Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-12-04
ONCE AGAIN
The lntefminabis Stsia cass
Cones Up,
And is Gone Over by the Board Of Com
missioners-The Wrang'e fester-
day Over the Committees
Report

The supplementary report of the specia
committee Of the Board Of Commissioner
to investigate the conduct of Com missioner
Stein cane up at the regular session OF the
Board yesterday morning, and provoked
long and somewhat poiL tel and persona
discussion.
After the reading of the report, which /:
given elsewhere in the regular proceedings
the ball was opened by Mr.. Boring, who, i'll
low, sweet voice, moved the adoption o
the report as an amendment to the orig
nal, made at the lsst meeting.
Mr.. Speidel took the floor in opposition
to the motion. He said some OF the daily
papers had made the statement, in coD
mentipg Oh tine matter, that it looked s.
though Mr.. Stein had
A RING THROUGH SOMEBODY'S NOSE.
He wanted light on the matter an Invest
cation that would investigate, as it were
He was present q portion of the time when
the investigating committee was in session
and the committee had decided to recon
mend the removal OF the case to the Circuit
Court. He was opposed 10 whitewashins
Mr.. Stein. He thought he should not onl!
be ceDsured and removed from the Com
mittee on Poor House and Farm, bat tina,
he be removed from the Board.
President Woods took the floor IN de
tense Of the committee. He emphatically
denied the assertion of Mr.. Speidel that the
committee had agreed to recommend the
removal of the matter to the courts. The
committee had no idea of doing anything
Of the sort. He also resented the imputa
L l., L. Il 81, ,,n
over the heads Of the committee. No one
bad anybody by the nose, as far as he
knew. The committee had
DONE IT'S LEVEL BEsr
10 get at the bottom of the affair, and had
reported the result to the Board. He hoped
the supplementary report would be rejected
and the original, recommending the re
moval Of Mr.. Stein from the Committee Oh
Poor House and Farm, adopted.
Mr. Speidel arose and materially qualified
his assertion regarding the removal OF the
case to the courts. He was present merely
as a spectator, and his impression at the
time was that the committee had agreed to
recommend such a course to the Board
Believing this. he had merely intended tC
ask why the committee had changed its
mind.
Mr.. ComInerford, OF the committee, wa
satisfied, from an impartial and thorough
investigation, that there was nothing IL
the affair to warrant the removal Of Mr.
Stein from the Committee on Poor House
and Farm. He had
NOT DEFRAuDED THE COUNTY
of one cent, and the most that could b,
alleged against him was that he had actec
inGIscreetly.
Mr.. Speldel-What is your recollection
,ft ka nd nf hn TO.
on the evening was present?
Mr.. Commerford-The matter at frs
WIS acted On little hastily, but when tht
me mbers had cooled down a little and al
investigation msde they, no doubt, re
GREETED many hasty remarks made.
Mr.. Delbrugge-Mr. CommeriOrd :
think you misunderstood Mr.. Spedei',
question. Did snything occur to Great,
the impression that the case would be
brought up in court?
Mr.. Commerford- No. The Com mittee
discussed many ways of going about the
Investigation, and probably the carrying o.
the case to court was referred to, but no
such recommendation was adopted.
Mr.. Delbrugge - Mr.. Speidel's we
known feeling against Mr.. Stein
Mr.. Speidel-l have
NO PERSONAL FEELING
against Mr.. Stein. All | want is thor
Ough investigation.
Mr.. Woods-Tbere is probably not muci
use of my referring to the matter again
but l want to emphatically deny that tn,
committee recommended that the matter
be referred TO the Circuit Court. The as
seTtiUn or imputation that ii did so agree
and then hedged is false. would ask for
an explanation of the remark that Mr.
Stein had ring through somebody
nose
Mr.. Speidel-I did not say Mr.. Stein hao
a ring through somebody's nose. SAT-
one OF the newspapers said so. an no
the father of the item. am not in tn.
habit Of giving news to reporters. | thin
! am rather close about such affairs. s.
far as having any i'll feeling against Mr.
Stien, will say that Mr.. STEMS wife cam
to me and asked me to exert what intu
ence l had with the Board to ge'
her husband out of the trouble, as sh,
FEARED lie WOULD COMMIT SUICIDE,
or get sick over it,
Mr.. Stein asked that his counsel b,
granted leave to speak.
Permission beiBg given. Mr.. J. J. Wood.
made brief speech upon the question o.
removing the matter to the Circuit Court
He had grave doubts as to the power o.
authority of the Board TO carry the matter
before the court, but it was proper for any
citizen Of the county who suspected
county officer Of improper conduct t
make information TO that effect before TIT
Circuit Court. This course was open to thC
gentlemen from Clay (Mr. Speidell if IA
desired to do 81. His client had certsin''
GOre nothing OF criminal nature. II
bird. perhaps, acted indisCreetly and IN
wise, but his errors were those OF the le9,
rather than Of tie heart, and certainly
CALEB FOR No PUNISHMENT
at the hands of the Board.
The roll was then called upon the ad0p
ton OF the report of the committee anr
the ayes and nays being dem andej, tn
vote resulted as follows
Ayes-Boring, Commerford, Delbruggt
ard Stoker-4
Nsys-speidel, Woods, Nichols AMI Max
WELT.
The motion was thus lost.
MIR Speidel then moved the adoption Of
the original motion.
Mr.. De- brugge called for the ayes an
noss and the vote resulted:
Ayes-Speidel, Woods. Nichols and Max
WELT.
Noes--Borirg Commerford, Delbrugge
and StokeT-.
The otiOn was lost.
A motion to lay the whole matter on the
table for the present was then carried, and
the Board proceeded to the consideration OF
routine business.
ARE you miserable through indigestion,