Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-16

duct; he was put in the lookup aud trieI
in police court; | believe be was sebtto tn
workhouse for resisting an officer; he 60
out of prison; | don't know how; it ws
about six or seven days after he went up
don't recouect his term Of sentence; psr
ties came to me and asked for my consen
to get him out, and refused, because th,
Judge had said the people who pu. him il
ought to be the last TO get him out; th'
Mayor asked me in his store Il ! WoalC
be satisfied if he would reless,
him, and l said ] would hsy,
nolhing TO DO with il; the Mayor and
GalIigsn had some words; in two or three
DAYS be was out; knew of q man named
Green being cent up; be was let out; ht
was in the workhcuse four or FIVE days
the charges we're disorderly condrct and
obstructing an officer; Duffy was the OF
6cer; l Iarrest:d Henry; he gave me q good
deal of trouble; / threw him down ard be
got my finger in his mouth and bit it; fol
the last six weeks l have been in charge q
the Office during the Chief absence; dou't
recollect of the Mayor coming to the Office
snd giving Instructions 10 the police; tbs
Mayor ard l had a conversation in the
i Mayors store absnt three or four weeks be
fore the Fair; We were speaking about
gambling at the last Fair, and he said
there would be none at the next; said
that was right; We had no other con-
versstion; processes are made out from
complaint and taken 10 Police Court and
when Court is over the person having the
money, the Chief or ], settles them up; the
Chief marks the processes paid; at the end
Of the month the report is made out and
the docket is signed by Mr.. DunsVay
Capt. Smith keeps he docket in his room /;
tae book is not locked up; any one could
look at it who wished TO; since have been
in the Office l have kept q sheet of my own
to keep tie odds and ends Of fines straight;
rlist produced it contains only the fnes
which are out; BY out. mean fines for
which men are responsible; before the end
Of the month these fines are collected up;
have list Of pulls also; liss produced /;
[IaEghterli raaGe it out the next morn.
ing; resding-"Abbie Jackson, Ellen
Hughes, Melissa McGumphsy, Pearl Woods
and Celia Williams pulled two Of the
houses, Jim Bprps the third and Capt Smith
the fourth and fifth; l marked the Pearl
Woods fines paid the next morning; Cap
tain Smith asked about the money, and I
said there was enough; | saw the Pearl
Woods processes the next N morning; ell were
marked paid In Captain Smiths hsndwrit
ing; the processes were il Thomas Oar.
rahs drawer; the drawer is always open;
did not zee the Mayor in the office of the
Sergeant the evening of the 4lh; he came
in sometime after; asked for the docket
looked ct it, said it was "all right," put it
back and went out; don't recollect who
accompanied him; he came in another
time with Mr.. Hart; he lifted up leat and
looked at il, and when be went out look
ed at it; cant recollect if reporters were
With him; did not hear the Sergeant ask
the Mayor a question; was not in the Of.
fee; | believe the Mayor asked me
to show him the Pearl Weod's
case; don't recolleot OF Captain
Smith being present; l heard the Captain
ask a reporter, "Wbat is the mstterY |
did not see the Mayor; l know nothing OF
an affidavit; never heard the Mayor speak
to me about it; heard him speak TO Coun.
ell about it; could not give the substance
OF it; was not with the officers when Pearl
Woods house was pulled; was there after
ward With the Captain; it was Sunday
night; after the reporter left the Captain
was puzzled, and we went up laughter
Ida Holiday said che was eight dollars
and; laughter
Mr.. White-We don't want thst.
To Hubbard
! don't know Row Henry got out.
Hubbard-Will you listen while ! read
paper and see i. il rafroshes yolr memory
Witness-Yes, sir.
Hubbard read petition for Henrys
pardon, signed by A. C. Harrell and about
twenty other Councilmen, amid suppressed
laughter from the committee, witnesses
and spectators.
Hubbard-Do you know how he got out
cor, Robert?
Wi;ness-Yes, bir; rosrs of laughter
suppose Council let him out; rosrs OF
laughter: don't know Handwriting
Miller-May | look st the paperH
Hubbsrd-Certainly; your name is on
the second row, pretty well down. Great
laughter
Huh5ard-The next time you talked to
the Mayor was about gambling, wasn't it?
A.-Yes.
Q.-You said he was right. didn't you ?
A.-Yes.
Odd it provoke any lnsubordination
in he police force2
A-1here was no one there but me.
Laughter.
Odd it provoke any insubotdina;ion
in youH
A.-No. Laughter
To Hubbard -
The process book is psvc: under lock
and ley, il iss rule to have come one in
the Office ell the time.
Mr.. JunLins' List Of Pulls examined
by Hubbard.
Q.-How many pulls are on this list2
Alive.
Q-You have made other pull.2
A.-Yes.
Q.-WiIl you let me see the list of other
pulls.
Al have no other lists; never made
any other; made these lists because five
houses were pulled might have been four
pulls on a night before; was two pulls on Q
night since Was in the office; made no
list of it; Just made the list for memo
randum.
Q-Will you tell the committee tow
you happened TO make the list out jGst for
q memorandum
A Because part of the money was
collected By me from two Of the honses
Q-Wby, then, did you make list Of
the three house, from which you got 10
money!
Al Just made it for q memorandum.
Q.-Was the word paid written at the
same time you wrote the remainder Of the
paper2
A-To the best of my knowledge. yes.
List handed around 70 the members OF
the committee for inspection.
To Hubbard
The process book ard processes show
what fices were paid; the reason / kept
another memorandum was for my own
satisfaction; / kept il for myssifi am not
much Of o scholar; Mr. Smith. keeps his osn
Al i Ia l. -,