The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-10-20
Chief Blackmore and Mayor Grub were
out 9 q the room at the m same tlneT

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Mayor was out"
MORE HYAsloSs.
"Then did he not go out after the Mayo
did?"
"That might have been"
"What is your recollection2"
II do not say that they were out at th'
same time"
"Do you say that they were not?"
81 don't remember that they WERE"
"How long was Mr.. Hamilton out?"
POSSIBLY three minutes, possibly more
"Do you undertake to say that Chic
Blackmore and Mr.. Hamilton were no
in that other r0om?'
~ didn't see them there"
"Were they there2"
II don't think BlaCkmore was"
"Was Hamilton?"
"He might have been"
"Then you did not tell the truth, die
you, when you said nobody but the May
or went into that room, and you therefore
supposed 1t was a private room2'
II did not see any Of the others go II
there"
Didn't you say that nobody but Grubt
~ don't remember Of saying that"
swell, why did you call that private
room?"
because none Of the company were in.
vited in there"
he DIDN'T MEAN IT.
"When you swore the Mayor went into
q private room with colored woman, did
ynt, t,1.,n n tIuf ba 1tanf into a rnno, NJ Il n rn
the company was not invited?'
eyes, sir; that was what l meant"
"Then you did not mean that he went
into that room for improper purposesH"
"I did not say that"
"Did you mean that people might be-
lieve he went into that room for improper
.purposes2' ~
"They can draw their own inierences." 4"
"But did you mean them TO draw that
interence2"
II am not furnishing people with under
standing about the charges"
"Was tnot your purpose to cause peo-
pie to believe that the Mayor went into
that room for improper purposes?"
"I couldn't see him in that room.
didn't know anything about it. He might
have been standing on his head"
"You made this charge Of your own
knowledge, didn't your"
~ made that charge on my own inlor-
nation"
Nov you say you did not know any
thing about it2"
This provoked another siege, the ques.
ton being repeated over and over, and
being each time awkwardly evaded.
Mr. Hubbard finally took another tack.
"Whst officer asked you to take that
Pittsburgh trip2"
1T WAS Chief Blaekmore.n sr5sl
"You are sure it was2'
"Yes, I am"
"You did not propose that tour your
self?'
mo, Ididn't."
WHO MADE THE CHARGES?
"Capt. Smith, who drew up these
cbarges?" Mr.. Hubbard asked. The queg.
tiou had 10 be repeated, and then Smith
declined to answer. He said part Of the
charges were made on the information OF
others.
What part was made on your own
knowledge"
The witness said, "That about the Pitts
burgh trip, about the State fair, about re-
leases from the workhouses."
"What releases?"
"Green, and Henry"
"Henry?"
"Yes; you went over that, you know p"
"Do we know all about it YETI"
The witness did not answer.
Mr.. Hubbard showed him paper, an
order to the keeper OF the workhouse to
release William Henry, signed Porter
Smith, City Sergeant" This caused a
laugh. The witness explained that this
was written on receipt OF release from
the Mayor. Green was sent there with
out bail or mainprize, ard the witness
thought this excluded pardon as well. He
did not see the Municipal Judges name
on the Green relesse.
THE iNFoRMERs.
Capt. Smith said further that he got in
formation from some OF the witnesses he
had suhpWuaed and who did not come.
"Did you get any information from per-
Gons whom you did not subpoena aud who
were not willing to testify?' .
This provoked another evasive attempt
on the part Of Smith, andthe question was
repeated over and over. he said that
'some OF the charges were common talk
about tho street." He got information
from August Pollock.
Augustus Pollsck gave you informa-
tion?"
"Nnt me; another party,
"Who else gave you information who
haa mt hnan auhnmnaadW W
Probably you'll hear from 'em before
you get through"
II want to hear from 'em just now.
Who were they?"
"Mayor Miller, for one."
aWhat did he tell you?'
"He said the Mayor was drunk at the
siengerfest; not on his own information
he had heard it; we just happened tomeet
on the street.
GALLIGAN TOLD HIN.
Pushed further, the witness said Louis
Gaus told him he saw the Mayor drinking
at the sleagerteat. r.t /.
Pushed still further for direct answer
to the question:
"Who gave you any information that
the Mayor was grossly and indecently
dunk al the SieBgerfest?"
The witness said, as If utung to despera-
ton
"Barney Galliganw
This provoked storm of hisses and
cheers.
The witness said Galligan was not one
OF the men who helped prepare the
charges.
"Mr. Smith" he was asked, "why will
you not tell who helped you prepare those
chargesP Are you ashamed OF them, or
arc tRey ashamed OF your [Laughter.l
"Because il you employ man to do
piece OF work for you. it doesn't make. any
difference who he Is"
He said hO "did not swear" the person
he employed to do this work was one Of
his present attorneys.