Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-08-02
coMERFoRD,s CASE
Seems TO Be Indiscretion and Not
Dishonesty,
In Permitting His Family to Sign Poor
Ofders---Giyen Until Monday to
Produce the Woman.

in this shape: Being busy at has calling
he permitted his wife and son to sign poor
orders for HIM. Seversb Of these were
given to a.woman named Carson, who nov
turns up missing, and the claim Is made
that such orders were drawn to fictitious
name and used BY Mrs, Comerford. Mr..
Comsrford asks time to find the woman
and steutly asserts his innocence, and ander
he circumstances, the time should be
granted. Otherwise, when the case is
thrown into the CiTeuit Court, il will be
compelled to grant this delay which the
Board now refuses.
LAST NIGHTS MEETING.
On Wednesday the Board held g. session
and took the testimony Of several witnesses
and last night resumed where it had left Off
The following members were present with
Mr.. President in the chair: Messrk, Max
well, Prince, Stoker, Spe1ael, Stein, Boring,
Comesbrd and Nichols. After the reading
of the testimony taken in the case last Wed
nesdaS Col. Arnett, who represented
Mr.. Comerford, arose and asked
that the taking of evidence be- post
poned until the 18th inst, So that
Mr.. Csmsrferd could have chance to pro-
duce the woman named Mrs Carson, in
whose favor the orders we're drawn. He
spoke for some little time on the subject,
showing the critical position Mr.. c. wasnow
in. Mr.. Speidel was not in favor of q, fur
Their postpanemeut of the case, as he be-
heved.if woman Of that name lived in Web
ster district, she certainly could have been
produced after two days canvass oh the
district
Mn Stoker arose and asked Mr.. Conner
ford if he ever saw the person spoken ct as
Mrs. Carson.
Mr.. Comerford replied: mo, sir, never
saw her in my lie to know who she was"
Mr.. Boring moved to grant the reqVestof
the defendant and allow him until the 18th
inst. TO produce the woman.
Mr.. Speidel-'I do not think that any
man has a right TO act as commissioner
who allow other persons to sign poor orders
in his absence"
COL. ARNETT's PLEA.
Col. Arnett delivered a very feeling
speech, citing the critical position the de-
fendent was in, his honor being at state.
That it was not a question Of mans
whole life being blasted, the board should
weigh the question carefully and allow the
defendant any reasonable time to produce
this woman.
1t being apparent that majority Of the
board were opposed to sucha postponement
Mr. Boring withdrew his motion and offered
as a substitute that the cause be continued
until Monday.
The motion was lost by vote of to 3,
The Chair asked Mr.. Comerford if he
wished to make any statement, to which he
said:
MR.. coMERFoRD's STATEMENT.
Gentlemen, ! do not know anything
about these orders. am innocent of any
wrong doing. never wrote any of these
orders on Schultze Bros. grocery nor did
order them written. The woman named
in those orders never saw; had | seen her
| certainly would know who and what she
was. have hunted faithfully to find her,
but have been unsuccessful. People tell
me there was woman of that name in the
Eighth Ward, but she had moved to Ben
wood, ! candidly acknowledge it was
wrong for me to have allowed either my
! wife or son to sign orders. | never knew
that my wife went to Schultz
Brothers store and purchased groceries
on poor orders. My wife, at my request
has numerous times written poor orders for
persons know were in need. The idea. Is
absurd to think for a moment mat would
try to live of Ohio county and am firmly
Of the opinion that there ia not one mem
Der Of this Board present here tonight but
what knows full we'll would not stoOp to
such rascally trick"
Chas. f. Schultz one Of lhe members Of
the firm of Schultz Bros, grocers, was
sworn. His evidence was to the effect that
a woman supposed to be Mrs. Carson, had
bad three poor orders filled by him and that
tie woman was afterwards pointed out
10 him as Mrs. James Comerford.
In answer to a question as
20 what time of the day the
orders were filed he said: About o'clock
in the evening. This being all the evidence
before the body. Mr.. Speidel moved to
suspend Judgment until Monday morning
with the understanding that Mr.. Crawford
does not act as member of the Board I'M
til that time. The motion was adopted by
an unanimous vote The Board then ad-
;ourned.
LIST OF ORDERS
The following is list of the poor orders
filed at Schultz Bros grocery, all signed