Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-07
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terday, Constable Wilcox Preferred
Charges Against w. s. Buchanan, OF
Union District, of sIaifeasancO and Gross
immortality in ONCE"
"He that Is without sin let him cast the first stone. y
To the ElaOy Of the Register.
WHEELING, January 6.-The above is the
caption of a publication in your daily issue
of to-day, and l trust that you viii give me
space in your paper to vindicate myself and
to show to the public that this is only a
charge made against me as an officer, by
an in esponsible, discharged officer, and so
selected by a combination formed for the
purpose of injuring me officially and as .
civil citizen.
As early as June IL, 1884, legal proceed
ings were instituted before j. A. Henry,
ESQ, TO eject me from the room | now &C.
cupy, thinking they would Gust me from
the corner In this they failed.
Since then the parties above me, and
myself have had no intercourse, scarcely
speaking.
In trying to make a living honestly |
called upon several OF the business men,
soIiciting collections, among other Messrs.
ArbeDz Il Co., to whom l owed a small bill.
This was previous to the lst Of July. They
mentioned to me that they had a bill
against Stephen A. Wilcox, but did not
know whether l could do anything with it.
l told them it was doubtful. On the 9th of
August, 1884 suggestions were issued by me
in the case of Donaldson, Lewis Il Co. VS..
G. E. Wagner and G. Mendel & Co., as
garnishees. The suggestions were served
BY S. A. Wilcox, constable, and duly re-
turned (but the execution placed in his
hands was never returned by him) on the
26th day of August. Arbenz Il Co. placed
in my hands a bill of 1925 against s. A.
Wilcox dated 1879 and 1880. Issued sum-
mons returnable September 3, 1884 at 10
o'clock a. m. Ten o'clock a. m. September
,, 1884, waited one hour, plaintiff not ap.
pcaIing, defendant being present, entered
the plea Of the statute of limitations.
Among the items iRysaid bill are, 1880,
March j., 3 #. 3 in. coffin and attendance,
with rough box, SlI.0O."
Afterwards, to wit: On the 18th day Of
September, plaintiffs served notice on the
defendants that they would move to set
aside the judgment against them for costs
under said plea and that said motion would
be heard on the goth day of September,
1884, at 20 o'clock q. m. Then the defend
ant agreed that the plea Of the statute of
limitations be Withdrawn and judgment be
entered for the sum of S39.2 rs with interest
till paid and costs Of suit taxed at $40.
Received on the above judgment fifteen
dollars and paid the plaintiff Sill on the
oath day of September, 1884, deducting
81 90 costs. Arbenz & Co.'S receipt on
file. W. S. Buchanan, Justice Of the
Peace"
Now as to where the SIS came from.
On the 25th day Of August, 1884, $245 80
under the garnishees served by s. A. Viii
cox in the case of Donaldson, Lewis & Co.
VS.. c. E. Wagner and G. Mendel X Co.,
was ordered to be paid to the said Donald
son, Lewis & Co. Mr.. Donaldson called on
me about the 18th or Goth of September for
q bill Of costs, which | rendered to him, less
the commissions of Sl5. He returned to
me from Squire W. II. CaldwelFs Office and
informed me that I should add the commits
sions. l done so, believing that neither nor
the officer who held the execution had any
right TO commissions or money that did not
pass through his or my hands, but was direct
ly paid the plaintiff by the defendants, unless
by sIecial agreement. Constable S. A
Wilcox came into my Office, agreed without
force and violence 10 the application Of said
money to the Arbenz 4 Co. Judgment
against him. / gave him a receipt therefor
in full for $ll.lO on the Judgment and
1870 costs, and at the same time and place
he signed the docket in full for his fees il
the f~erYice Of the suggestion referred to, all
of which stands on record and open to in
s~pection by any person desiring to examine,
and examination is solicited.
In the McGruder case did not make the
arrest. An officer did, under my orders.
| never fined him one cent, but at the sug-
ges;ion of a party present let him go with a
rerrimand upon payment OF costs, paying
the officer 81 for the arrest, and subpenaing
one witness, the witness not claiming fees,
the costs amounting to 1920; defendant
said he had only 81.
So far as my official actions are concerned,
/ challenge examination. / have never ex-
torted, nor have / ever over-charged fees;
on the contrary my fees have been less than
the fee bill. l have been careful in all my
official actsSwell knowing that had enc
mics who would. it necessary, stab me in
tie dark.
AS to his other charges, | can treat them
with the same degree Of falsity, admitting
that at election times, probably | did take,
as others did in the heat of election, too
much. / have not since the 2jth day Of
December (nor for four years to Gomez
taken liquor, either malt or distilled. ]
design to attend punctually to my legiti-
mate business, and by doing so hope to over
ride my prosecutors.
W. S. BUCHANAN, j. P.