Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-21
the PROSECUTION RESTS,
And ths Defense Brings Evidences
II Rebuttal.

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Nearly or Quite One thousand People
Present at Last Nights Session
Of the Investigating
Committee.
Al had BEEN anticipated, the pubhca-
ton Of the proceedings before the invesd-
eating committee, on Monday evening,
had the effect Of bringing together sn i'm
msnSe lobby last night At a very early
hour people began to gather in the CORR
doris and stairways Of the Public Building,
waiting for the doors to the floor of tbs old
hall of the House and the galleries,
to be opened, and at hafpast
81 thex upper corridor was q per
feet lam of men. When the doors leading
to the gallery were opened there was q
rush which soon filed the spacious balcony
to ovsrfowing. At about q quarter to
seven the doors leading to the floor were
opened, two or three officers being sta
toned to restrain the crowd. About one
hundred gentlemen who had been unable
to find standing room up stairs had as
sembled in the corridor, and through this
crowd the members Of the committee,
counsel, witnesses and reporters had to
fght their way by inches. So great did
the crowd become that finally committee
men and others had to enter the hall BY
way of the side entrance. At eight o'clock
there were probably
ONE THOUSAND SPECTATORS
in the hall, of which four hundred were Oh
the floor and six hundred in the gallery.
The committee was called to order at
ITO o'clock.
At roll call Messrs. Comerford, Dobbins,
Crawford, List, Jones, Miller and Bingell
responded.
! The minutes of the last meeting were
read by Clerk Gslligan and signed.
| Mr.. Bingell-What is the pleasure OF
the committee as to the time to be con.
sumed in the investigation this evening"
! Mr.. Comerford-I move we continue
until 10 o'clock.
Carried.
The Chair addressing the gallery Il
/ have one more request to make OF the au.
dience, and it is the last one / shall make.
We have been as lenient as possible, and i
now ask that the audience be attentive
and silent throughout the proceedings. If
this request is not complied with shall
be compelled to hear the remainder of the
testimony IN secret session On the first
outbreak of applause or disspprobatlon L
shall at once close the session Of the COM
mittee and proceed hereafter without the
attendance OF any persons save the at
torneys, witnesses, and others directly in
terested.
THE WITNESSES AGYIN CALLED.
Col. Arnett-Will you be kind enough
to have the Clerk call the entire roll of
witnesses who have been subpened for the
prosecution, but who have not previously
responded or been excused from testify
ing.
The Chair dIrecsed the Clerk to call the
roll, which be did, but one witness, Joseph
Lsrkin, responding.
Col. White-The witness, Mr. Lsrkin.
who we did not intend to put upon the
stand, requests that we now put him on
the stand. If the committee pleases, he
will testify.
The Chair-Counsel can use their own
pleasure.
Col. Arnett--I asked the other evening
that Mr.. Larkin be excused. have not
changed my opinion. Still, il he wishes to
testify have no objection.
THE TESTIMONY.
The Hearing of Witnesses Resumed.
The witness came forward, and was
sworn.
JOSEPH LAREIN.
To White
My reason for desiring to 60 upon the
stand is, the Inteligencer this morning
stated that was one who had seen the
Mayor with lose women, at unseemly hours
of the night l never saw any thing of the
kink. One night, several days before the
Bnrns investigation, we saw Mr.. Hart
Beach and another gentleman on Sixteenth
street. We wondered what was up. They
went down Eof street to SCOTS house.
met Burns, and said: You are going to
catche the devil in to morroW's Intelligen
Ger" He asked what was the matter, aud
| told him ] had seen Hart and a reporter
going to tina house, That is all know.
IL was about s;l5.
To Husbsrd!-
What | saw in the paper was stated as
part Of Porter Smiths testimony; it said |
had seen the Mayor with loose women at
unseemly hours OF the night; met Officer
Junkins and Porter Smith the same night,
l told them the same as told Burns.
never had any idea that the Mayor and
those who accompanied him, went out for
al improper purpose, supposed they went
for testimony; If had any other idea
would not have told Burns what did.
The Chair here, at the Suggestion of Mr. |
Dobbins, threw the door open and admit !
ted the large crowd which had gathered in
the corridor. In response to the invita- |
ton about Two hundred and fifty gentle. |
uAOhl WIZ Ao0 ~ pOooAolo W iOtOo
their way into the gallery, cameinto the hall
and found standing room at either end Of
the apartment.
The Chair then renewed his warning to
the crowd to behavior a gentlemanly man
ner, and listen quietly to the proceedings /
AUGUST PoLLAcE.
To Arnett:-
/ have the honor of knowing Mayor
Grub; was connected with the Sanger |
fest; was Honorary President; l had the
pleasure Of meeting Mayor Grub there
on both evenings; in consequence
Of having my family at the rink
l was dsbsrred from the pleas
ure of being in the company of the Mayor;
| do not know whether the bar was licensed
or not; | recollect that, after repeated re.
quests for water to be brought to the stage. I
the president Of the Fest extended an invi.
tation to the Mayor and myself to 90 down |
stairs; vas ike the distinguished editor
of the Baltimore Americas, who, when |