Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-19

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: they were not there over five minutes;
think all three went away together; th,
did not make any explanation to me;
went with Mr.. Junkios to Pearl Wood
about threequarters Of an hour later ont
same night; Miss Woods said Il
Mayor had been there, an
III think, the reporters; the pu
was on September Sd and Il
visit to the Office on the 10th; on Sunds,
the Mayor never spoke to me about it; Il
other gentlemen did not at that time;
saw Mr.. Beans and. Mr.. fancy in the Re
liter Office before We got backt to the ofic,
Mr.. Junkens explained it to Mr.. fancy an
Beans, and they saw throughit right ava,
Odd you gee anything in any pap
about the Pearl Woods mstter2
Mr.. Huhbard-What has that to do wit
the investigation of the Mayor
White-Well, we think it has SOM
thing.
Hubbard What has a piece in the pr
per to do with the Mayor.
White-Wel, we don't want to argue
at this time; we think it is pertinent.
Hubbard-I fail to see it
White-We propose to show that tn
Mayor consented to print q piecu
in q paper without saying anything to tn
Sergeant about it. | want to show tina
the Sergeant was never informed Of thi
matter until he saw it in print.
Hubbard-Whst under heavens has thu
Mayor to do with a piece in a newspaper
And have we to get the Mayors consen
to print a piece in the paper
Do you suppose the Mayor was going tt
the Chief and tell him he was about to in
Vestigate him?
The talk between counsel went on, mem
bers Of the committee taking part and evi
dencing o desire to hear all the evidence
in the case, whether it was contained in
newspaper or not, although Mr.. Jones sRiC
he did not believe in the papers.
The Chair finally asked what was thu
pleasure of the committee, and Mr.. JoneI
said he Wss willing that the TESTIMONY
should go on, but not in the Newspaper
line.
Mr.. Comerford thought the committee
should go on and get all the evidence i
could.
Mr.. List moved that the question pro
pounded by Mr.. White be not allowed Sd'
the motion was lost.
Witness, to White
In the first place LINED mat tne
MAYOR and the gentl~nsn had been IN the
poorI Woods house about the fines, but
5:J nj know there had been an affidavit
made until l saw something about it
in the paper; there was a
clear explanation in the REGISTER,
but tie other paper was not the came; l
think the affidavit was placed before the
Committee on Police; the Mayor was
there; l don't think anything was said
about it before the committee; | collected
the fines that night, and after the Court
had fined each Of them | saw there was O
balance coming to Pearl Woods; | marked
the processes paid, and on Friday l took
the money back, and Pearl Woods said it
was right; | marked the fines paid in the
process book; l made the entry on the
morning Of the 4th; the entry was seen BY
the Mayor when he came IN; all he said
was that he wanted TO see the amount OF
the fines; TO the best of my knowledge the
Mayor never communicated to me directly
in regard to the games on the Fair
Grounds; the officers told me the Mayor
said if they permitted any
games of chance he would
have them arrested and fined; that was one
or two weeks before the Fair; the Mayor
never made any direct communication to
nae; one morning when | vas going to
Court | met Mr.. Hook, and he told NE he
wanted me to send come officers over TO the
Fair; | told him | could not take the day
men, and would have to send night men
over; l asked him if he couldn't pay these
men something, and he said: "Oh, 10;
the city never did anything for the Fair"
| SEPT two officers, Lukeus and McNichols,
over the fret day; | never asked fer any
money except for the men who were doing
double duty; l met Col. Exley in the Nc
Lure the next day, and asked how many
men he wanted; he laughed and
said: well, ! don't know that /
can let you fellows in without paying"
| said, We'll, | have paid before and | can
do it again" | cent my men over, and they
telephoned that they would have to pay; |
told them TO pay, aud they did so, and
went in; the next day | gave them money
to pay their way in; the Association sent
my family a complimentary tisket, but they
did not use it; they paid to get IN.
The witress described the zane rack and
knits board, and said he had told the men
they could rot run them, as it was against
the law. He said he stopped the ball
throwing also. 10 regard to the ball
game outside the Fair Grounds, the Wit
ness said the owner merely ran it to attract
attention, charging nothing for the privi-
lCge OF throwing. He stopped all the games
he saw on the Fair Grounds. The next morn
ing the games were all in full boom. As
soon as the owners saw the witness they BE-
san to close up. Mr.. Lsrkin came TO the
witness and asked that the games be al
lowed to run, but witness said he could not.
Mr.. Larkin, in The presence OF Mr.. fancy
and the Mayor, said the Mayor was salts.
fed, and the witness said he would have to
get q written opinion from the Mayor,
backed up by the City Solicitor. One Of
the men went with witness to the Mayors
store, and the Mayor pointed out on a cir.
cular that no games Of chance we're to be
allowed. The Mayor never communicated
with witness in regard to the matter; he
simply threatened the officers.
Witness was asked 10 described the
Pittsburg trip, and did so, reiterstiug what
was contained in the eighth charge against
the M.yor, already published in full in the
REGISTER He said the Mayor seemed
particularly anxious to make the trip about
the city, and he had said he could stand it
if the Mayor could. 1t was about 2 0 o'clock
in the morning when the "trip" was fin
ished,
The witness went over the ground OF the
release Of the prisoners from the %workhouse
BY the Mayor, detailing particularly the
case Of Green, the man who obstructed off.
Ger Duffy in making an arrest. The
facts are already familiar to the
public, having been gone over
by other Witnesses. The witness
said there had been q great many releases,
some Of them very worthy and Others not,
but it was net q matter for him to decide.
In speaking to police officers instead OF
onm,no to The Sargeonf and in tbs Pearl