The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-10-24

ed the door, the Captain started to come
in, but she objected until he said he was
on business, and she saw his brass but
tons. Then she recognized him for the
first time, and throwing open the door,
said "Why, certainly; come in" The
Captain came in. The other officers were
some Of them in the kitchen, some OF
them upstairs.
WOULD GIVE A "PoISTRR."
When Capt. Smith saw the man in the
dining room, no said: "why, Yen here
Why didn't you tell me you were coming
would havegiven you pointer
The witness said she gave Capt. Smith
$40 to cover her own fine and $40 to cover
that of May James, the only other inmate
OF the house. She then said to Capt.
Smith, 81 suppose you are willing to wait
for Miss lda's fine, II she ia fined. She is
not going TO run Off for $50" The Captain
didn't say whether ne would or not, and
Miss Woods then gave him $25 more for
any fine that might be assessed against
Mrs. Holiday. The money was for the
fines Of the three women, and none for
the mans.
On the Saturday following the "pull''
Capt. Smith alone brought the change
back. lie asked how much he owed her,
and she said II ell three OF the women
were fined, lie owed her s. 70. He gave
her that sun, giving her TO understand
that all Of the three women had been
fined.
About three weeks after the arrests,
Mr.. Beach and Mr.. Faris called at Mrs.
Holidays, and had a talk with that lady
about the matter. She was dspoGed to
complain that she had been fined when shs
was not in the city. The reporters told
her she had not been fined. The witness
was also told afterward that the under
standing Captain Smith gave her was not
correct. She told the two gentlemen
named the story OF the depositinG OF the
money and the return OF the change Just
as she now told it. Mr.. Beach said as
they left that perhaps he would come
back and ask her to make an affidavit to
the same effect. She saidshe was willing.
THE AFFIDAVIT.
Shortly Mr.. Beach came back, and told
her the Mayor would be up. Tho Mayor
came in little while after with Mr.. Faris
and Mr.. Beans. She again told the story,
and the Mayor asked her il she would
swear to 1t. She said certainly she would,
as it was strictly true. The Mayor said,
xviii you swear to it now?" She said
she would. The affidavit was written,
and she signed and swore 10 it.
Later the same night Capt. Smith aud
Bob Junkins came to the house and said
the Mayor and reporters had heen to his
office looking up the matter OF her fine,
and he asked Mrs. Holiday why she told
the reporters. Mrs. Holiday got pretty
angry, and Smith said, you'd better
keep quiet!" She said she had kept quiet
long enough. Smith said he had given
the witness something over 80. She said,
"Capt. Smith, that isn't sol" He said,
"W0ll, you said the change gave you
was all right" Sne said she did, on the
supposition that Miss Ida had been fined.
One word brought on another, and che
told Smith no was liar. He said, "Ycu
better keep quiet or III get as hotas you"
As the two men went out, Junkins .said,
can you can do Is to clean 'em out Clean
the d. outw "Thats what I'll do"
said the Captain.
The cross examination revealed little
new. The witness said she was keeping
house for Mrs. Holiday the night Of the
pull. The warrant, abe understood, on
which she was arrested, was not for her,
but for Mrs. Holiday. She saw no papers
that night.