The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-11-04

taken 10 Pittsburgh by the thlei anC
rawned there Il cost SO to recover it
This sum Barum gave to Chief Of Police
Blackmore. whvsc subordinate, Dett ctiv(
Gumbert, had iounu and recovered it
Barurr took rccsipt FIR this money,
copy Of which is appended:
OFFICE OF CHIEF OF Police, |
PIrTsnunuu, Pa, Nov. l, 1885. J
r. a. Bn"Smore, Chief
Received this DAY OF Jos. Barum fort!
dollars, in full for watch recovered fol
Henry Smith, Of Wheeling, W. Va.
T. A. BLAcKMoRE, Chict.
Schmidt had promised Barum SIS re
ward il he recovered the watch, but II
consideration OF the cost OF getting it back
Barum said nothing OF this reward.
Capt. Smith added that Barum had spo'
ken: disrespectfully of'him to Schmidt.
Crouvhan asked what were the reasonI
for his discharge, and was told that he hat
heard Barnm use the Objectionable word
about the Chief, and had not reported
them. This no denied. Smith said hi
had been talking TO two women few
nights ago, and had introduced them Il
Schmidt. This Croughan admitted. bu
as the women" were respectable ladies
one OF them his kinswoman, lie could no
see what objection there was to this. Por
ter refused to give any other reasons
and this ended the interview.
CAPT. SMITH INTERVIEWED.
Soon after hearing OF the rumors an H.
TELLIGESCER reporter was sent 10 poilG'
Headquarters to interview Porter Smith
and, If such thing was possible, ascer
tain from that strange and cratic indi
vidual the truth of the rumors. Smith
was found in his outer office talking t.
Bob Junkins. The INTgLLIGENcER mar
greeted him with pleasant Good even
ing" a., /, n...o.
swell, l thank you. How about thil
rumor hear to the effect that you have
been exercising the 'bouncer' ?"
"You don't suppose that Pm going tc
give you any news, do yeu?" said Porter,
with a sardonic smile playing over his
features, and tucging violently at his beard
"You haven't given me any as yet, that
l know Of. A man down street gave me
rumor to the effect that you had been
bouncing some OF your force; js it so2"
uOH AuOW- WAbu hhObASA od4ASi
do you know, Bob?"
Junkins-"I don't know nothin' about
it." And Robert turned his attention u
some papers on the desk.
"YOu don't know whether you have
used the Bogardus kicker or not, eh?"
queried the reporter.
swell, I'll tell YOU two men have re-
sigued."
7'Who were they?"
"Barum and Croughan."
evil youletmesee their resignations?"
~ have them in my pocket. They just
say that they resign on and after Nevem-
Der 3d."
"Well, you have no objection to letting
me see them, have your
"Oh, no." and then Porter proceeded
to rummage through his pockets. At last
he found one OF the designations. II was
in either the hand writing Of Smith or
Junkius, on an Office letter head, and was
as follows:
OFFICE OF CHIEF or POLICE,
WHEELING W. Va, Nov. 3 1855. !
Porter Smith, City Sergeant
DEAR Sir: hereby tender my resigna-
ton as Deputy Sergeant to take place on
and after Nov. 8, 1885. Yours.
jog BARUM.
"Wili:you let me see Croughan's resig.
nGtiOn2" asked the reporter.
ats just the same "a Barum's," an
swered smith.
"what reasons did these men give for
resigning?'
"They didn't give any,"
"They didn't-why not2"
~ had reRsons Of my own"
"Aal then you did discharge them,
alter all?'
II requested their designations"
"Wbat were your reasons for doing
thatW
ard rather not tell. didn't give the
Register my reasons. I've given you all
l gave them"
will you report your reasons to Coun-
mo. Ny reasons will come out by and
by. In this world developments are al.
ways coming up, you know, and 80 my
reasons will come out in proper time"
"When will that time be? Do you
know? Later on this evening, tomorrow,
next day, next week, next month, next
year, or wheu?"
Just at this juncture Sheriff Handlan
put in an appearance and took Porter
away from the reporter. The reporter
thereupon took bis departure, very much
amused by Porter's astuteness, having
known all the time he was talking to Smith
that for two days past he had been in con-
sultation with the general manSGer oil his
personal organ, the Register, and it's staff,
arranging to set upa job on Barum.
THE REAL REASONS.
Smiths real reasons for the step are
easily seen. He Is actuated by much the
same motives as he was when he took OF.
fcer Junkins TO task for telling the truth
on the witness stand about the bulIdozing
visit to Ida Holidays. Barum and Croug.
han did not scour two cittes for evidence
TO help the Chief In his onslaught on the
Mayor, nor did they applaud Barney
exhibition Of himgelf on the
witness stand and hiss for Smith at the
Investigation, and a step brother OF the lat.
ter was witness on the Investigation, and
told the truth when falsehood would
havessuited Smith better.
But these, while no doubt influencing
Smith, arc notthe only reasons which led
% the discharge. OF course since the dis
honorable and unmanly way Smith acted
.oward the Pittsburgh officer whose guest
no was in July, the force Of that city will
have no intercourse with him. When de.
ective Gumbeit recovered Scmidts watch
Jhiei Blackmore sent word to Barum, who
Vas formerly Pittsburgh policeman and
& we'll liked there. This aroused Smiths
ealous ire, and hence the discharge. An.
'ther reason Is that both Basum and