Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-15

To Arnett:-
There were only two night concerts
was no meeting or concerts anywhere eIse'
HENRY MEYERS.
Called, but came not.
EDwARD DUFFY.
To Arnett:-
Am a police officer; been on the force
since FEBRUARY; know Mayor Grub;
don't know how long; oGe morning when
| was going from Police Court, a man
hailed me on the lower end Of the stone
bridge and showed me a permit, signed by
Mayor Grub; don't know the man; INST
glanced at it; he had no pack; he hailed
me az an officer and showed 1t; was on
the Fair Grounds at the last fair as police
officer; saw no gaming there; had a'tsE
in the Office with The Mayor about gam
ing; | mentioned about The crowd at the
fair, said, il games. were allowed there
would be a big crowd; the Mayor said II
he saw an officer witnessing q game, and
he did not step it, he would have the Gill
Ger fined; he used very forci5le language
I sid he ought 10 have been Mayor for The
mast two years, ard be said he wished to
God he had been; [spplause; the Chief
was not present; the talk was eight or ten
days before the Fair; had no further con.
versstion with the Mayor about it; heard
a conversation between Mr.. Larkin aud
Hubbsrd-Was the Mayor preseLt2
A.-No, sir.
Arnett-Then l don't want it.
Witness-The MAYOR said nothing 10
me about the conversation with Lsrkin; |
want to saw what Lsrkin said
Arne.t-No, don't do that; | dontt
wantir laughter
Hubbard What did you do with the
, wicked man who had the permit?
Al passed him by; my talk with the
Mayor was at Captain Smiths Office; the
Captain was not there; it was not the
Mayors fault that he was not; don't know
who was in charge; two or thrse officers
were at the door; generally when The Cap
tain is away q map 10 lt.t in Charge
don't know whether the oticer VITO was in
charge was present when The Mayor was
talking CT not; Dunlap was there, but !
don't know whether or not he was 10
charge; Judge the ordinance requires q
man to be in charge Of the office; | thiDk
there was q man in charge, but be was not
present at the conversation in the doorway;
there is q rear office; | can't cay who was
in charge; there was four or Eve Cticfrs
present, but | think pore Of them were in
charge.
To Hildrtth:-
Don't remember how the permit read; !
just glanced at it; ] am satisfied Il was q
permit.
To Comerford;-
Le7eE sSg, rhe #sp vAO hal tie f-Fai'
peddie.
To Miller
| will Just soy What occurred
Hubbsrd-Wss the MAYOR present when
what YOU are about to~relate took place
Witpss!-No, siF; ] Just wanted to right
myself.
uubbard-i am not aware you are Under
investigation yet. Laughter
JACOB WATSON
To Arnett:-
Am a police officer; heard the Mayer
talk about gaming on the Fair Grounds
be wag on the steps OF the City Bui!dirg;
be SAID if hS saE police oHIce's there and
they did not stop Romes Of chGpce, BE
would have the officers prosecuted; tie
CLlei vas not there; heard another talk
in the building; | Was talking to Grub
personally OIL The steps; | said he ought 10
have been Mayor at the last Fair; never
saw a Mayors permit to peddle; was on
the Fair Ground; tsw 10 gaming there;
did not gee ,Es Mayo; there; ! pet hir on
the street, and he said would have to pay
10 get in; don't kEoR what be meant.
went over and found did have 10 Pay :
Laughter.
To Hubbard
The Mayor hit it right; dent think | re.
ported to the Sergeant that o man had q
PeEHit; apD't kpOg that any other ~eic'rs
ROBERT NICHOLAS.
I. To Arnett:-
Am a police officer; | know Mayor
Grubb; have seen permits signed BY hin
have found several of them. a nan with
tinwsre and enc with writing paper they
we're permits to sell for fifteen DAYS; tkey
were on the Island; the permits were
signed BY Jacob w. Grub, Mayor; can't
say how many l have seen; four or Eve;
the men sold tinwsre, combs and brush es,
paper and envelopes, etc. was at ths Fair;
[ was sent 20 the Fair Grounds Is stop al
games OF chance; was ien. by Captain
Smith, stopped little wheels of f%ortuue
had a conversation with The Mayer ore
Gay as | al going into tie Fair; he asked
who had stopped peanut men selling; said
| did not know; he said they bad been
stopped, aud that he thought Porter wa d
little bit too fast; the games were rUn on
the same plan as a wheel Of fortune; there
vas a knife board also; heard no conyerss-
ton between the Mayor and the officers Of
the Fair; had a talk with Mr.. Lsrkin;
Mayor wa not pretent; bad a conversation
With Mr. Hook; Mayor not present; had no
conversation with Mr.. Robert Phi lips.
To Hub5ard:-
The people with permits were on I.lsni;
man with tinware was a German; people
with permits were not well dressed; did not
report the fact that had seen psrnits; was
never on police force before; do rot know
what tie practice Of former Mayors has
been. /,
10 nituIein' F.:
Never arres'ed anyone foT peddling PEA
nuts.
BENZ. =. DUNLAP.
To Arnstt:-
Am q police officer; have been an off :
Ger five years; know Mayor Grub; know
Of remarks BY him about gaming on Fair {
Grounds; about q week or ten DAYS btfore :
the Fair Mayor Grub and q number Of
oicers we've talking abogt the Fair. be a
said if he heard Of any officer seeipg gam.
ing and failing to make an arrest he would
prosecute him; the Mayor was talking to =
Officer Duffy; saw some little games on a
Tie Fsir Grounds; Capt. Smith stoppsd a
hem; htard no other conversation bet cen I
he Mayor aud others regarding gaming; !
inow of no permits granted by Mayor =
lrubb; know Pearl Woods and Ida HolIi =
lay; know about their arrests; l helped to p
make them; the arrests were made at Ida ;,
Holidays house; Pearl Woods wss !,
n charge. She put mp the =,
money; it was for three, SIS; we found no 10