Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-09-17
M'CAHAh And GRlSr.
The Justics and Constable Allowed
to Resign
At Yesterdays Meeting Of the BOasd Of
County COmmissiOners---The
Matter Ended.

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Ssmblsd at $50 yesterday morning in
special session for the p~urpossof inVesti-
gatir 9 the charges preferably Prosecuting
Attorney Jordan at the last regular meeting:
All the members were present except Mr..
Prince. Mr.. McCahan appeared in person
with his counsel, Messrs. Arnett and White.
There we're also a large attendance o spec'
tators.
When the business Of the meeting had
been announced, Mr.. White, in behalf Of
his client, read to the Board the following
document, and requested that it be &C
cspted:
CLAIM or o Guilty.
WHEELING, W. VA, September Is, 1855.
t. the Board Of Commissioners Of Ohio
County:
Whilst by no means eonfessing any
wrong done or intended by me as charged
against me, in the charges preferred BY the
Prosecuting Attorney, and whilst / say
most decidedly that | am not guilty of said
charges, pcefening to AVOID the trouble
and expense necessary to q proper htigs,
ton of said charges / deem it best to tender
nv ~resignati on Of the Office of Jusuce OF the
Peace Of Centre district, Ohio county, W.
Va.
This tender Of resignation / hereby make,
and REQUEST its acceptance by the Board.
Respectfully,
A. R. MCCAHAN.
Messrs. Arnett and White both spoke on
behalf of Mr.. MCahsn, asking that the doc.
ument be accepted be the Board and that
their client be allowed to go without further
trouble.
Prosecuting Attorney Jordan
PROTESTED
in very emphatic language against such a
course being persued. de thought 1t would
oe meet unTise for the Board to ALLOW such
a paper 10 20 on recond.
Mr. McCahan asked leave to be heard on
his " behalf, and liberty to address thu
Board being granted, he spoke briefly, pro
tec;iug his innocence, and asking thai
his resignation as above be accepted.
The question was upon the adoption OF this
document, and after some further discussion
by members it was not accepted. Ayes, 3;
noes, 6; as follows:
Ayes-Nessrs. Boring. Del5rugge aad
PicSer-3. Noes-Messrs. Maxwell, NIcn
oils, Stoker, Stein, Woods and Petersou-6
The discussion was then renewed, NJ,
McCahsn's counsel and several members o.
the Board making remarks. FIna'y tn
Beard tacitly agreed to accept
RESIGNATION rrsE AND SIMPLY,
and without any allegation of innocence c
the charges preferred, aud accordingly 70
following was presented:
l. A. K. McUahan. Justice OF the PeAc
of Centre district, Ohio county, West VT
GINA, DO hereby tender my resignation 0
the Office of such Justice Of the Peace, t.
take fleet at once, and | request the &C
ceptance OF such resignation.
A. R. McCAuAN.
Sept. I6, 1885.
This was adopted with but one dissenting
vote-Mr. MaXwell-aud the matter va
brought 10 an abrupt end.
Constable GriSt, against whom Ike
charges Of irregulsrity were pending, and
wEo had been an interested spectator OF tn
ErccetdiDgs, here handed in q like resigna
ticu in words as follows:
I. Charles Grist, hereby tender my resig
ration CT the office Of Constable in and for
Webster district, Ohio county, West Nlr.
gina CHARLES GRIST'
sept Is leoj.
The Board refused to entertain this docu
ment until ? p m the hour for which a
hearing Of the charges bad been set, and
took q recess until Afternoon,
GRIST GOES.
At 80 o'clock the Board again assem-
bl,d, all being in their seats but Mr.. Prince
President Woods announced that the bust
ness before the Board was an investigation
Of the charges against Constable Charles
Grist. The clerk read the resignation pre-
sented at the morning session. Mr.. JordAr
announced that his witnesses were within
call. Mr.. Delbrugge moved that the resig
nation be accepted. THIS was carried uuan
| inously, and on motion Of Mr. Delbrugg-
he Board adjourned.