The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-10-24
ale said, is that 80 p" [Laughter.l
"Is that all lie Bsid?"

"lhAt6 ABOUT All lie ever bAlu 10 me.
The Colonel insisted that these nsmes
should be given, but the committee did
not seem to think 1t necessary. Finally
the witness volunteered little informa.
ton. He said that one night he instruct
ed Smith to pull three gambling houses,
and Smith said he would go al 10 o'clock,
and asked the Mayor II he would go along.
The Mayor answered that he would.
Capt. Smith did not call for the witness at
10, and some time later Mr.. Grub sus-
peCted something was wrong, and went
and looked at these houses and found
them all dark. About quarter before II
the Sergeant did call, and said he had
sent one Of his officers around, and that
there was nobody in any Of the three
rooms, so IL would be no use 10 pull them,
He added, well 90 pull q = house, if
you say 3d." The Mayor declined.
The next day he learned that Capt
Smith himself was seen coming out OF one
OF these houses about 10 o'clock,
The witness was stopped by Col.
White: Don't tell us wha. you heard !;
II you have witness to prove it, bring
him on"
WASTING TIME.
A considerable time was spent by Col
White in going over matters not at all
germane 10 the charges, dwelling par
ticularly on the difficulty between the
two officers about gambling last spring.
This portion OF the examination was as
rambling as Is the Colonel's wont. He
asked about talks with the Sergeant con.
corning gaming on the Island during the
fair, and the consultation with the City
Solicitor; the talks with the State Fair
officials, and ether matters, the connection
Of which with the subjects legitimately
before the Committee has never been
shown and is vague, II any such connec-
ton exists.
Colonel White asked il the witness saw
q thimhle rig game outside the fair ground.
"The Captains got that wrong" said the
Mayor; shat was outside the Sengeriest
hall"
"What did you do with the affidavit of
Pearl Woods?'
II gave it the Police Committee, where
it belonged. The clerk Of that committee
delivered The paper 10 YOU"
eyes, sir" Colonel White admitted.
When Mr.. Beans asked the Mayor to go
up TO the Holiday house, he did not know
what the object OF the visit was. Mr..
Beans told him as they walked up. After
the story had been told 10 him by the girl,
he asked II she would swear to It, and she
said yes. Mr.. Beans wrote the affidavit at
Mr., aris'sdicta.ion, the Mayoradminister-
ed the oath, and put the paper in hisp pocket.
After that nobody got 1t until he present.
edit to the Committee on Police during
the police investigation. This matter WAS
gone over for the space OF about half
hour to no possible purpose but 10 wear
out the com nittee and make the audience
very tired.
Finally Colonel White said: "Mr.
Grub, why do you say Mr.. fancy lied?'
Because he told me he would not make
any publication about the affidavit, aud
he did make such publication"
PERMITS AND RELEASES.
The Mayor did not remember Of having
granted permit to any foreigner; he tried
to contine permits to peddIe pretty closely
10 residents OF Wheeling.
As to releases from the workhouse, these
were granted almost exclusively to per-
sons who were too poor to pay their fines,
and whose families were in needy Circnm-
stances, and would have to become
charge on the county. As to the man
Green, from Washington county, he re-
leased him because officer Duffy, who ar
rested him, said he "swore little strong
er than he ought to against that man."
that the man was so drunk he did not
know what he was doing.
Henry, also referred to before, was re.
leased on the request oil majority OF
Council and Porter Smith. Smith kept
the Mayors release, which he had no
right to do. 1t was directed to the keeper
Of the city prison. The keeper Of the
workhouse had no legal authority to re-
lease the. man without that permit.
Getting to. the Pittsburgh visit, Col.
White asked il Mr.. BlaCkmores statement
that "thc visit to each house was neces.
sariIy brief"
"What is tho limit OF time that you
would call brief?" asked the Mayor This
raised a laugh at the Coloueps expense
The Colonel seems TO labor under the ap-
prehension that the written statement OF
the Pittsburgh officers is in evidence, and
he devotes the larger part OF his time 10
attempts 10 pick it to pieces.
LITTLE EPISODE.
In answering one question, Mr.. Grub
said that never on the Pittsburgh trip did
he forget that he was Mayor OF Wheeling
nor that he had a family. This statement
provoked a perfect storm Of applause, dur
ing which the witness added that he went
10 the houses with worthier purpose
than Col. Arnett did.
Col. Arnett sprang to his feet with some
indignant response on his lips, which was
checked by the further remark: II sup
pose you went on professional business"
Col, A1nett denied warmly that no had
ever visited any honse OF Ill famein Pitts
burgh for any purpose. Such was his in.
the Mayor said, and further
hat he understood that the Colonei's OBJ
ect was to get testimony 10 blacken the |
Mayors character.
Col. Arnett still denying warmly |
his accusation, the Mayor frankly
apologized, and said he was sorry he had |
repeated the statement. This satisfied |
Col. Arnett, and when he thanked the |
Mayor Tor doing him tho justice to accept |
his denial, the crowd again applsuded
heartily.
The examined Of the Mayor was 6u-
shed without further developments OF
interest, except that Col. White tried to
,how that the Mayor had time to make
urther efforts than he did to keep the
Pearl Woods matter out OF the papers;
his, possibly, to show that the Mayor en-
cred into collision, as charged, to have
t published. The Colonel also put Mr..
1rubb through a sort OF civil service ex-
animation on his duties undOr the ordi-
lance. The Mayor showed up very creit-
IDLY under it all. He said he was not
Jhief of Police; the city paid men $4,000
o attend to the work oil enforcing the or
finances, aud they did not do it Laugh
er.
Mr.. Hubbard asked: "The police some.
lines pull houses Of i'll fame, do they
lot p
"They do" said the Mayor. '''nDg
"Who swears out the warrants in those
ases?"
"The police"
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