Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-24

r.ther not draw the gambler came II;
| have no particular reasons Tor keeping
some Of them back, one OF Them has quif
bu, will tell who be is ii The committee
asks it; the man has quit now.
10 White
Colonel, vii! you let me Tell something
else Captain Smith told me2
Col White would be glad to have you
tell all you ever said to him.
THE STORY.
Sometime last July said the witness,
~ ask Captain Smith to pull three places
where believed gam bling was going on. de
said, All right he said he would pull the
houses at II O'Clock, and wanted me 10 20
along. said would, and he said he
would call for me at 10 o'clock. waited
until lO:l0, but the Captain did not come;
| supposed something wss wrong, as the
places we're dark. At lois the Captain
came TO me ard sand his men had reported
the places empty and dark, and 1t was 10
use 10 70. He said he would 90 and pull
o house of prostitution if ! would say so.
| told him be could do go, if he wanted 10:
but that l would net go. The next day |
learned that, at l0:l5 the night before, Inc
Captain had been seen coming out OF ore
ofthe gambling houses. won't tell the
name Of the house, don't see fit. | be-
lieve it will serve my erds better, 10 break
up gambling, not to tell the name Cap
tain Smith can tell. won't gi'e my rea'
sons for declining to tell. One Of the
houses hss been pulled and the other two
have not. | made no effort 10 have them
pulled.
Sec. Of the ordinance in relation to
City Sergeant was then read by the WIT
ness, after he had been assured that be
would not be interrupted, and then, in re-
ply to question as to whether be expect
ed the Sergeant to proceed to bhHdly swear
out warrants, without personal knowledge
Of the facts, the witness said he thought be
/ could find out the facts.
/ WHO COMPLAINED.
A little further on this scene occurred:
/ Q-Were there any grounds Of reason
able complaint made to you in reference
to Chief Porter Smiths neglect OF duty in
regard to gambling
/ A.-There most assuredly wss.
/ Q.-Who made the complaints2
/ A.-Tbe people Of Wheeling.
/ O.-Cau you tell me who they were?
Al am lust about as able to tell you
who didn't complain. 1t was tie town
talk.
Q.-Can YOU tell WHO made complaints
of Porter Smiths negligence?
Al don't remember a single person.
O-Do you remember Of u single per
con saying that Porter Smith did not do
his duty >,
A.-No; but | would swear people did
Yes, remember one-Mr. Laughlin.
O-What complaint did he make
Ale said the Chief did not stop gam
bling.
/ Odd he mention any particular
house2
Ale mentioned no name.
O-Then he made general complaint
A.-Oh some people complained Of one
house and some OF another.
Odd you ever inform Chief Small
how he could obtain evidence?
Al don't remember.
Continuing, the with IS said
MORE ABOUT GAMBLITG.
have talked to Smith about gambling
and tried to get him to do it; don't re
member asking Smith TO arrest without
warrant; don't think he could do 1t;
, have no recollection of asking him, IL
from, Of my store to pull a gambling
house without xarrant; know ne coulC
not DO it; told him to pail particular
house; did not offer TO make an Oatf
when knew gambling was goiGg on;
had been told there WAC gambling there
, Mr.. Smith is paid to find out about tht
, gambling the city pays S2O,C0O year tc
prevent it; don't always follow out my
. duty in the ordinances; there are
ordinances which it wouldn't do Il
/ follow; reported Mr. Smiths 10
. doing it TO Council; ! don't remember O
reporting it to others before reporting It IL
Council; | might; The papers were full o
, it; some of it they got from me and somt
they didn't; J made no secret Of II; tTiet
to get public option with me- aud succeed
ed the houses stopped, and star.eS again
. have made no effort to stopt it since
Council settled me; don't propose to re
main settled; get the report OF the Commit
= tee on Elections aud see what they die
, with me; ! asked for an investigation 9
the police force; Council ordered it; thet
it called meeting and stopped it and free
it into me; asked the Chief to pull three
, houses in July; never asked for an aiida
,itas to gambling; remember Of t~o con
versa,ions with Mr.. Smith about gambling
at the Fair; talked with him so long be
fore the Fair because wanted to give hin
plenty of time to make up his mind.
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