The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-10-23


houses was merely for sight seeing. the
charge that the Mayor was intoxicated, to
the best OF his recollection, was untrue
hs saw nothing OF tue other kind charged
in the sworn charges OF Porter smith,
Gentlemen, said Mr.. Hubbard, you
NAV ask your witness" Laughterl.
In answer to Col. White Mr.. Shanley
said be did not know that Mayor GrrbD
was out of the parlor. He did not see
him 60 out. He might have stepped into
the hall. He did not see any woman on
the Mayors lap. 1t was barely possible
that he might have had, He looked out
in tho hallway once and saw Mr.. hani!'
ton there.
remained ont OF that room five minutes
without your knowing III"
Mr., Shanley declined TO answer ques.
tons affecting Mr.. Hamilton; he was not
aware that he was under investigation.
Mr.. STANLEY did not remember very dis
tinctiy the occurrences in the Ross street
house, He remembered seeing one col.
ored woman going toward the Mayor, and
ha pushed her away with his hands. The
witness thought the party was in the Ross
street honse last, and remained about
thirty minutes. He thought Mr.. Shore
was incorrect in estimating the length Oh
the stay in this house at an hour and q
quarter.
Col. White insisted on having Mr.. Shan
Icy TO "cackle.Ate" how loDgit was from 2
Mr.. shsniey-"T am not hero to calcu,
late, Colonel am here to tell the truth"
OIL. Wbi!e-"rhen you retuseto cackle'
ate?"
Mr.. Hubbad-"I don't want to have
him cackle-ate." Laughter.
Mr.. Miller, OF the committee, and this
witness had a litlls side conversation, in
which Mr.. Miller explained his inquiry Of
Mr.. Blackmore the previous evening as
to Mr.. Stanley.
Mr.. Stanley said he desired to explain.
He was stiIl under oath. He had seen by
the papers yesterday that his nams had
been dragged over the Goals for sone rea-
son, he could not conceive why. He
wanted to say in justice to himself that at
the time he was in Pittsburgh he expected
to receive an appointment rs a Deputy
United States Marshal, which appoint
ment he did aiterS receive, and he
gave his consent to the trip in the hope
that he might gain knowledge or expert
ouCe that would be Of value to him in the
future.
Mr.. Stanley was applauded heartily
when he retired.
TIE EDITOR OF TIE INTELLIGENCER.
Mr.. q. B Hart, editor of the ISrELLt-
GIScER, was next called to the stand, and
asked as to the truth Of tae statement that
Mayor Grub had called upon him to
solicit him 10 make publication on the
subject OF the aiIi lavt oil Pearl Woo Is.
MIR. Hart said that two OF his assistants,
the city editor aud one OF his assistants,
called at the Holiday house by his direc-
ton They returned aud reported that an
affidavit bad been made.
Later the same evening Mayor called al
the ISrELLGEXCEE editorial rooms, to re-
quest thu. the affidavit or its SUI Jet mat
ter might not be priated. Mr. Hart re-
fused u promise, and es an Indictment
the Mayor said he had called at the Regis
Ter office, that Mr.. fancy had sent for him,
and when he called in RESPONSE 10 the re-
quest, asked for copy Il the affidavit.
This the Mayor refused to give him. Mr..
fancy urged that he ought to hayeit, as it
was largely owing to the efforts OF his re-
porter that tho affidavit was obtained.
When the Mayor still refused, Mr.. fancy
had promised him that no publication
would 6e made on tre subject.
Mr.. Hart answered to this that he was
conducting the lNrELLIGENcER, and that
the story Of the girl would be printed the
next morGing. He asked for copy Of the
affidavit, but the Mayor declined to give
it.
Col. Arnett objected to this. but with
drew his objection when he learned the
character Of the evidence which was to
follow
Mr.. Har! continued that he still refused
to omit the matter, and the Mayor seemed
somewhat annoyed that it could not be
suppressed.
VISITS WITH THE MAYOR.
Mr.. Hubbard said: "Mr. Hart, some
reference has been made to visits made by
you in company with tho Mayor to houses
OF i'll fame. Will you please state what
was the occasion Of those visits, what
houses were visited and for what pur-
pose?"
Mr.. Hsst-"oae occasion, one purpose,
two houses"
"There were four gentlemen in the
party-Mayor Grub, myself, Mr.. Beach,
OF the INTgLLIGsSCgR local department
and Mr.. Otto jaeger member OF Council.
We first went to Miss Hattie SCott's, on
Eoffstr, ct, and aiterwardsto Mrs Hughes's.
The object Of the visit was mainly to SO.
cure the attendance OF witnesses in those
houses, who were desired to appear before
the Police Committee nndG give tsstimonyin
the investigation Of the Chief OF Police,
which was afterwards switched of go sud-
denly by Council. had some apprehen-
sion, which was shared bysome others, that
the witnesses in those hopsea might not
be permitted to appear. Consequently !
did what l did not before conceive TO be
necessary, or should have done it before
Il visited some Of those houses in person.
The aim was 10 visit as many OF them
where witnesses were to be found as posi-
BE in one evening. My time made 1t
necessary to limit the houses visited To
the two spoken Of.
PROMISES OF PROTECTION.
~ endeavored to impress on the minds
OF the witnes9el that we desired them to
appear, aud that the POLICE would not
dare to persecute them for giving Testimony
against the Chief or members Of his force
that il they did would protect them as
well as could, and Thought that could
do it pretty WELL" Applause and laugh
ter
In answer 10 further INQUIRIES by Mr..
Hubbard, the witness said he had seen
Mayor drubo repeatedly at the s,1ngertest
concerts in July-both nights, he thought,
and he was positive as to the FIRST night.
He had no other idea than that he was
sober.
Mr. Hubbard turned over the witness,
who, however, said he desired to make o
further statement, II the oommittea would
indulge him; that was, that one Of the at
torReys Tor the prosecution had endeay-
ored to create the impression that there
was some sort OF collision or conspiracy
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