein told the witness that the
child was OF good stock, that Its mother had
bean unfortunate, and TO conCeal her shame
the child had been sent to the Poor House.
MI. Stein also sid, "If were to tell you the
lame OF It's parents you would know them
as we'll IS / az. This man with me has given
me $25 and promised to give me more. l
will turn the money over to the proper
a1thorities." The child was evidently the
tnheritor OF q lca:hSOme disease, and died in
q few Gays.
Bony 6lwinger, OF East Wheeling, testified
that Mr.. Stein had said to him that the
child wAs OF aristocrstlc parentage, endtf he
| would tell me the names Of its parents !
would know them as we'll as he"
Cherries Hoffman, OF Fulton, said he had
heard Stein tell Capt. Plankey that the child's
name ives Winesburg.
Commissioner Delbrugge said he had had a
talk with Mr.. Stein, and the latter had re-
marked that the SIS had been gtyon him asa
present, and he could do what he pleased
with II, and that II "they made him mod" he
would give 1t to the Caildren's Home In
stead otto the county authorities.
srEIE's STORY. 81.
Mr.. Stein him, ELF took the stand. He said
that two men CAME to him on Sunday morn.
ing aud told him about the child, aud asked
fora permit for itsadmission to the 1nhrmary.
de did not then conclude to give them the
order, but upon q subsequent visit they
made such q p!tiful appeal that he COZ sidered
1t his duty TO secure The admission OF the
child TO tue poor house. GA Monday night
IN a driving rain one OF the men had return
ed with the child In q barouche, and at his
request and tho urgent advice OF his wife he
had accompanied the mao 10 the Infifmary.
Capt, Plaukey aud Mr.. Alwinger had both
misunderstood his remarks about the family
OF tue child. What he had really said YVES
teat they knew as much about 1t as he die.
He had INTENDED 10 turn the money over To
the county. IL the men had offered him the
money as i bride he would have indignantly
spurned them from his DOR. He did not
know, and does not o know, who the pG-
rents Of the child were. Nc. stein was on the
staad till the noon recess, and again In tbs
afternoon session, but his testimony was ur-
satisfactory and contradictory, aud MT. Hub
bard's cross examination showed up its in
consistenUies in q strong light.
THE OTHER WITNESSES.
Prior to the conclusion Of Mr.. STEMS state.
ment in the afternoon, his wife was put on
the stand IN his Dehalt. her Story Contrs-
dictsd thstof her husband In many details,
several OF their statements upon the sane
subject being entirely irreconcilable.
Otto ]. schenck and Herman Goehriug
were called to the stand by the prosecution,
but knew nothing. Ms Becker, q midwife,
was also called but her testimony threw no
light on the case. Mr.. Hubbard said this
was all the testimony, which led MI. Hoo6s
t. observe that he might get q score or so OF
the same sort OF witnesses any place on the
street.
desire wa, expressed by the committee TO
hear the case argued by counsel. They de:
sired to have their views Of the evidence and
It's force under the law. Accordingly, Mr..
Jordan opened the argument, holding that
the evidence established the fact that Mr..
Stein bad been guilty OF neglect Of duty, in
competence and official misconduct. MI.
Wood held that nothing ref scling on his.
clients conduct had been shown. MIR. Hub
bard held with Mr.. Jordan, and said he was
not sure that Mr.. Stein had not also been
guilty OF gross immortality in connection
with bis transactions.