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

Fourteenth with the Mayor aud party
OF gentlemen tho first night OF the SGnger.
fest the Mayor was perfectly sober.
One Saturday night the witness in COM
pany with The Mayor went out on Eoff
street to see about an alleged chidrens'
party at an alleged house Of ill-iame.
They had entered NO houses and had gone
for no immoral purpose.
The witness cOrroborGted tho testimony
Of Mr.. Hart in regard TO the conversation
between that gentleman and Mayor Grubb
in relation to the publishing OF tho Woods
affidavit.
On the cross examination by Col. Ar.
nett, Mr.. Faris said that of his own per-
sonal knowledge he knew nothing about
Miss Woods story, bnt he had been forci-
bly, impressed by her manner in telling
the story that she was telinGthe truth.
He had called on the man that wss in the
HOUSE. at the time OF the pull to ascertain
whether Miss Woods had put up money
for him. He sai,; she hcd mt, and that
he had been expecting 10 be called on for
his fine ever since by the police. He had
been told at late hour on the night OF
the 24.h that Miss Woods had been TO see
this man 10 zee il his understanding Of
the matter was not the same US hers, and
he had said that it was.
ANOTHER NEWSPAPER MAN,
Mr.. James B. fancy, editor Of the Reg.
isler, told OF the visit of Mayor Grubb to
the office OF that paper at his request, and
the conversation on the subject OF print
ing the affidavit which took place then.
He had promised the Mayor that no pub
LEGATION should appear, after urging that
official to let him have the affidavit or a
copy OF It, and being refused. He asked
the Mayor il he could keep it out OF the
INTELLIGRNCEB, and the Mayor said he
thought he could. The witness then said,
"Well, they eau print it or not, as they
please. am running this paper, and we
will not use it," or words to that effect.
He had used as an argument why the
Mayor should let him have the affidavit
the fact that, as he claimed, it was largely
due to the enterprise OF his reporter that
the paper was obtained.
Col. White asked ii the witness said It
was due to the enterprise of his reporter
that the affidavit was obtained.
MIR. Tauey-"i have already answered
that question and given that informa-
ton"
Col. White-"Then I must ask you to
repeat It. We have not been able to
hear it."
Mr.. Tarey-"I did say that it was
through one OF my reporters that the
Mayor received the paper"
Col. White--"What did you mean by
that2"
Mr.. Taney-"I meant one Of my re-
porters had written the affidavit"
Col. White-"rhen, sir, why did you
say it was through the enterprise OF your
reporter? 1t washis enterprisein writing
Mr.. Taney-"Now, Col. White, lido not
intend to be questioned in that manner"
Cof. White-'I cannot understand your
answer, Mr.. fancy. l only desire to know
what you mean"
Mr.. Tancy-"Well, you can ask the
steuographer what said. That's what |
mean" daughter
Colonel White-"rhen you refuse to
answer?"
Mr.. Taney--'1 refuse to answer over
Colonel Whitehall right If you re-
fuse" Laughter.
THOSE VISITS AGAIN.
Councilman Otto Jaeger, Of the Eighth
ward, whose name had been mentioned
by Mr.. Hart as one OF tho party which
visited Hattie Scott'a aud Mrs. Hughes's,
explained, after taking the oath, that those
visits were made principally to secure tho
attendance OF witnesses before the
nolice committee then engaged in
investigating the charges against Officer
Burns. He was member of that COM
mittee, and he was invited by either Mr..
Hart or the Mayor to accompany them.
He told the same story Mr.. Hart did Of
the result OF the trip, and added that
what he heard satisfied him that Burns
was guilty of large portion OF what be
had been charged with, and impressed his
mind as well that the women were afraid
to give evidence against the police. They
had been told by somebody, who the wit
ness forgot, that il they did not appear be-
fore the committee Burns would be ar
raigned before the police court, and they
would be compelled to appear there to
give testimony. Nothing immoral or i'm
proper in the slightest degree was said or
done on thoee vista.
After some discussion as TO the pos.
slbility OF finishing the investigation last
night, it was concluded TO adjourn till I
o'clock this evening, at which session the
evidence will possibly &c finished,