The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-10-17

WAS sitting on the stage, and somebody
pointed him ont and said, THAT is the
Mayor" "Well," ! said. "he's pretty
good looking fellow" [Uproarous laugh:
ter1, Later, was behind the bar, and
somebody said that was the Mayor. ]
couldn't swear II was the Mayor, aud /
don't know whether he drank anything"
This provoked sarcastic laughter and no
little applause, during which the Chair
man vigorously pounded his table with q
Fqnare block Of oak weighing about four
pounds.
Col. White complained that the people
made 80 much noise that he could not
hear, and when order was restored, said,
"Mr. Hubbard, you can have the witness"
II don't want him, said Mr.. Hubbard.
SIS that all?" asked thl witness, and
amid renewed laughter and applause from
the galleries he retired.
AN EN- POLICEMAN.
Ex.Deputy Sergeant Rich Wilkie was
next sworn. He told OF q conversation he
had with the Mayor, when Mr.. Beach was
present, and they said it WAS the Chief
they were alter; they wanted 10 have him
removed.
Wiikie also tod OF the pull at the Hol-
liday house, saying the money given the
Chief was put up 'for the house." There
were only two women and man in the
house.
Wilkie was the officer who arrested the
man Green, whose release from the work
house has been referred to before in the
proceedings. He said Green only remain
ed in the workhouse two or three days.
He never knew anything OF any permits
issued by the Mayor. -,
On his cross examination Wilkie said
Green paid his fine. Both the Mayor and
Mr.. Beach said They were after the Chiel
because he was not fit man for the office.
Atthe time OF the Holiday pulp the wit
ness was not allowed to look into the
other room from tho one the officers were
lin. He went toward the door, and the
Chief told him to "keep away from there"
He knew no reason for this. He did not
know it was man in the other room till
he was told 60 afterward.
Mr.. Hubbard asked: "D0 you know
why the Chief took any money at all, in
stead Of locking those parties up as re-
Quired by the ordinRnceW
Witness-"I believe 1t has always been
the habit. All chiefs have done that in
the past, believe"
"Ah, then the Chief of Police does things
too because they are customary, does he,
without regard to the ordinances%
Laughter.
GOT ENOUGH OF IT.
The prosecution was evidently tired Of
this sort OF testimony. At ten minutes
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were not prepared to go on. They wanted
the witnesses who had not appeared.
Mr.. Hubbard called the attention oil all
present tn the fact that Messrs. Barney
Stanley, Dent Taylor, Joseph Larkin and
Andrew SGcetzer, witnesses summoned Tor
the prosecution, were present. He pro-
tested against any further waste Of time.
Col. Arnett said they did not expect to
examine any witnesses present except
Porter Smith. Mr. Jones had made mo-
ton to proceed with the inquiry, but be
now said he didn't zee how they could go
on. Mr.. Hubbard suggested that nothing
remained but to go oil.
Mr.. Miller moved that the City Sergeant
be heard.
Chairman Bingell eaid the committee
could not dictate what witness should be
examined that was for the attorneys to
say.
Mr.. Comeriord moved to defer further
examination until this evening, and that
the rules ordered to be issued for wit
nesses be made returnable this evening.
This vas done, and the committee ad-
journed.
Three evenings have now been spent in
the investigation, and the prosecution
will rot dare pretend that they have sus.
tanned single charge or specification
against the Mayor. On the other hand,
much testimony OF a character damaging
to Porter Smith, has been given by his
own witnesses.