Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-24

thought he would be through III Ii htNe
while. Mr.. Jones motion was adopted
unanimously. Mr.. Hubbard asked leave
TO make some Inquiries after witnesses
and on the committee asserting, The at
torney, accompanied by the defendant, left
the hall for short time. Returning, MIR.
Hubbard said he was sorry the witnesses
for whom he had asked the committee to
wait hsd not as yet come, nor could be
hope they would appear in few mo-
ments. He thought, however, that they
would be present in the course Of the even
ing. and when they came he would ask the
committee to hear them.
JACOB ". CRuBB.
To Hubbard
1t is not true that was grossly and in
decently drunk at the Alhambra rink dur
ing the Srngerfest; it is not true that |
drank beer there, knowing th-re WAS no IL
csnse; it is not true that told Barney Gsl-
lisan there was no license az the rink; it is
not true that told Mr.. Gslligan, the day
after the concert at the rink, that was as
full as goose; have granted permits to
peddle; | never deprived the city OF a
penny of revenue, for the people
were poor and unable to pay q
fee; they would come 10 me and
say they had either TO steal or
s,arve; know the permit was OF no value
should the City Sergeant see bit TO arrest
them; | have told several members OF
! Council Of the matter, and they have ap-
proved my action | did ylsit houses Of
prostitution in Piusburg; | visited them
because | was Mayor; | would not have
gone had not been Mayor; knew there
were saloons ia Wheeling that were run as
! designation houses; the fact Is notorious
with view TO getting evidence to help
me in instituting reforms, | made the tripi
the fact is notorious that certain saloonsin
this city are run as houses OF pros
titution; told Porter Smith he must stop
I the gambling; it is not true that | occurred
the publication OF articles in the newspa'
pers; have never carried Information 10
any newspaper man against any officer IN
the city OF Wheeling; | did 90 &c news'
paper office to stop publication;
when | was OF q euchre party at Mr..
Finny's | was called out by q man who
told me TO 20 to the corner oil Tenth and
Market streets.
The witness went on to cay he had met
Messrs. Beans and Faris there and had &C
com panied them to Ida Holidays Con
tinuipg, the witness said:
asked the woman if she would make
an affidavit; until heard the evidence the
other night thought Beans wrote it all;
Faris dictated; Beach first wanted the pa
per; | would not give it TO him; ! told him
thought the newspapers had no right 10
it; il was an official document; then Beans
wanted it; Beans came to my house after
had gone to bed; he said Mr. fancy
wanted me; ! went 10 the Office and saw
Mr.. fancy; | told him he could not have o
copy nor read the original; | said | would
leave il to him, as q man. what | should
do; he thought over It, and Sad he would
not print it; then went TO see Mr. Hart;
| asked him not to print it; be said be was
running q newspaper, and would PIT in ii
what he saw fit; he said he would print the
matter the next morning, and he old; Mr.
fancy lied; Mr.. Hart told the truth; the
matter was in both papers.
The witness related that he had exam
;nad the police docket alter comirg from
Ida Holidays house He cav written
there the words: 40 be collected but
the next day the words wtre scratched out
At that time the shape Of the letters could
be made out, but afterwards they were
scraped and the paper polished, probably
with dirty thumb nail-it locked like
that"
! On the cross examination conducted by
Mr.. White, the vitnesa said he wcs OF the
Alhambrs during the Snuge,fest and
drank lhere-he thought with Mr.. PolIack
and Mr.. Loose. He did not remember
drinking with Mr.. Galligan, Eor OF going
to the bar with him. He did not remem
Der remarking to Mr.. Galligan, the day
after meeting him at the rink, that be was
/ "as full as goose" Mr.. Galligan state
ment to INST eiect TGJ pot True
don't remember talking to Galhgsn
the Lext day don't remember that he
talked to me or | to him. Ill say II
don't remember if that will
suit you | do remember the convsrsa'
ton with Mr.. Sweeney; don't r, member
whether it 10 true or not; there is differ
ence between RGruey Galligan and Il. }.
Sweeney; | say Galligsns remark ID not
true because don't kno it; you will get
at the truth as | understand it, ] do not
remember anything Of the conversation
between Galligan aud myself, don't be
/ lieve the statements are true; will make
&C other sIswer
Q.-Tbsn yot vii not answer the cues
ton IS 10 your 0 Sn knowledge Of the mat
ter?
A-You have it; bats il; | talked to
Galhgsn about gambling a long riGe ago,
10 the old City Building; it WAS last
spring; expect Capt Smith had been in
office q week when first spoke 10 him
about gambling; don't remember where
it was | talked to him in his Office and in
my store; very likely Mr. McFadden in his
testimony. alluded to tie one ia mg store;
only remember of two conversations with
Mr.. Smith regarding games on the Island,
| have talked With the Captain sbout
gambling houses in the city; it was shortly
after he was elected; wanted 10 have
gambling stopped; the records It Council
will show what the conversation was; re-
ported to Council that the Chief
would not stop gamblicg, and it was
referred TO the ommit,ee on Elections;
the report was made TO Courcl afer |
t,lked 10 Smith; | don't kGoS how long
after; | believed gambling was going on;
the Captain told me it was; think | could
stsud in my front door and throw stone
into SIX houSes; ! told Captain Smith
where they were; knew VINO run thtm-
no, did not know; took hin out on nv
front step and told him where ole vas; |
don't think it would be right to drag tho
man name in he has quit; dont think
| ought TO say wha. house it was in, it is
not there now; l will tell who it was
il the committee asks me to; the
Captain didn't say much when l tod
hia; be said, "Is.thst so" that is about
all could ever gss cat OF him. it would
be hard 10 tell all that told him would