The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-10-01

would DO misconstFRed, accused o. par.
tISRnShip, etc. II was an unhappy poal.
uon, and one that he didn't want to DO In,
BE suggested City Solicitor O'Keeffe for
this position; he thought there would BIO
no objection on the part Of either side 70
Mr.. 0'Keefe, and asked Capt. Smith and
Burns Il they would aRfee TO this. They
answered that they would.
Mr.. Weir seconded Mr.. Oaldwell's mo.
ton.
Mr.. McGregor could not see the reason
for action OF this nature. 1t was some
thing that Mr.. 0'Kenfe could and would
charge for. It was mourning an expense
that the committee had short time before
voted to dispense with.
Mr.. Myles said that there was much
truth In Mr.. Caldweli's suggestion. The
Councilman who would undertake 10 con-
duct the prosecution would be looked on
by citizens as the prosecutor or persecutor.
His motives might be- the best but he
would bs regared with suspicion. He
knew this from experience. For twelve
years he had been an active Councilman
and everything he had done as such he
had endeGyored 10 do honestly, fairly,
squarely and fearlessly. In doing so he
had incurred the enmity Of som3 OF his
best friends.
There was some further conversation on
this matter, and at last Mr.. Myles said
that II the committee agreed to snoul.
der the responsibility referred TO he was
ready to assume his share. It was not his
purpose TO shirk any duty.
Mr.. Stanley said hat he was satisfied
with the line Of conduct laid out Tuesday
night. Mr.. McGregor referred again 10
the question OF economy that had been
considered earlier in the evening.
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Mr.. O'Keeffe at this point said that he
did not desire to remain unless he was
wanted by the committee 10 advise on
some legal point. He had supposed that
that was what he was wanted 70 attend
for. It did not matter whether he thought
the action OF the Mayor or committee to-
wards him courteous or not: he was
ready to fulfill any duty required OF him
by ordinance. Mr.. 0'Keefe was permit.
ted to retire.
The question coming up again on Col.
Caldwell's motion, Mayor Grub stepped
forward and said that if the committee
was willing to drop the investigation he
would swear out warrant before police
court for Burns. Mr. McGreGor thought
these remarks not pertinent to the cues
ton. The chair said the committee was
not in q position to make any such ar
raugements Should the investigation
fail, then such action might be in order.
Mr.. Caldwell's motion was lost, and the
Chair announced that each member would
have TO shoulder the responsibility.
Mr.. Stanley, who voted against Mr.
Caldwelrs motion, explained that he had
no objection to Mr.. O'KeefIe acting in the
capacity OF examiner. He thought in
order to have thorough investigation
counsel should be employed. Tuesday
night the committee had voted to have
counsel. Early this evening it had re.
scinded that action. Now it was proposed
by those who had opposed the expense oil
counsel to hire Mr.. O'Keeffe. He believed
in being consistent. He predicted that
the full evidence would not be gotten, and
that the investigation would not have the
force that it would had the first action
been adhered to.
Mr.. Caldwell said that with no lawyer
there would be no system, and what
everybody ought to do no one would do
At this point Clerk Galllgan stepped
over to Col. Caldwell and said, soto p9ce
snake q motion to employ All interr0ga
gator and see how thatll go" Bot the
Colonel did not make the motion, and the
committee rdjourned until this evening al
1880 o'clock.