The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-10-06
SMITHS REVENGE.
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o,dai Stop which the Chisfis Permitted
to Take BY Men who ought to Know
Better General Condemnation.

The city was thrown into whirl OF ex-
element last night by the desperate double
play Of the Chief Of Police at the in
stance Of his advisers, who are well known
to everybody who has watched the pro-
greSs Of the police investigation, and the
frantic squirmiDg Of the men who have
counseled Porter Smith TO brave public
opinion. The results Of the nights work
az they lie on the surface are that Porter
Smith is saved for the time from turther
narrowing by the investigating committee,
and that the Second Branch OF Council,
al the instance OF the discredited and dis.
Vraced Chief OF Police. agrees TO inYesti-
gate the Mayor.
None Of this has taken by surprise those
who have given close attention to the
case and TO the leading characters in the
defense, Finding that the investigation
could not be defeated forlack Of witnesses
nor brought to halt by the resignation OF
suboriinstes, and realizing that Porter
Smith was dragging down not only him
self. but the men who stuck to him, 1t was
resolved as a. last resort to draw the party
Ina in Democratic Council, crack the
party lash, defy public opinion, and by a
sudden wrench extr!cato Porter Smith
from the investigating committee. 1t was
also decided to make
A BOLD AND DAsTARDLY EFFORT
To blscken the Mayor. They were not
certain that they could work the job in
Council; they had come apprehension
that they might find there more Demo-
Gratis than they did who would refuse to
stand before the public as the defenders
Of A public officer stuck SO deep in the
mud as Porter Smith was.
On Saturday good deal OF their scheme
leaked out 1t was known that they had
charges Of some kind against the Mayor
which 1t was their purpose to use In come
way. The suggestion was that II the oc-
casion did not arise to make use Of them
in Council they were to be published in
the Police GG.St!e. with such illustrations
as might embsllish the iufamy Of tho act.
The plan OF procedure was discussed at
night caucus in the Office Of the Board
Of Public Works. Here were present
Barney Galligan, Clerk OF the Board OF
Public Works, Attorney General. and
Councilman Alfred Caldwell, Chief Of
Police Smith, Harrison Dunlevy, one OF
Smiths bondsmen. Councilman Cruise,
employed by O. W. Seabright, Smiths
other bondsman, Chairman Myles, OF the
Police Committee, and others, who took
an interest in this phase OF the case.
Il cannot, OF course, be said who sug-
eested, who approped and who disap-
proved the course pursued, nor whether
the plan OF procedure was put to the for.
mality Of vote. 1t may be that some OF
those present dissented from the plan
adopted as strongly as does every decent
man in the community. The interesting
fact is that
SUCH A CAUCUS
was held in such place, and such action
followed. At this meeting it wal decided
to call Council together, and Mess's.
Cruise, Scott and Gavin, three Democrats,
two OF them from Porter Smiths ward,
were selected TO sign the call
Here, too, there Is good reason to be-.
lieye il was decided to throw In the
charges against the Mayor In the event
that Smith's friends had strength enough
to stop the investigation; otherwise the
| HOllCE UQEtlkS Wuulu pIODuDi1 mayo DSeA
resorted to, and there are those who insist
that it is still the purpose OF the defense
| to advertise their own shame through the
medium Of that high class journal.
Some time before the hour for the meet
ing Of Council last night there WIS per-
ceptible an air Of expectancy among the
ranks Of those who are in the Chiefs I'M
desirable confidence. Somemovc was ev-
identity on the tapis which was expected
to produce q sensation.
As the Hobbies OF the Council chambers
began 10 fill up with people the compost
ton of the crowd was a study. Promi-
nent Democratic politicians not few
were there. They were mostly young
aspirants for place whose inexperience
leads them TO attach value to the support
of the sort Of people interested in Smiths
difficulties. With them were many OF
those who profit by the shortcomings of
such an administration as the present
City sergeant's. Others. decent citizens,
attracted by curiosity or hoping that the
city might be purged OF its disgrace,
swelled the assemblage in the corridors to
such proportions that it was difficult to
make ones way through the mass Of
men.
EXPECT OF TIE CHARGES.
When the charges against the Mayor