The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-10-06

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less programme. Mr.. Pickett rushed up
and presented the following, which was
read.
THE CHARGES AGAINST THE MAYOR.
To he Honorable City Council Of WELDING:
The undersigned desires to present you
with the following charges against Jacob
w. Grub, Mayor Of the city OF Wheeling,
and asks that the Council investigate
them and take such rction rs to the Coun-
Gil may seem ft and proper:
First-I charge that the said Jacob W.
Grub was grossly and indecently drunk
on the evenings Of July 20, q and %, 1885,
at the Alhambra rink during the progress
OF the SGngerfest.
Secondly-I assert that he drank and
paid for beer st the same rink at that time
when he knew that the parties selling had
no license to sell. .
Thirdly-S4id Grub hr7 upon numer-
GUS occasions granted permits to peddlers
to peddle without license when the city
ordinances require that they should be
licensed and pay the city license lee.
Fourthly-He has frequently pardoned
and discharged criminals from the Work
house without justification, and has there
by interfered with the efficiency OF the
police force and encouraged disorder and
IiawlessneSs. OF such criminals he has
never demanded bail or security for their
future good behavior.
Fifthly-I further call to your atten-
ton that before and during the progress
OF the recent fair on Wheeling Island,
Mayor Grub notified my Deputy Ser
geants that il games oil chance were per
mitted upon the fair grounds he intended
to prosecute them to the full extent OF the
law. He did not notify me or in any
way call my attention to the matter.
This was not treating me with proper
courtesy aud was intended to provoke
naturalization and Generalization in
my force. He afterwards informed
the fair officers that he would notobjectto
their allowing games ofchance upon their
grounds during the fair, provided the
City Sergeant did not object.
Sixthly-I charge that the said Mayor
Grub frequently visits houses Of i'll lame
in this city in the night time, and that he
has been seen upon numerous occasions
at late and unseemly hours OF the night
in company with notorious prostitutes.
Seyenthly-I charge that since his in
stalIation in Office he has constantly
thrown every obstruction in the way Of
the proper performance OF their duties by
the police Of this city and has conspired
with keepers Of houses OF Ill fame to bring
the police force into di@epute.
Here follows charge OF very In
decent character, the allegations referring
to visit the Mayor made to Pittsburgh
In company with Chief Smith and the
Council Committee charged with fitting
up the new city building. For the charge
in full see this mornings issue OF that
highly moral sheet, the Register.
Ninthly-I charge that Mayor Grubb
as city official has done what he could to
prevent me from properly fulfilling my
duties as Sergeant. As an instance refer
TO the case OF Pearl Woods and two par.
ties found in the same house, which was
house Of ill.iame. Miss Woods and the
other two parties were fined in the Police
Court, which iues and costs amounted to
the sum OF $50 80. III order to secure the
refunding OF one OF tho fines from the city
treasury, to.wit: A fine OF s. aud costs
assessed against one Of them; Mayor
Grub induced the said Pearl Woods to
make an affidavit that the money, to-wit:
SI5 deposited with the Sergeant TO secure
an the fines, was not deposited to settle
this latter one, with the intent thereby to
interfere with and throw diecredit upon
the Chief Of Police in the performance Of
ne duties. PORTER SMITH.
SlaeJ Wat FGginia, Ohio County, topai
Porter Smith, whose name is signed to
the writing above, being first duly sworn,
SAYS that the facts and allegations con.
tanned in the foregoing writing, 80 far as
stated upon his own information, are
true, aud so far 90 stated upon the infor.
nation OF others, he believes thop 10 be
tyna. PORTER SAITH.
Subscribed aud sworn to by Porter
Smith before me, this 9th day OF October,
1855. T. NJ. DARRAH,
Clerk otthe Municipal Court Of RbeliSy.
THE CHARGES REPERRED.
They were referred unanimously TO o |
Joint special committee, the number not
being specified, and on motion Of Mr..
HildFeth that committee instructed and
empowered to send for persons and papers
and to incur any expense necessary to |
investigate.
A few resolutions were then adopted
and sent with the charges 70 the First
Branch, but that body he'd adjourned.
President Sweeney was again provoked
on learning that the upper house had
again disoourteouSly treated the Second
and spoke rather sharply about the mat
Ter. Clerk Bowen was instructed to pre-
pare Communication Of complaint and
jend II to the FiBt.
Its but fair to say that the confusion