Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-23
ALMOST OVER
A Prospect That the Testimony
Will be- All In Tonight.
Detective Shores StOy---Mr STANLEY
Talks Ofthe Trip---Three Editors
Discuss the Holiday
House Affidavit.

The investigating committee continued
Its session last evening before very large
audience. Six witnesses were on the
stand during the evening, the examination
them lasting from Immediately after seven
O'Clock until few minutes siter ten. All
the members Of the committee except Ar.
Hildreth we're present during the session.
After the usual prelminariesI mad been
gone through with, Mr.. Hubbard called
70 the stand
WILLIAM SHORE.
The witness stated that he was detect
i've; was one in July last; went with
party Of people one night in that month;
the party was composed of Chief Porter
Smith Maycr Grub, Mr.. Shan.
lev. Mr.. Hamilton, Chief Black
more. Mr.. Witten and myself
MAYOR Grub did rot appear to be intoxl'
Gated: be was not intoxicated; he be-
haved in q gsntlemenly manner; did
not see any one caressed in an affection,
ATE and lascivious manner; Witten and
tried TO get q black wench to kiss him;
she said she was afraid she would get
smacked in the nose; she went over 10
him; Grub threw up his feet and Ma
hands and Jumped out of his chair don't
know about Mayor Grubb retiring to .
room; I saw him and Blackmore 60 into
the hall; / saw Carrie Winfield running
back and forward, carrying beer; | did
not miss the Mayor ten minutes; know OF
no fact which could serve as q base tor
the charges.
To Arnett:-
/. was about IL o'clock when we started;
we went to Cora Hastings, first; there
were seven persons when Westsrted; about
II o'clock, or afterwards, Mr.. Godfrey
ioined us, he came into Daisy Hutchin-
son's on Second avenue; we had been IN
three or four houses up to that umei We
had been in Mr.. Godlreys saloon; when
we lett there we went into Dasiy Hutchln-
sons, next door; we were in ten or twelve
houses in all; don't think more; know
some of the names, and come
III don't: / don't think there
were fifteen; between twelve and fifteen
the party drank beer in the sporting
houses; they had two or three drinks IN
| Godfrey's; was not drinking myself, and
don't exactly remember; from Daisy
Hutchinsons we went over to Boyds; o
Columbus woman keeps the house and we
call il the Columbus House," it is Just
across the street from Dsisys; We lett
Daisys about u or ] o'clock; there was
beer ordered in sll the houses: they would
order beer in some of the houses once OF
twice, but am not sure that we ordered i
three times in any one house; we NIGH
have ordered it three times in the Ross street
house; we were there the longest; nothing
stronger than beer was drank in the sport
/ inc houses; after we left the Ross street
house we went to Stephens saloon; lthinB
We were in Godfrey's twice; Thomas God
trey Joined the party after We we're in MS
saleoa; we left the Ross street house about
3 or 3:l5 q. m; we went there from
house on Second avenue-l cant think o.
her name-Maud Chesters; We got TO the
Ross street house about 10 nj we lett the
Ross street house about 8 q. M; 1t was moi
breaking day; it was breaking day when
we broke up the party to go home we
might have been in the Ross street house
An hour, or q little longer; we we're there
longer than anywhere else; Carrie Winfield
m, US; she called the girls, and three
came down stairs; Carrie is 9 light, liver
colored wench; another is nearly white
and another ia as black as the ace oi
spades; there had been no separation Of
the party; eight men went to the house and
four women were in there; l saw Mayor
Grubb 20 into the hall and CHIEF
Blackmore followed him out;
don't know whether the proprietress
followed them out or was already
out there; sac waa lodging in and out
with beer and empty glasses, | saw some
one else 90 out; l did not notice any one
90 into the hall before the Mayor; saw
no one 20 into an adjoining room; when
people would 90 into the hall l could no
| longer see them; saw Hamilton 60 into
the yard; it was considerable time after
the Mayor and Chief RlackmoTe went ont;
the Mayor and the Chief were not gone
| long; they came in together; they might
have been out four or Eve minutes; we
would have noticed II any one would had
been gone ten or fifteen minutes; l did
not notice the Mayor 60 out more than
once; the Chief went out several times
the girls also went OUT
other parties came in the house while we
were there; did not notice the light girl
going out; the Mayor was in chair, and
four people sat at the end of the room
with him; one of the girls sat down by
me; they are backward about sitting down
by white men; several of the party did
not seem to want q coon close TO them; |
tried to get o girl to kiss the Msyor-the
black girl; abe went over. Snd cane esck
and said she was afraid she would get
smashed in the nose; l think Hamilton
said he knew the white girls
peoule here in WheelinS; ! saw
M girls hand on the Mayor 8
chair; / did not notice; triAs like that
would hsse msde no impression on mel
/ paid no particular attention to any one;
/ wanted the men 10 enjoy themselves; l
saw nothing out Of the road; ] did not no.
ti:s a girl standing by or talking to the
Msyor; l did not SEES sny one cit down on
the Mayors knee; / had girl on my
knee; / noticed one an another gentleman's
knee; by nothing "out of the way" mean
that nothing wrong or improper was done;
we were seeirg the sights; when people
went into the hall | suppose they went
into the dining room to get
into the yard esv aptSipg
ungentlemsnly in the house; there
was no vulgar talk; all were sober; can't
remember any vulgar talk that night; l
tried to get some one to sit en- the Mayors
knee; a girl could not have been on his
knee without my seeing her; the Mayor
would get up occasionally when she got TOO
near; tried to get one-two-.he black
one and the copper eolored ous-to sit On
bis knee; the black one particularly; the
copper esloTsd ene went ever TO oue Of the
party and threw herself on his knee; she
might have been on the arm OF Grnbbs
chair, but not en- bis knee; ! cav Mr.
Frew in Pittsburg; | saw him 10 the
Chiefs Office; / was told he
was connected With Newspaper; it was in
the evening; he showed me copy Of the
Intelligence vida ito Charge in il; he
showed me the eighth CHARGE and / aai6 il