Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-23

;dafed from Appearing Ho had NO
,,as;tive knowledge that such thing would
karuen. The witness referred TO the oaen-
,,rs aud sid he had no other idea than
that the Mayor was perfectly soberon eaca
night. The FIRST idea the Mayor haa OF
the Barns matter was when be saw It IN
The papsr the next morning. Witness nad
parposely kept the matter from the mayor.
On cross examination, Mr.. Hart said ne
told The city editor to reproduce The sub
stsnce of the Holiday house affidavit IS
rearly as he could. The Mayor visited bis
ofics to ask that the Holiday matter be
not printed, and particularly the affidavit
The Mayor might have thought there was
a COPY in the house he knew that the
police were doing what they could to bull,
doze witnesses, and supposed they would
not stop until they got through.
A. H. BEACH
was called. he stated that he had met
Mayor Grub at the Alhsmbra Palace
rink on both evenings of the Saengertest.
he thought he was perfectly sober both
nights
~
WAS the next witness. BE had heard the
Mayor. in his store, about August LIST, tell
the Chief of Police that there must be no
gaming or wheel offortune at the Fair this
wear, as there was last.
VS. FARIs.
This witness detailed what he knew about
the Holiday house affidavit. Mr.. Beach
told him there was something crooked
about the pull. They both visited the
house. They asked Mrs. Holiday if there
was any trouble. She first said they had
fined her when she was not in the city
Beach said they had not; he had looked at
the processes. She said: "Then they kept
| the mouey ont for the other fine" She
called Pearl Woods, and the girl, in sub
stance, stated that she had hrst
put up $40 for May James, and
then $40 for herself. She asked the
Chief if he wanted any money for Ida
Holiday. he did not seem to be satisfied,
and size turned aside got S25, and gave it
/ to the Chief, saying: Remember, if Ida
is not fined get this back" The Chift
said, Certainly" From the conversation
between the Chief and the man in the
room, the girl judged he was SO good a
friend be did not need to have money.
When the witness and Beach went back to
the house, on the night of the affidavit,
Beach said something about having the
girl make an affidavit, but witness told
him he did not think it necessary. On 60
ing out Of the gate the witness and Mr.
Beach met Mr.. Beans. He said be had
heard the story, and proposed, if it was
true, to send for the Mayor. They all
went down TO Tenth street and Beans went
into a butcher shop and telephones
for the Mayor. Beans met the
Mayor across the street. He heard
him explaining the nature Of the trouble.
Witness tried to write the affidavit with
Beans fountain pen. After writing part
of it he found he could not
use the pen well, and Beans fin
ished the writing, witness dictat'
ing. The witness repeated the convensa'
ton between Mr.. Hart and the Mayor in
relation to keeping the sfidavit out Of the
paper, the testimony being. virtually, a
repetition of what Mr.. Hart had said on
the same subject.
On cross examination the witness went
over the same ground, but nothing OF i'm
portanee was related which had not al
ready been stated, except that witness had
called on the man who was in the house
the night of the pull, and the msn had
stated he expected to be called on to pay
his fine, and was surprised he had noi
been.
MR.. }. b TANEY
was asked the question, by Mr.. Hubbard, il
Mayor Grub had refused TO give him the
Pearl Woods affidavit for publication. He
said the Mayor had and requested him
(Tauey) to say nothing about it in the pa'
per. Some further questions and answers
occurred, which were ofno special intereet.
OTTO JAEGER
was csRed, and testified that the sole pur'
posSrof the visit of the Mayor, Mr.. Hart
Mr.. Beach, aud himself to the Scott and
Hughes houses was to secare the attend,
ance of witnesses.
The committee then adjourned until 7
o'clock this evening. 1t is probable tina,
to night will concluded the testimony in
the case.