The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-10-20
FOR SHAME !!
A NOTIFYING SCENE LAST
NIGHT
During the Session of the Investi-
eating Committee.
The Clerk of the Committee Makes
u Show
or InsOlence and Profanity on the
Witness Stand.
An unequaled Exhibition Of Bald
Assurance.
The L arge Crowd HOtWith Right
eOus Wrath.
The Death Blow Dealt to the Chief
Of Police.
The L arge Crowd HOtWith Right
eOus Wrath.
The Death Blow Dealt to the Chief
Of Police.
The End Of Clerk Galligan's Days
as a Public Servant.

Those who attended last nights session
o. the investigating committee in expecta'
tiou Of sensation were not disappointed
The scene OF the evening more than mel
the most tlorid expectation. There had
been rumors on the street all day that in
view OF Chief Smiths bad break in his own
behalf Saturday night ho would not be per,
mitted TO again take the stand, but that
Barney Galligar, Clerk OF the First
Branch OF Council, OF this Committee and
Of the Board Of Public Works, would be
put on in Smiths stead, and his aimiring
friends predicted that he"wculd make the
fur fly"
II was said that Gllligan was greatly
dispusted with Smiths Cross.eSRmination,
and had made threats OF what he would
do when Mr.. Hubbard took him in hand
for CIoss-examina'ion. Such things as
these drew the crowd on. When the
doors opened there was a rush for abe
gallery and for the floor, and it was no
ticed that tho guardian police at the door
were much more liberal in admitting per-
sons TO the floor than they had been on
any previons night.
The result was that fully six hundred
people were present 10 witness scene
which stands without a parallel in the his
tory OF investigations or court trials in
Wheeling, where respec. for authority, oi
whatever character, has been recognized
characteristic OF the people.
Porter Smith had been taken in hand
by Mr.. Hubbard for his second install
ment OF cross cXanin itio1. He hld
doubled OH his own testimony, and wound
himself up tight. He had reluctantly,
bnt effectively, dispel'ed the gross lila
sion OF his Pittsbur2h charge. He had
moet unwilliugly revealed the name OF
Barney Galligau 40 q person on whose
information in part he had based the
charge OF drunkenuess at the SGngertest.
And now the prosecution called Clerk
GalIigan, who tripped gaily to the stand,
hraced himself for an act OF supreme de:
tiance, flew into q passionate outburet of
profanity, jumped 10 his feet, shook his
list, and swore again-all because the
MAYORS counsel had begun very promptly
to Soad him with the divining rod Of a
searching Gross.examinatiop, directed in
the first place to ascertain in what spirit
he came upon the stand.
The repeated explosions Of this witness,
hiswild gesticulations and frequent jump
! ing to his feet greatly excited the large as-
semblage, but for the most part they were
well disposed ctizsus who were there,
very responsive 10 the appeals OF the
Chairman for order, and by COM
mon consent unwilling to do anything
which could lead TO breach ofthe peace
that they left TO ths witn,s'. In stfik-
| ing @ jntrast TO the behavior Of tho speCta-
tors was that Of those policemen who en-
couraged him In his aagrant misconduct,
and who probably would not have obeyed
the committee il Mr.. DObbins' motion to
expel the witness from the ball had pre-.
vailed.
Twas said last night that the Commit
tee would probably assert its self respect
tonight by refusing to allow Galligan lon
ger 10 act In the capacity Of it's clerk this
on the theory that otherwise the Commit.
tee would place itself in the attitude oi
endorsing the defiant insult to itself.