Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-22
THE KIMBERLY CASE.
Mr. Kimberly Answers and CorFees
= Certain False Statements.

s.. ... 70: To The ,EtLiisrS IF the Re1tsfe~. -
GENTLEMES-Please grant me space IN
your valuable paper to answer ana corIeSt
statements rnsde in the Evening Josri,1t OF
this date on what il calls The Kim berry
Case" II SAYS / removed TO the country
after my election, thereby vacstIng my seat
in Council; and that instead Of resiSning
IS has been the custom, | held my seat,
coming in from the country 10 each meet
ing. This declaration deny, and call for
proof OF a single resignaiion-Done have
resigned, and but few died, out OF many
cases. In fact mine is the only case oil
either a forced OF voluntary resignation
that know OF.
To the other charge have only 10 say
that the man who wrote il was eitreF igco
Iant of the facts in the case or was wi ling
to impose on the very few victims, viz: toe
readers of his cheap John paper the jour
nal, lie taken from whole cloth.
The fact was when / moved into the
country l ceased all attendance upon either
council or committee meetings and sd-
dressed the following communication to
the President and members of the Second
Brasch of Council asking for immediate &C
ton on the case:
wheeling, March 80, 1888.
To the President aud Members Second Branch
Of Council City Of Wheeling.
GENTLENEN:-Havins taken up resi-
dence outside OF the city limits, which l
will occupy more or less for portion OF
the year, a question arises in my mind as
to whether can legally hold my seat in
Council. You being the sole judges OF
the election and qualification of the
members thereof, ! refer the case to
YOU for consideration and action there
on. l would state in this connection.
my business remains as it has been. still
own the houses and stables, offices, &c, at
the old place. Am there more or less every
day. Will, during the winter months, oc.
cupy rooms in the house, with self and
family; even now portion OF my house
hold goods are in the house. / therefore
ask for your action, by either declaring
my seat vacant or that | am legally entitled
to the seat that have been elected to ill.
Respectfully, &C., Z. l.. KIMBERLY.
After waiting several weeks for said &C.
ton and none being taken concluded that
Justice to myself and those who elected
me demanded my attention. / therefore
appeared in my seat and called the case up
myself, in order that it might be dispoj2d
of, all of which was done fully, finally
and forever as / supposed. therefore re-
sumed my seat. Judge OF my surprise
when l learned to the contrary by and
through the articles of the BIS, the action
of the we's and the yelpings of the Mon
roe county mongrel at my heels.
II there is anything equivocal in the
above statement l don't see it. made
that statement to go upon record, proposed
TO live by and abide by it, had no oral
statement to make to Council or elsewhere
under oath or otherwise to complicate it or
the case, especially as had been informed
that the perso IS who were behind the man
of courage from Monroe county and the
newspaper of very small and insignificant
proportions we're going to carry the case
into court if it failed in Council In con-
clusion ask why don't the senior editor
and proprietor OF the small sheet purge
his own branch Of Council?
Respectfully &C.,
P. L KIMBERLY.