Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-22
CHEF BLAekMOaE,
Of PHtsburu, Put on tas Stand BY
the Defense.
Ms Clerk, Thomas P. Wittel, Follows Him
-.-How That Touring Party Looked
at the Smoky City Elephant
through Beer Glasses.

oood positions where they coulo see anu
hear an that went on. The members OF
the committee dropped in gradually until
I o'clock, while spectators also kept crowd
inc in until the hall was well filed up stairs
ana down with q homogeneous assembly
that waited patiently and almost eagerly
for the proceedings to begin.
Att sharp, Mr.. Bingell, chairman pro
tam. let the gaYel fall and the committee
stood called TO order. Clerk Galligan
called the roll, Mesrs. Miller, Crawford,
List Jones, Comertord. Dobbins and Bin
0ell being present. Just before the COM
mittee was called to order Chief Black.
more, Of Pittsburg, Detective Shore and
Clerk WItten made their appearance and
took POSITIONS back of Mayor Grub.
The minutes of the previous meeting
we're read BY the clerk, approved and or
dered signed. The chairman then an
nouneed that
EVERYTHING WAS BEApY
fer business, when Mr.. List arose and
moved that the investigation close at
10 o'clock for the evening, which
WAS carried without dissenting voice.
The defense them called for Chief
Blackmore, who came forward and took
/ the witness Stand. Mr.. Blackmore is
man slightly above medium height and sen
der. HIS vissge narroRs from rather vide
. forehead to q pointed chin, his eyes being
deep sei and piercing, while hig upper Up
il covered with q black noustsche
When he took the stand the crowd imme-
diately pushed sc.Wsrd 10 get good look
at him. The witness all through his evil
dence seemed determined to give the May.
or the benefit Of any pUiut that could be
( hsl5, beck yhile he let out everything that
would In any way tend to hurt the prose
cution.
Mr., Hubbard-What is your business 7
A.-Chief of Police Of Pittsburg; held
that position in July last; / remember q
visit made to Pittsburg in that month by
| MeGsrs. Smith, G1Gbb, S5splsy and Ham
ilton; met them at T:3O in the evening;
took them through the different depart
ments of the City Hall, Council chambers
and FIRE alarm Office; from there we went
/ 70 engine house No. 2; shovel them the
workings; staid there some time; went
then to Central Station on Diamond st'eet;
went back to the hall; left there spd made
q tour of the dives; ! mentioned to Capt.
Smith that could show them nothing but
/ THE DIVES
az the amusements were all Closed; said
he was satisfied if the rest were; Mayor
| Grub also said he was not certain that
Mr.. Stanley would go, but that gentlemen
also signihed bis willingness 10 go; the trip
was taken tor sightseeing; that Is one
branch of the police business that all po'
lice may tsmilisrize themselves with these
places; l left the party within square Of
their hotel. -,
Hubbard-Is it true that Mayor Grubb
exhibited himself IN o state OF intexica'
toni ~
The question was objected to By Mr..
White. and Mr.. Hubbard then read charge
eight and asked the witness If ne kne"
anything that would throw light on the
charge
Vftness-It is false from 5eginning to
end; the Mayor started out into the hall
presumably 10 order drinks; vent out i'm.
mediate " after him; think know every
thing he did that night; he did not ink
/ liquor; Captain Smith and myself drank
whisky; some Of the party said they would
rather have whisky; it was Capt Smith;
do not know anything about Mayor Grubb
taking q negro wench upon his lap; there
is no truth in the statement.
The witness was here turned over to the
prosecution.
To White
/ arrived in the city at $50 this even.
ing; Mayor Grub sent for me- told him l
would come and tell what | knew about
the case; had no talk with any one except
Mr.. Frew; he asked me what truth there
was in the charges; ! told him none; he
wrote q statement at my dictation; he
asked me what occurred in the Ross house:
/ told him none of the charges were true;
told what occurred in the house; | told
him who composed the party with me;
only told him what occurred in the house;
we all talked to the girls; the Mayor talked
to them also; some of the girls were black
and some not so black; could not
tell whether the Mayor was talking 10
any one in particular; he was sitting
in chair by himseli; did rOt see girl
leaning on his chair; ye, she could put
her hand on him; believe she was light
colored one; she was talking to all of us;
do not know anything she said; did not
hear her say anything about living IN
WheeiRg; when we frat went in there was
no one bnt the lsndlsdy; the girls came in
several minutes sfterwsrd; it is customary
to send for them when any ons calls the
ordinary customs were kept up that uight;
We went in TO see what was to be seen;
yes, we saw the girls.
Mr.. Miller here arose and asked the
witness-Do understand you to say that
Mr.. Stanley signi6ed his willingness to
visit such house2
Witnsss-Yes, sir.
To White
The girl who formerly lived in Wheeling
was q light colored coon; lsndlady Was not
so dark or not 30 light; when he giIls
came in the Mayor was sitting in rock
ing chair; the girls came in and spoke,
and some sat down and come did not; l
called Tor beer; al the party drank, piggers
and all; Mayor Grub went into the ball
and ordered the drinks; | followed him
out; the door was not closed, the Mayor
was not out Of my sight; q girl might have
laid her hand en- his chair could not tell
how many times beer was ordered; two or
three times in the house; | ordered the
first beer, also the second; think
THE MAYOR ORDERED THE THIRD;
could not cay how long We staid in the
house; ! thought / entertained thep party in
pretty good shape; yes, ] saw come one
take girl on bis lap, bHt II was not mayor
Grubb: saw a man there with g negresses
head close TO him; it was not Mayor Grub;
we left about 8 o'clock in TIE morning;
went to q couple Of bad houses afterwards;
ve we're in twelve or fifteen dives that
night; could not sag WhetheF anything vas
drunk in the frst dive; my tao officers did
not drink;
SMITH DID REFUSE ONCE,
but he drank again; the Mayor, the land
lady, one girl and Myself, we're in the hall;
settled tie bill myself; the Mayor did not
90 out second tiEnej If he bad g0ne | |
shorlJ hauo onna nffer him. hava told |