The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-10-20

witness continued in Ru angry yell.
Mayor Grub made q remark to his
counsel, Mr.. Hubbard.
"0h, d. you!" said Gal!gan 10 the
Mayor, "You'ra only the tool"
A DESERVED REBUEE.
Mr., DoSbins insisted on his motion, and
Mr.. Miller On his amendment, Mr.. Dob
bins though 1.-THE witness should be expel-
led.
swell, Thy don't you try 1t on % said
Galiigan. tting down.
Nj. Hu bard ssid he thought that the
witness vht well be expelled.
Galligan, ihtsnupiing-"Yes; you'd
like to have IT, o1t Of hGrr!'
Mr.. Hubbard, sniling-"oh, no; I'd
rather you d stay in II you will silly"
GslisGn-"You doa't want me 10 ties.
tifyw
Mr. Hubbarl-"I don't want you to tes-
tify? Why, insist upon your testify
ing
"oh, you dol"
Mr.. Hubbard continued-"I think he
migot we'll be expelled, not for refusing
to answer tho question so much as for the
manner in which he has behaved here.
He curses like very drab! [Cheers. A
= person who will talk and behave as he
has in the presence OF this committee is
not fit to be in the presence OF gentle
mem" [Cheers.]
Galligan-"0h, it would be a nice thing
II We would le. you run this thing all by
yoursell-wouldn'tit2" 90
Mr.. Hubbard held that his question was
an entirely legitimate one. He had per
feet right to show the bias, feeling and in
terest OF any witness, and that was the
purpose OF bis question. He would leave
It to the attorneys on the other side to say
whether he had right to ask such ques.
tons. He asked them to st1tei he had.
They declined TO soy anything TIL they
could have the floor, when Col. White
said he had a right 10 ask question with
the object he had in view. But II was
another question whether the witness
could be compelled to answer. lie cited
the case OF Mr.. Beans, who refused 10 tes-
tiiy.
Mr. Dobbins-"Mr. BEANIE case Was en-
tirely different. He refused 10 go on the
stand. This witness goes on the stand
for the prosecution, and then refuses to
answer questions put by the defense"
DECIDED DIFFERENCE.
Mr.. Hubbard said there were three
questions before the committee; whether
this-person shall be expelled for the
language he has used; whether the ques-
ton w9s proper one and whether the
witness could be compelled to testify.
ITO compare this person 10 MIR. Beans
does great injustice to Mr.. Beams. Mr..
Beans acted and spoke like gentleman.
This person has behaYCd in sgch G maus
ner rs 10 richly deserve to be elected
from any company Of decent men.
"Of course II this committee chooses to
cit here and be abused and de6ed, and
treatei with insolence and contemplate
bp CURSED to It's face by such o person as
Is now on the stand, shall have to stay
with them, and shall continue to ask
Mr.. Galligan few questions, unless he
sCares me do death"
This question was finished with CALI
gan standing within foot Of Mr.. Hub
bard, and in threatening attitude. The
speakers face wore saI castic smile, and
when he concluded and resumed his seat,
the roof was nearly raised with cheersand
applause.
Mr. Hubbard in the course Of his re-
marks took oucaslon to depreuate the
outbursts OF approving aud disap-
proving sounds, and to express the hopo
that whatever might DO said would
be received in silence. This wish Dol,
Arpett re-ephopd, saying he hoped
the applause would not be renewed on
either 81 g. 'F
CAPT. SMITH DIsPUTRD.
Alter this sCene was over, Mr.. Hubbard
"pld you tell Capt Smith Mayor Grub
was grossly and indecently drunk at the
Alhambra rink 2"
mo-" shouted Galligan.
"Then Il he swore you did, he told an
untruth, did he2"
~ don't say that. You can't prove
Porter Smith 3 liar out OF roy mouth"
"Did you tell him that?'
"No; | didn't tell him that. l didn't
know it and couldn't know It'll"
"Did you tell Smith SOP"
~ don't know. might have told him
the Mayor said he was full as goose, or
like that"
The witness denied that he had made
any inquiries in saloons as to whether the
Mayor ever drank beer there.
The session OF the Committee was
extended till 1880 on motion.
The petition, Galligan said, OF the Sea.
geriest managers, to be allowed to sell
beer, was presented on June 0. No entry
Of any action in the First Branch could be |
found on the minutes that night or at any
meeting. The singing socie,
lies petition was then shown him and
identified. There was no memorandum
IN It TO chow that 1t was ever before the
First Branch OF Council neither was there
my endorsement Of the First Dranch'S
lotion on the resolution on the subject
which was adopted by the Second Branch.
ANOTHER BAD BREAK. Il
During the examination on this subject
1alligan did not see the drift Of the ques.
ions, and he said;
"What are you trying to get atq Give
no au idea aud III try and help you.
You can't come any Of your Smart Aeck
MNo u sa;I nv Huhhayd o,,atIv at