The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-19

etleCtuaiiy close the future career Of burn1
and Others ~ policemen, and 90 they are,
but there are still further facts In connec-
ton with Burns that should be known.
Porter Smith should know Of them even
II the public does not care for them. In
looking up Burns official actions, rumOfs
reached the ears Of the THTELLl0ENCER's
representatives to the effect that Burns
was in the habit Of stopping prostitutes on
the street after dark, as they would be
pSssinR from one house to another, or else
out for 4 walk, and. enquire OF them II
they wanted to bs locked up. Naturally,
they would answer in the negative and
ask what they were guilty OF and, the re.
port further was, that they would for an
answer be given the choice OF handing
over dime, quarter or half dollar Tor
Burns to get beer with, or going 10 the
lookup for being on the streets alter dark.
Naturally, the required coin would be
hastily rendered.
1t was while investigating these charges
OF blackmail, that tbs following stories
were told the reporters, and proved to be
true.
On one occasion Burns borrowed two
dollars from an inmate Of an EOf street
house, promising to pay her back on "the
first OF the MONTH" He did not pay her
at that time, and might never have paid
her had not her landlady compelled her
to 90 to Burns and demand the money.
Then she got il. When asked as to why
he borrowed it, he replied that he just
wanted to see whether the girl would give
it to him.
On still another occasion he stopped a
girl named Nellie Martin, who with a
female friend was out driving. The time
was latn in the afternoon, the place was
Fulton. Burns was out there with an
other officer, and both were in uniform.
As Miss Martin came driving along, Burns
threw up his hands and stopped her. He
wanted quarter to buy beer with, and
he got it.
''SorHIN' LIKE srANDIS' IN WITH THE
POLICE"
With that matchless, reassnring smile oil
his, Burns consoled her for the loss OF the
quarter by stating that There's nothin'
like atandin' in with the police"
At the time oil the big X. oil P. picnic
given on the State Fair grounds early in
the season, Burns again made an egregioua
fool Of himself. he WIS at inc picnic ana
sampled the beer freely. During the al
ternoon Madame Russell and Miss Martin
drove over OH the grounds in phaeton.
Burns, anxious, doubtless, to repay them
for the hospitaiities Of their house which
he had SO often enjoyed, stopped them,
asked them II they would have some beer,
and when they said they would, he skip
ped around lively and got it for
them. Then he got in the phae-
ton with them and drove them
about the grounds. Then, according to
one Of the women who told the story, he
asked Madame Russell for one dollar,
which she was only too glad to hand over
in order to get rid OF him. He borrowed"
this dollar, but up to the close Of Fair
week, during which time Madame Russell
was In the city, he had not paid back the
one hundred cents, and it is only fair to
say that she never expected to see the dol
lar again, alter giving it to Burns: On the
strength OF money borrowed at the picnic
Burns got full, and that night found &C.
| Communications at Madame Russell's place.