Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-17
THE TESTIMONY.

Five witnesses Examined During the
Course of the Evening.
The prosecution then called its first WIT
ness, he being Councilman
A. C. HARRELL.
To White
Know the parties in the investigation;
had 8 conversation with the Mayor in re,
gard to women who live in houses OF Ill
fame appearing as witness in the Burrs
case; one evening, down stairs, the Mayor
asked me what ! thought Of the invesnga-
ton; l told him he took the wrong c%oursei
he asked how, and l said he had cheated
the city out of q fine, that if he had taken
the case to the Police Court Burns would
have been fined; the talk went on, aud the
Mayor said if there was IN attempt to
uersecute the women he would try to pro-
tect them. .
Q-Will you please tell me the exact
language Of the conversation?
Al believe l have done the best
could TO do that; l made some fool re-
marks about the Mayor being on pretty
good terms With the girls; laughter
Mr.. Hubbard declined to cross examine.
A.. J. SWEENEY.
To Arnett:- =,
Know Mayor Grub; had q talk with
him about the SaengeIfest; the Mayor and
are very good friends and joked with
him on one occasion IN this way: l said
81 have a good joke on you; hear you
have been drinking beer at q place where
they had no license" he denied 1t VerJ
emphaticsily; | said, yes, you did, 1t was
At the Saengerfest;" he said: That's
fact, l did," it was altogether a joke; moth
ing was said about trouble.
To Hubbard .
There had been an application to Council
for indulgence as TO the Ssengertest
Council found it had no night to grant &
license without the payment Of ne money
il was understood that if a license wa
taken out, and the whole sum paid, there
would be no trouble, in a week or two
about having the money refunded; | have
been connected with city affairs for abou
thirty two years; l was Mayor OF the CITY
first in 1855, serving the unexnired tern
of Mr.. Paul. who went 10 the Legislature
af,erward | served as Mayor clever
years between 1851 and 1851
the practice in regard TO permits
to peddle goods, wares aud merchandise
was about this: while Council has power Il
grant permits at d certain rate per annum
still the Mayor hiss often granted permits
sometimes in The nature OF q charity ant
sometimes as a matter Of business have
on men-citizens-coming to me and say
ing they were out of work and did no
want to beg OF steal, granted a monthly
permit to ~peddlers or a payment OF five
dollars; and sometimes, but rarely, havC
granted permits to peddlers on payment o
one, two, or three dollars; | have Away,
told such parsons that my permit was N
protection against arrest.
Mr.. Hubbard Then your permit wa
in the nature ola suggestion to on cttice
that, in tie Judgment of the Mayor, tn,
party ought not 10 be arrested.
Mr.. Sgeeney-Yes, sir.
To ArEett:-
TIE permits would mol be ~la~ful, no mat
Ter If q long line Of Mayors had issue,
then | was always careful in issuing sucl
permits, | did it in the interest oflhe goo,
Of he community; | think | issued on
permit without the payment Of any money
To Hub5ard:-
1t is the duty of the Sergeant, in case
where licenses are issued but the none
not paid, to collect the money or make 81
arrest; i; ia the duty Of the Mayer to in
vestigate any charges against the Cit.
Sergeant; when | got eff the joke at III
Mayer he was surprised; he was evidentl
unaware that the Ssengertest had n
license; applause
To Arnett:-
1t is not the duty of the Sergeant TO re
port that licenses have been granted ant
the money not paid; it is the duty OF thC
clerk to lofty the Sergeant Of non-pay
ment.
To Hubbard
In suggesting the arrangement in Coun
Gil for the benefit of the Ssengeriesr, | en-
desVored to come as near the law as possi
BILE; the Saepgertest never really made al
application for license; the petition TO sell
without q license went through one Branch
bu. was killsd in the First Branch.
Clerk Galiigan was called on for informs
ton. and recited the action OF Council in
the matter Of the SaeDgerfest petition.
ROBERT PHILLIPS
was connected with the State Fair in the
cspscity Ct entry clerk and assistant TO
Secretary Hook; | know the Association
sold certain privileges; the parties taking
out privileges. with one exception got their
money back; | bad a conversation with he
Mayor; it was in front of the Main Build,
ing; Mr.. fancy was present; asked the
Mayor what WAS the matter with the
games; | said the Association would allow
no gambling; described the games; the
Mayor said he had no objection to them; |
said there ought to be some way OF settling
the matter, and asked If he could not con,
suit some authority; he said he had con-
sul;ed the City Solicitor, and he had said
the games were not demorslizipg; he said
that under q strict construction Of the or.
diuaace the games were gambling; did
most Of the talking; the cane board, the
knife board and the jewelry spindle were
stopped.
To Miller
The Mayor'q remarks, virtually. we're
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