Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-21

viii The Specification songh. to Be
given 81 The prosecniion We think they
ara proren. Bnt IS they are
looked eli by III. Hubbard, and az the
world would probably construe them, pro-
baby they ere not. Answering the ques-
ton irregularly propounded. and answer
ing Il in the same manner in which it was
pfopounded, we say our evidence is enti-
tied to credit. and say the charges are
proven. ;,
Mr.. Hubbard-I may repeat that OF
fered my question in good faith. l did not
have in my mind any particular charge.
and did not allude to the significance the
world would probably attach to them. 1t was
my opinion that some of the charges
ought to be dropped. IT counsel on the
other side had agreed to this view OF
the matter / should have been unwilling to
trouble the committee about them. But
counsel was unwilling to make
any concession, and we viii proceed in re-
buttAl. Not apprehendIng that the other
side should close this evening we are
scarcely prepared to go on with our wit
nesses, but we will proceed with what We
have here, and five fail to carry the ses.
sion to the hour fixed upon, i hope the
committee will indulge US.
DIR. J. W. M'CoY.
To Hubbard
Know Mayor Grub; saw him at the
Ssengerfest; saw him both evenings; don't
know that l can state how often; 1t was
frequently during both evenings; Think he
was entirely sober; know of no fact which
could serve as an apology for charging
that he was grossly and indecektly drunk
on either evening.
| To White
Don't know which evening he sat down
by me; he was with me fifteen or twenty
minutes; after the entertainment was over on
one of the evenings the Mayor and went
out of the room together; was under the
rink; there was bar there; | saw Grub
frequently; only SPOKE to him twice; the
bar was not licensed.
The witness here described the matter
Of the SaeDgerfest application in Council.
BENJAMIN FISHER.
attended the Saugerfest on both even.
ings; [ saw Mayor Grubb on the second
evening; walked away with him about 10
o'clock; he was perfectly sober; know Of
nothing which would excuse the charge
that he was grossly and indecently drunk
on that evening.
! To White
By that mean that he was not intoxi-
Gated or under the influence of liquor; ]
saw him on the second evening, during the
meeting; mean that during the evening
l did not see him drunk,
A. W. DONALD.
know Mayor Grub; saw him at both
entertainments at the Alhambra rink; the
first evening saw him on the opposite
side Of the house; after the entertainment
we met at the door and walked up street to
Fourteenth street with Dent Taylor and
A. 81. Beach, he was perfectly sober; on
the second evening met him at the Nc
Lure House and we walked to the rink
With Benj. Fisher, Dent Taylor. Frank
Johnson and A. q. Beach; after the enter
tainment was over we also walked up tc
Fourteenth street; he was sober; on either
of these nights there was no fact which
could serve as an apology for the
charge that Mayor Grub was drunk.
To White:-
By the last answer ! meant that know
of no excuse why it should be said he was
drunk; when l met him we were both 60
ing home; we went up together; the second
evening we met at the door; we went tc
the corner Of Fourteenth street; | think
Mayor Egerter walked to Sweeney foundry
when cay he was sober l could not tell il
he had been drinking; | never said he was
pretty full; ! never talked on the subject
prior to the investigation; since the inves
tigation have talked about it in genera
way; / never said the Mayor was pretty
full; l never heard the remark made ex
cept by witnesses the other night
ISRAEL WATERMAN.
Am employed in Mr.. Grubb's store;
know Porter Smith; Smith and the Mayor
had several conversations about gambling
at the Fair Grounds in his store; on one
occasion the Mayor said there would be nc
wheel Of fortune or other games at the
Fair
To White
don't know whether there was gaming
on the Fair Grounds; / was not there;
saw big wheel there last year; l heard
the Mayor say there was iewelry racket
stopped over there; he said Porter Smith
stopped it; he said nothing about Smith
stopping it; he heard the Mayor talking
through the telephone to some on the Fair
Grounds. He said he would see the City
Solicitor and let him KNOWN the morning;
don't know who it was; have an idea
it was Mr.. Larkin; the talk between the
Mayor and the Chief was a mouth or 30
before the Fair; the Mayor might have
talked to police on the subject of gaming,
but ! don't remember; remember
of Officer Junkins being in the store
quite q number of times; don't know the
subject Of conversation; ! think remem.
Der Junkins coming in with his finger lied
up; think Barney Galligan was with him;
Junkins said he had nothing against the
man. the Mayor said be did not propose to
shield any one who had abused an officer;
Porter Smith has been talked of quite fire.
quently; the Mayor has talked Of him very
little; / have heard him say he pitIed Por-
ter Smith; don't see why he should pity
him; l never pitied him myself he said
he pitied him after he brought in the
charges he never said anything against
him.
After some further cross examination OF
no particular value the witness was dis
missed, and the committee adjourned until
this evening at o'clock.
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