The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-10-08
STILL KEEPING 1T UP.
THE FRIENDS OF PORTER SMITH
Again pu. on a Defiant Attitude and Defeat
the Very Ends they Falsely say they De.
sire to Furthsr-ThSy Prevent Rn
Investigation of the Mayor.

The certificate signed by Chief Black
more, Clerk Witten and Detective Shore,
Of Pittsburgh, and printed in yesterday
mornings INTELMoENcRR, 10 the effect
that Chief OF Police Smiths charge against
Mayor Grub based on the visit to Pitts
burgh in July, Rasfalse and without ioun-
dation, and that on the contrary Chief
Smith was the only member Of the party
who seemed TO be disposed to commit any
improperly on that occasion, produced Is
sensation. Mayor Grubb's friends re-
ioiced at the promptitude aud complete
ness with which the Mayor had bsen vim
iicated on that score, while Smiths crowd
were in despair. All day leading citizens,
irrespective OF party, called on the Mayor
to congratulate him and urge him to press
on in the course ne has been pursuing 30
faithfully.
All day the few men active in the oppo-
sition to the Mayors efforts to purge the
oiicsdepartment Of lis moral rottenness,
could be eeen buzzing about, attempting
to devise scheme To weaken the effect
Of the Pittsburgh officers emphatic de-
NAL Of the sworn statement OF Smith.
Can't UNDERSTAND IT AT ALL.
The INQUIRY was common, "What Is the
matter with Porter Smith? Was he crazy
when he invited the Mayor aud his friends
to expose his discredtable doings at Pitts
burgh?" Here was charge brought
against the Mayor which necessitated an
inquiry at Pittsburgh oil the very witness
es who were in possession OF knowledge
damaging to Smith himself. The charge
furnished the witnesses with the motive
to divulge the facts which Smith, II moi
lost To shame, must desire TO conceal.
Such combination OF suicidal stupidity
and aSsinine reCkleasness was never
known before.
OF course the indignation expressed the
day before was much warmer and more
general yesterday. Before, II was only
confidence in the Mayors innocence
which led all to believe the charge false.
Here II was denounced as false by three
distinguished and reliable witnesses. 1t
is no wonder people asked, sis Porter
Smith crazy2" His advisers must also be
laboring under temporary alteration.
OFF FOR Pittsburgh.
Porter Smith and C. W. SeSbright went
to Pittsburgh yesterday. There ID reason
to believe that Smith is pretty sick Of the
mess that he has mixed for himself. He
had not the moral courage to go near the
police headquarters in Pittsburgh. A
message from there at late hour last
night was to the effect that he had not
been seen there. His object in going to
Pittsburgh is easily OWNED. He went to
attempt 10 secure evidence that would at
least give sha low OF an excuse for the
course he has pursued. Unless he suborns
witnesses to swear falsely there is no
reason to suppose that he will have any
success. He will come home sicker than
he went.
Before leaving for Pittsburgh, Seabright
called on the Mayor and Informed him
that the best thing W be done now, was
for both sides TO drop the whole matter.
This shows the milk in the coCOanut."
Porter Smith and his friends would be
only too glad to buy immunity from pun
ishment for their series OF outrages on
dccency on such terms. Their charges
were brought for no purpose but to drop
for consideration.