Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-21

=, S. ana others on visit to Pitisbnfkh
durine the summsfss don't remember .nsl
DATE: vent upon the ] 40 p ~ uain,
i went alone; the other gentlemen naa
preceded me; they had been IN Pith6urgn
four or Eve hours when ] got there; ! met
them in the City Hall; We we're there put
one night; We started 10 return Of noon
the next day; l got to Pittsburgh about
O'clock: I was at the City Hall with Tom
Witien he was an employee OF the CITY
government; did not see the party unu,
sfier supper; Messrs. Smith, STANLEY ana
Mayor Grub stopped at the Central Hotel
with me; we all met about 8 o'clock at the
Civ Hall; we thoroughly examined the
FIRE alarm telegraph, the arrangement OF
the City Hall, &c. 1t was then probably
10 O clock .. m; We then went to an en-
zine house of the Fire Department. we
were there an hour; the same party was
there, with Chief Blackmore; from there
we went to the Central Police Station; the
same party was still along; when We leiI
there We went back to the City Building;
Il was then near midnight; from there we
went around and saw the town; have no
recollection of what part of the town we
were in; I cannot say Whoinyited us to co.
it was q Pittsburg party; Chief Blackmore,
Detective Shore, Thomas Witten, Chiel
Smith, Mr.. Stanley, Mayor Grubb and my
self were in the party; do not know where
we went; do not know where Ross street
il: we got back to the hotel about dawn
we went back from some dive; it was very
nice looking dive, as far as furniture and
earnishment went; the madame was DARK
about the color of an old government
sock; she was dark; she was an African
there was q gentleman named Thomas
Godfrey there; we were not there long; We
were around looking of the different sights
they varied in size; they were male and
female; while we were in the African dive
nothing very remarkable occurred; dlc
not charge my memory with all the de
tails; the Mayor was there; he had q con
yersation with female; only one; went
into the room from the hall when trs'
went there, and remarked, q very white
girl; / thought l had seen her before;
spoke to her and said i thought / knew
her; she said: "Yes, / know you, you are
from Wheeling" she said, pointing to the
Mayor, "There is another man from
Wheeling; / asked the Mayor if ht
knew her, and he said he recognized
her; after a while / saw her talking
to him; che was leaning on the arm of hi
chair-a very large, square one; l only
glanced at them; / then went out into tht
hall; left them talking; that was the ligh
colored one; there was another light wo
man and dark one; che was about ont
hundred and sixty pounds in weight; sh'
was a kind Of q new mahogany color; she
made q break to sit down on Mayor
Grubb's lap; be threw up his hands and hi
leg and threw her off; yes, that was llttl'
! Joke of ours; l then went in the dining
room; / was gone three minutes; it va
Just back OF the other room; then Mayo
Grub came out; walked back into tn
Kitchen: ! was gone FIVE minutes; | diC
not see the white woman sit down. Wit
ness illustrated the position Of the ~emal
ct the Mayors chair There was som
little beer drank that evening; not grea
deal; nothing else was drank; some smok
ing was done; my answer covers the Who'll
evening; l don't remember whether an
beer was drank at this particular house
/ didn't know how mrny dives we visited
We went to good many; no other Of Ia
colored; all the rest were white.
To Hubbard
Upon this occasion Mayor Grub did no
exhibit himself in houses Of i'll fame in al
intoxicated condition; it is not true that, il
q colored house of i'll fame, Mayor Grub
took colored woman on his knee, an
csressed her in sdisgusting and lasciviou
manner; it is not true that he retired to
private room with a colored woman ant
remained for space of ten minutes; it j
not true that told Porter Smith thos
things; never told Porter Smith anything
other than what | have stated here to night
know nothing upon which he could bast
his charges; the reason the girl made {
break at Grub was we had set up Ettl
Joke on bin; did not hear Porter Smitl
propose the trip; it was only to crafty
curiosity; we only wanted to see the sights
there was no immoral thing done; Black
mora is Chief of Police; Witten is hi.
clerk and Mr.. Shore is detective; Shore
went along to guarantee our safety;
know he was detailed; he was under the
Chiefs orders all that night.
To Miller
The Mayor could not have caressed The
woman or left the room without my knowl
edge.
10 Arnett:-
He would have 10 have csressed the wo
man in the three minutes that was out o.
the room; was only out once; the party
were all in the same room-the front room
our party remained together oil evening.
To Hubbard
The dining room was furnished like an
ordinary dining room, and the same ID
true of the kitchen; Mr.. Smith and Mr..
Wilkie called at my house last Saturday
night week; ] was in bed; on Monday
General White and Colonel Arnett alec
called on me; they seemed to be anxious
to know whether / could attend; l told
them | could not attend unless there was o
daylight session.
To Arnett:-
Colonel Arnett offered to send me q
carriage. l had told Mr.. Smith ! was
sick and could not come at night.
OFFICER DUFFY
was on the stand before; / only re-
member the permit saw on the stone
bridge; / remember the arrest ola Russian
tor lighting; l do not know what was dol e
with the prisoner at Police Court; be.
lisve he was ordered to leave the city.
TRE PROSECUTION RESTS,
And the Defense Calls Some of Their
Witnesses.
Colonel Arnett-It the committee please,
we have no other testimony to offer. We
rest here.
Mr. Observation-Disclosures of the commit,
tee, would like to ask the gentlemen on the
other side il they consider that they have
proved any of the charges, and ifso. which
ones.
Col. Arnett-It you please, if we are to
answer that at this time, would say that
the question is q very remarkable one.
think we have submitted evidence which is
entitled to credit. That it may be coutro-