The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-10-26
THE CASE IS CLOSED
EUR THE VERDICT WITHHELD
Tho Investigation of mayor Gfubh Con
cludsd, and the Argument by Counsel
Finished Saturday Nisht--rhO Com.
n,itteo AGJourus Until wednesday.

The attendance al the session Oh tue Luz
yeslivating Committee Saturday night was
not as large as usual, though large mum.
Der Of people listened to the speeches of
counsel. The testimony taken was not
important. A.
After the arguments were made, the
Committee repaired alone to CLERK Bowers
office 10 consider their decision. Chair
man Bngell, however, WAC so unweli that
he was obliged to ask the COMMITTEES TO
adjourn, and il did so, TO meet again next
Wednesday evening, when 1t is the ex-
| recitation that all the members OF the
Committee will be present, including Mr.,
Hildreth, 1.-The 50 desires.
All the Committee were present Satur-
day night but Mr.. Hildreth. Clerk CALI
gan again RETAINED from iniIicting his
presence upon the Committee, ana Mr..
Runaway acted as Clerk.
CLOSING TnB EVIDENCE.
When the Investigating Committee was
ready to begin its work Saturday night,
Col. Arnett announced that he had one
witness whose testimony could not be
procured unless the committee would hold
a private session Tor the purpose oil hear
ing his examination, as had been done
the night before in the case OF Pearl
Woods. This the committee agreed to do,
and the members proceeded to the oilice
Of CITY Clerk Bowers, where the witness
was sworn by Mr.. Dunaway,, The witness
was the man called Sa,rlel Davis 10 the
proceedings, who was arrested in the hol'
iiday house the night 1t was raided by
Capt. Smith. He was evidently disnosed
to be az friendly as he could to the Chlel,
but still he told the truth, and his evil
dence, instead Of doing Smith any good,
corroborated Pearl Woods so far asitwent.
He said that on that night he had been sent
for 10 come to the house on business. He
had hardly reached there when the police
appeared. He was sitting on the sofa in
the diningroom, and when he heard some
body say, at is pull, )" he lay down and
placed nat over his face. He did not re-
member II Captain Smith said anything
to him. He supposed the Captain knew
him, and always expected to be called on
for the fine until Mrs. Holiday and Pearl
Woods called on him the night the atiida.
Wit was made for the Mayor, aud told him
what Chief Smith and Officer Juuklns had
said, The next day he called on Smith
and was told that he owed him nothing;
that his fine had been taken out OF the
money obtained from Pearl Woods. lie
then called OH Mrs. Holiday and offered
her the SIS 10, but she refused to take 1t,
saving she would push Captain Smith
for it." that the witness owed her no
money and Smith did. This witness was
not present when the mlnev was given to
Captaih Smith by Miss Woods, aud did
not know what was said or understood.
/ CAPT. SMITH AGAIN.
The committee returned to tho large
hall after this mans testimony had been
taken, and Col. Arnett called Capt. Smith
to the stand again.
Capt. Smith told about the time he had
invited the Mayor to accompany him and
pull three gambling houses.
~ spoke to Mayor Grub, and asked
him il he would like TO go on gam6;
ling pull; he said he would go, and | told
him l would call for him about 10; sent
an officer to reconnoiter, and he came
back and said all was quiet; It WAS Officer
Watson sent, think; ! told the Mayer
OF the report, and that 1t was not worth
while to make the pull. l was not in
gambling house that night, and was never
In gambling house in this city, except to
make q pull. Mayor Grubb's statement
that was seen coming out OF one on that
night is untrue. He spoke 10 me one time
about a hou3e; told him il he would
come to my office and give the party
name and where it was located would
proceed against it at once; he never came.
A warrant Is always required to pull q
house OF ill.fame, except when there is a
disturbance"
On his cross examination, Mr.. Hubbard
asked:
"on the night of that pull were you not
talking to Barry Merchant about ten
o'clock?"
"Not that remember"
"Were you not talking 10 Barry Mer-
chant in Asa Booths saloonY
II don't recollect; | might OF BEEN"
"Do you know whether he keeps a
gambling room near that saloon?
'No, don't. He may" ....
Capt. Smith continued that when he
asked the Mayor to come 10 his office, he
did so because he thought that was the
place to do business; he was not going on
''street rumors."
It would have been well for tho Captain
ifhe had refused to 60 on "street rumors"
when he made the charges against Mayor
Grub and swore 10 them.
The witness said he arrested the man in
the Holiday house. He looked toward
him as he passed and told him to consider
himself under arrest, He refused 10 name
anybody who had advised him to prefer
these charges. He aVowed his sole re-
sponsibility for them.
A CAIN BREAK
Col. Aruett announced that this was all
the evidence he had to offer, and there
was momentary pause OF expectancy as
the Colonel prepared to open tho argu-
ment for the prosecution.
This pause was taken advantage OF by q
tall Young fellow, evidently not entirely
sober, who advanced into tho open space
in the middle OF the floor, and addressed
the Chairman with amusing dignity, say
ing: :,
right before this Committee"
"Speak little louder, please" said the
Chairman.
~ understand my name has been drag.
ged in here unnecessarily by the Counsel
for the prosecution"
Mr.. Hubbard asked, "What Is your
namo?"
"Csin, sir; Thomas Cain. The other
side mentioned 1t here in regard TO my re.
lease from the work house. l want jus.
tics2"
"Your remarks are out. OF order" said
Chairman Bingell. "You will please re-
tire"
81 don't think you have any reason to
complain" said Mr.. Hubbard. you'd
better go out"
"What?" said Cain, Indignantly.
"You May go Out" repeated Mr.. Hub.
"Will you go Out9" asked the Chair
man.
mo; wont go out!"
"Mr, Sergeant, "said the Chairman, "put
that man out"
Officer Watson advanced from his posi-.