The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-10-02
ANOTHER CASE.
An appointment Recently Made by City
Sergeant Smith.

An appointment Recently Made by City
Sergeant smith.
The docket Of the Police Court Of this
city for the month OF August contains
two entries that, taken in connection with
the manner in which the Police Depart
ment is at present being run, make very
very interesting reading.
Case No. 50 for that month shows that
William Carney was arrested Saturday
August 10, by Officer West, and that on
Monday, the 18th. he was fined in Police
Court s. and costs, amounting to 50 %
for violation OF section II OF the ordi.
nance on ofenses, which makes 1t pen
atty to carry concealed weapons, he hav-
ing on his person revolver.
Case No. 81 for the month Of Angus!
shows that William Carney was arrested
Saturday, August 10, by Officer Weat, and
that on Monday, the 18th, he was fined s.
and costs, amounting TO IS 10, for viola
ton OF section % OF the ordinance on
ofTenses, which makes it q penalty TO firr
or discharge any frearm, etc, within the
city limits, he having fred the revolver
referred to in case No. So.
The circumstances connected withthese
cases are briefly, as follows: William
Carney, who lives on the South Side, on
Saturday, August 10, while somewhat
under the influence of stimulants, behaved
ina disorderly and terrorizing manner
about the Baltimore & Ohio depot He
fiourished revolver about, soaring the
personsthere atthetime and wound up his
performance by discharging the weapon.
Officer West happened along at that time
and Carney was arrested and fined as
shown above.
At that time Porter Smith was Chief Of
Police and Officer West was one Of his
deputies, as he is at the present time.
At the regular meeting OF Council held
Tuesday, September %, Chief Smith pre-
sented to Council for confirmation the
name OF James Bell, appointed deputy
to take the place Of h. B. LukenB, re-
signed, and that Of William Carney, ap-
pointed substitute deputy to take the
place OF James Bell, promoted.
The William Carney who raised an un-
lawful disturbance at the B. 4 o. depot
August Is and the one presented for con-
frmation were one and the same.
The names came before the Second
Branch first. Mr.. W. II. Hearne, mem
Der OF Council from the Second ward, who
has since resigned, objected to the con-
firmation Of these men. He stated that
he was not acquainted with either Of the
men, but that in view OF the exposures
that had recently been made OF the doings
OF the police force, he thought 1t was high
time for Council to take some steps in the
direction OF first ascertaining who the
men were thatit confirmed as servants Of
the city. That time was good
time to establish 8 precedent in
his opinion, and he moved that
the appointments lie on the table
until the next meeting Of the Council and
that that action be taken hereafter with
all appointments in order that members Of
Council might have the opportunity TO in
vestigate and ascertain what kind OF men
they were voting for, and then, II in the
future any exposures might be made,
Council would in part be responsible for
them. In making this motion Mr.. Hearne
did not desire to be understood as casting
any reflection on either OF the men named !;
he did not know them. The course he
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always been in vogue in the United States
Senate except when the name Of an ex-
Senator was presented for confirmation.
Mr.. Hearne urged his point forCibly and
with great clearness, yet ii was mlsinter-
preted by some as direct attack on the
two men named. He merely wished to
establish q precedent ut that time, Con.
siderable discussion was caused by his re.
marks. DR.. Mccoy supported him in his
views. Mr.. Stanley, Mr.. Tracy and Mr..
Cruise vouched for Mr.. Bell. Mr.. Weir and
Mr.. Frank Healy vouChed for Carney, the
latter especially giving him a good send
off. The Branch confirmed the appoint.
ments by a vote OF II to 10. The First
Branch conCurred at the special meeting
on the Friday night following, and the
men we're sworn in. Carney was sent to
the Island for a short time and then to the
Eighth ward, where he is now serving on
tho night force in place OF Brinkman,
who is still disabled.
Porter Smith must have known when
be appointed Carney that only q short
time before one Of his own men had ar.
rested him, and that he hal been fined in
police court for behavior which a-man
qualified to act as policeman would not be
guilty Of. Comment is scarcely necessary.